Mexico

Some background information

Demographics

• Population - 106,5 million
• the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the word
• ehnically and culturally diverse

Economy

• firmly established as an upper middle-income country
• diversified economy and improving infrastructure
• a free market economy

Social organization and lifestyle

• considerably strong and broad family ties
• clearly differentiated gender roles
• fairly laid back and fun loving

Contexting

• a high context culture
• stong emphasis on how a message is said
• behavior is governed by individual interpretation rather than on external rules and regulations

Mexican lies

• "Only the head"
• "The last and we leave"
• "I'll pay you tomorrow"
• "I'm not illegal"