Mexico

	Families in Mexico are very close.
	They have one of the lowest divorce rates in the world.
	Kids live with their parents until they get married.
	They also stay very close and even live in the same house sometimes with their grandparents, uncles and aunts and even cousins.
	They are very loyal to each other.
	The father is the head and the mother is the heart.

In Mexico if the grandmother is ill the oldest daughter will take in her grandmother to live with her. Here in the US many aging parent are put in nursing homes. Hispanics often live with many extended relatives. They also consider many of their close friends to be like family. Even though they aren’t really related to them they would call them out of respect Tia’ (Aunt) or Tio’ (Uncle).

The population in Mexico is constantly changing. More than a third of Mexican's are under the age of fifteen. They go to school from age 6-14. Then after that they can go to secondary school or trade school. Children learn to become responsible early because the children have to take care of their own uniforms. Looking good is one of the grades on their report cards.

Spanish is the main language spoken here. It is slightly different from the Spanish spoken in Spain. The Indians mostly speak the language of their ancestors. Most families in Mexico have two last names. Their first name then their middle name then their father’s last name and lastly their mother’s last name.

A popular game in Mexico is called Loteria. Which in is like BINGO in the United States. It can be played in a group. Each player gets a card with pictures and beans for markers. One person makes up a rhyme about one of the pictures. The others then have to figure out which picture they are describing and mark it. When you have all the pictures in a section (across, up and down, or diagonal) filled in you win a prize! Most Mexican's are poor and so that means they don't have many toys. The streets soon become playgrounds as the children use everyday things as toys.