Written Evidence 3

August 23, 2013                                              Proverbs

I)

a)My house is a castle.  It means that each of our houses is special,  unique and safe.
b)Don´t judge a book for its cover.   It means don´t judge before you know more.
c)He who laughs first laughs last.    It means that people who laugh of someone would be laughed one day.
d) Birds of a feather flock together.  It means that people with the same things, same ideas or that like the same things are together.
e) Distance makes the heart grow fonder. It means that distance could make your heart hurt.
f)Don´t dig your grave with your own knife and fork. It means that don´t make things that could harm yourself.
g)Fools ruch where angels fear to tread.  It means that you must not rush because you can make mistakes.

II)

a) Every Country has its own customs.              (e)do as the Romans do.
b)Bad news                                                     (a)has it customs.
c)There is no                                                   (b)travels fast.
d)All roads                                                      (c)place like home.
e)When in Rome                                              (d)lead to Rome.

III)

*Better late than ever. B
*Better lose the saddle than the horse. C
*Better safe than sorry. D
*Better the devil you know than the one you don´t know. A
*Better untaught than ill-taught. E
*Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. F

What do I´ve learned?

I´ve learned that the proverbs are full of wisdom and true, and that each country has its own way to say some proverbs but that we also share lots of them.

 

Written Evidence 2

August 23, 2013                                           City Life

1) Opinion pros and cons of living in a large city.

I think the pros of living in a large city are that you have everything that you need close to your house, some examples are the markets, restaurants or cinemas. But in the other hand you have pollution,traffic and this kind of problems that over-populated cities have.

2) Prefer living in the suburbs or city.

I prefer living in the suburbs because it has a more peaceful and quiet environment so the life there, for me, is more enjoyable, but living in the city would also be great because you have all the things that you need close to your house, work, friends, etc.

3)Rate your city from 1-10. Explain.

The city where I live is Atizapán de Zaragoza and if I had to rate it I would give an eight, because it has a lot of good things like security, restaurants, schools, but it also has over-population and this causes traffic, pollution and other problems.

4)If I could live anywhere, where would it be?

I would live in New Zealand because for me it is an advanced country that cares for their people and their natural areas.

What do I´ve learned?

I´ve learned that it doesn´t matter where you live or what pros and cons it has, the important thing here is that we contribute with our community so the place where we live be the best and makes us happy.

Written Evidence 1

August 19, 2013                                                Cross-Cultural

1)Difference between Mexican culture and French culture.

I think the most important difference of Mexican culture with the others is that our gastronomy is very spicy and flavored, and it is also served in big amounts, but in the case of France the amounts are very small, that is why they called it "le petite cuisine".

2)Problem experienced by cross-cultural differences.

When I was in Europe in my tour were two guys from Honduras and even they also speak Spanish we didn´t have the same words for some things. An example of this is the word "camión", we can use it to talk about the trucks that transport goods or for the public transports, but they to talk about the public transport they say "bus".

3)Example for each category:
*Communication Styles: When you say something it may mean different.
Example: "cajeta" Mexican sweet cream       "cajeta" bad word in Argentina

*Decision-making styles: We have many different ideas and it is very difficult to get an agreement.

*Approaches to completing tasks: Sometimes Mexicans leave things at last, but the Corean people do it with time in order to do it well.


What do I´ve learned?
I´ve learned that in each part of the world we all have our own characteristics that make us who we are and that build every day our culture.

Interview 22/08/2013

Personal Opinion

I agree with Jessica, because I also think that both, no matter city or the suburbs, have its own advantage. In my case I live in the suburbs because my family and I prefer this environment quiet and more peaceful, but if had to live in the city I wouldn´t be sad or angry because as Jessica said you have the advantage that everything is closer, restaurants, cinema, offices, etc . My conclusión would be that the best place where you can live is where you are happy and comfortable with the environment and people of that región.