Re-adjusting to US culture

[raulob72]

Thank you for talking about our culture ,you are saying the truth ,most of America thing we are a bull cr..p and is not the truht,we are mostly family oriented,warm ,affectionate people..

[chicalimexico1]

@cipher0 your just ignorant and saying stereotypes

[TheNova1960]

OMG...Houston is rated one of the most friendly cities in America! You need to go to France and see how you are treated and how warm they are towards Americans!

[soolerman]

@TheNova1960 Mate the French are like that with everyone not just the Americas. If you want to get a good reaction from the French you need to get to know them personally one to one. And if you are on the streets you need to dress like them or you will be looked down on. Most French I know thing Americans dress almost as badly as the English. And they think we (I‘m British) are complete slobs about the way we dress.

[TheNova1960]

@soolerman LOL...I'm a US citizen & a British Subject my British parents made sure we were all dressed beautifully! As an adult I have my share of "designer clothes, bags, and shoes"! Personally, I just think the French are a bit moody, but I love their country as there is so much to do! A lot of Americans that go to the UK or France and can be loud and demanding which is humiliating for the rest of us who have manners! Now, it's time for a beer & fish n chips...cheers!

[cipher0]

Mexico is the best! You can buy beer for 25 cents at the donkey show and prostitutes are only $3.

[SuperKewl12]

say what you want about Mexico but dont talk about my airport!!! lol, sorry, us Houstonians just get REALLY stressed out at large public places....norrmaly we are super nice! :D Come back sometime!

[AVHockey7]

Ya untill the cartel gets ahold of u and passes you around like a syringe in skid row!!!!

[azurro9999]

try 2 go to televisa biiiiig time be a mexican star !!!!!!!!

[stryker7x]

wow you got beautiful blue eyes i wish mine were like yours

[ClarksonsinUSA]

TO each his Own,but to be fair Mexico is a failure when compared to the USA..

[auronvanegas]

yea that is true Brittany everyone treats you like a friend like from far away they all like que ondas even if they dont know you lol yea i to admit that lol but there are also bad people there too thou but you dont see them that much but good luck alright with your spanish and i like seeing your videos post more alright lol

[rufullofshitusa]

ur so right about people here being cold... some r self fish too...

[MsOnyx77]

thanks for posting this!! i just spent 3 months living in Slovakia and fell in love with the people/culture there. now that i am back, i am blown away, disheartened and really frustrated with how America is... it seems so selfish, rude and stupid in comparison. Americans seems so entitled and ignorant. i love America but really am unhappy about some of the order of things here. i feel a lot lonelier here. i also feel more nervous here since it seems to be in the air...

[youbetterbelievehah]

@MsOnyx77

You're fucking pathetic. Sitting here like a coward, insulting me, my family, and everyone I know. Get the fuck out of the country if you despise every person living here, you unproductive, self-loathing piece of trash.

[MsOnyx77]

thanks for posting this!! i jsut spent 3 months living in Slovakia and fell in love with the people/culture there. now that i am back, i am blown away, disheartened and really frustrated with how America is... it seems so selfish, rude and stupid in comparison. Americans seems so entitled and ignorant. i love America but really am unhappy about some of the order of things here. i feel a lot lonelier here. i also feel more nervous here since it seems to be in the air...

[NarcoCorridos1000]

TRUE MEXICANS ARE COLD LISTEN TO THEIR SONGS TRUE MEXICANS AND ENG SUBS :)

[mrtundra45]

MY dad goes to baja every few years.... ive been there two. beautiful place.

[moreblackout]

HELLO

I JUST WANT SAY, THAT IT SEEMS TO ME YOU´RE VERY SMART

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW PEOPLE LIKE YOU MORE

I LIVE IN MEXICO AND YOU´RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO VISIT

i´ve been traveling this past 2 years to the us but i havent made any friends really

sorry i dont want to sound bad sooooooo

anyway i like your way of thinking

[davehutchinson67]

I totally understand where this girl is coming from. Hundreds of thousands of US citizens are moving, retiring or otherwise relocating to Mexico for very simple reasons. Inexpensive housing, health care and just a simple slower way of life. Something we here in North America could take a page from.

[chulah12]

i think alot of it has do with how here in america people r more racial bias n mistrusting..if you dont profit them or not a ''star'' then your not important in life..n another is americans compete about who has the biggest house,cars,clothes,who has the best religion and etc...just plain out animosities and jealous ego...

[mimiamor88]

You made me cry .....You think Beautifuly! How i wish more people can think and be more open minded like you .... I wish you the best in life from the bottom of my heart.

[scottieboones]

I'm not even sure how or y I came across your videos but I couldn't stop watching them! U r such a beautiful person with the way u think and the time u take to relay and share ur cultural experiences. Very inspiring! Keep doing what u do ;) I appreciate ever post.

[beenn15]

just a little sample of what millions of immigrants go through when immigrating to the US in term of culture shock.

[coeneo74]

I feel the same way every time I go back to Mexico and come back to the USA. When you walk down the street in Mexico no matter if it is a small town or big city you always say good morning, afternoon or evening. If you walk into a restaurant you say "Provecho" kinda like bone appetite, something you do not do here.

And you know something Mexicans that live here in the USA have forgotten in a certain way to be Mexicans.

[unico5616]

Can you find good tacos in Minnesota? Not only from taco bell. Or you don't like the?

[luispp08]

ya why y dont you go to veracruz is a pretty nice place but no now it was underwater baa adios

[tibherius]

you.ll be fine guera

[bocanada81]

how long you were in Mexico.

[HalFlame55]

I think its called culture shock, but yea it happens.

[HeidiNIndi]

Your video reflects a common experience. I American but grew up in Asia, & I work w/ American kids who grow up overseas helping them transition back to the US. So I know a little about reverse culture shock, both personally & professionally. The coldness you describe reflects a US cultural value: privacy. People keep certain places (like their homes) as private space & they keep certain thoughts/feelings to themselves except w/ close friends. That's not bad-just different from Mexico.

[ericrener]

I'm going to share this video with my friends i think they will like it.

[dogtreviz]

ve a veracruz mexico y luego ablam,os

[yunarikku2723]

I Love your videos so much!

Please continue to make more!!!

[Marco1U]

Haha that's messed up only 3? Hoepfully that increased

[erniedizal]

I just got back it is so cool From Guanajuato

[Electricwind]

Hey! I've spent 6 months studying in New Zealand and have met amazing people and love the culture over here. I'm heading home in December, just wondering if you could give any advice on how to adjust to the monotony and dullness of American culture. Thanks.

[Britty5096]

Certainly! I think one of the most important things is keeping in touch with your experience abroad; talk to the people you met there or went with about re-adjusting and whatnot, and put your new views on life (since I'm certain a study abroad experience would enrich even the most diverse mindset) to action. Also, try to appreciate things about the US culture in the same way that you appreciate things about other cultures. Every culture has something unique to offer. Hope this helps! :)

[dadecountyhustler305]

@Britty5096 That "sense of belonging in Mexico" that your talking about is what comes from a homogeneous society. Where the overall vast majority of the population is one race, one religion, one language. Thats why you get that warm family feeling from them, because well in a sense... Their all one extended family. Where as in America you dont get that due to multi-culturism. Capitalism plays no role in this and Mexico works in the same economic system with a pinch of corruption.

[Bajacaliwave]

@dadecountyhustler305 Well I can speak from experience. It is very culturely diverse. When I walked in the streets of Mexico strangers would say hello almost always, when I walk the streets in the US only some would say hello, but most don't even look at you. In Mexico people, even if they have very little, are very likely to invite you to eat with them, here unless they know you people are very unlikely to invite u in their home. Such things made me feel more welcomed.

[andrew8833]

@Britty5096 That can only be a good thing.

Praise yourself for that, really what you should be doing is going even further afield if you can, gives you an even bigger perspective on your own life and everything that revolves around that.

I have now about 20 friends who are born Indian's, some of them being imigrants into the UK and then some of them still in India, great country to do IT work, why I spent 6 monts working in India and the remainder in Australia.

Loved every minute of it!

[Isaac707]

Great Video. I felt the same shit coming back from Peru. I wasn't there but 2 weeks but I went to the campesinos and they are so friendly and tranquilo. Ya know?

[alaivani]

Were you the only American? What were some things you needed to learn to adjust to your stay there?

One thing I realized since living and visiting another country is things are taken out of context ... it's easy to do when we compare things. That is why I liked you saying there are good people here too. I had this same thought when I came back from India. People there really cared for me in a way I had not experienced here. Now I realize it was because I never took the time to realize it.

[Britty5096]

No, I was not the only American there, but a few of the things I had to adjust to were: 1) not always being understood or understanding what's being said, 2) being completely misunderstood, 3) not talking much, but doing more listening, 4) cultural expectations in Mexico are much more traditional and family-oriented.

Thank you for your interest! I completely agree with what you said about context. I've realized more and more of the same stuff here as in Mexico since being back.

[alex242524]

hey ¡¡¡¡ it's me again¡¡¡, i like the way you think.

[pedroz84]

good video again. theww things. one how lond did u stay in mexico. 2 u look extaclty like my sister. 3 do u notice any diffrence between the mexican people living in usa than the one living in mexico?

[Britty5096]

i was there for three months

send me a pic of your sister! i wanna see my twin.

and as for 3... that's tough. i want to say that i do notice a difference, but the thing is, when you see a mexican in his/her own culture, they appear different than when their context is different (such as being in usa culture) the only difference i might have noticed is that mexicans here are more withdrawn. i suppose that's just an effect from being in a new culture where many people don't like them, though.

[carlosmercadoabarca]

@Britty5096 im surprised that you in your entire country has going straight to the problem, in fact is that the difference between the people here and the mexicans in USA, they try to be like they were in mexico but then they recieve a lote of rudeness and insults then they change, they came back different

[borderraven]

While serving in the US Navy, for 20 years, I spent 2 years in Japan, on Honsho Island, near Tokyo, and I loved the country and Japanese, but I hated the military folks I served under. As a lost tourist, I was assisted by a few angels who pointed me in the right direction. After 2 years on Honshu, I went to Okinawa, Japan (little Hawaii) for 3 years. I never learned the more than a few words. Spanish is easier. That was 80 to 86, and I was about 27 to 32 years old.

[VronRN2]

wow borderraven! I didn't know any of that about you. You should make a video about your experiences and include some old pics. That would be cool.

[borderraven]

Yes, it would be.....

[lordblazer]

Cool man. I was living in Beppu studying at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. ITs a great Uni. Its international so expats from all over the world. But its in northern Kyushu. Oita prefecture. The campus was on top of a mountain and you could see beppu, hiji, and oita city from there along with the sea. It was my home. I had like 3 to 4 part time jobs. I had lots of fun. I learned a lot of japanese(very easy as APU students are accepted in Beppu city and integrated quite well). I miss it

[armyveteran101st]

This is true as well. Latin culture is different than Anglo culture in that latin people are much warmer and approachable at first glance, where Anglos can be that way too, but only after they get to know you and become comfortable with you. I spent my childhood and adolescence going back and forth between Mexico and the U.S. due to my Mexican father and American mother getting divorced, so I can completely relate to what you're talking about. I'm really glad I stumbled unto your channel! };-)

[Luusita]

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i haven't met many americans who were really interested in foreign countries and cultures, i think you're really cool :-)

i think that this "plunging" into another culture (know what i mean?) is really exciting and often boosts personal development alot.

i decided to start an intercultural management degree course not too long ago, and it's really exciting to learn about all those languages and cultures. it's so much more fun than always staying in the same place & only hearing gossip.

[Britty5096]

i really relate to that it does a lot for personal development. whew. does it ever. but good for you on the course! way to put your values to action. so far, all i'm doing is taking spanish classes, making youtube videos and going back!

[Luusita]

i know what you're talking about.

i experienced the reverse culture shock when i left the USA and went back to my home country. it's really strange to hear everybody talking in your own language again, and you start to notice the differences in mentality. they seem to be soooo huge!

one other thing i noticed was the difference in architecture, and for some reason that never left me. i don't know how much of a difference there is between north and south american housings...

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[lordblazer]

lol I did exchange in Japan. I just got back and man it sucks hearing everything in English. And readjusting is hard, and the APU students doing their exchange at my Uni doesn't help as I still speak Japanese with them. Though 1 is chinese and the other is korean. ITs much easier to speak japanese to them than english but when we do speak english its also APU-English. Which trust me isn't very good. There was a point where I forgot a lot of my english vocab and it is my native tounge.

[borderraven]

Culture shock is a challenge of returning home. Five years in Japan, and I had to learn a new phone system, stuff like 411 and they charged you. I was stationed at the Navy base in Atsugi, outside of Yohohama, on Honshu,Japan 2 years. I loved taking the trains and going on photo safari.

Then I was at Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa "Little Hawaii" Japan. I was told a six yo Japanese student could read 600 Kanji characters.

[lordblazer]

hmm really? Yea that's about right. The deal with it is its easier to learn while growing up. When I got to Beppu and was in APU. They took us on a crash course of it, and we literally covered 5,000 kanji characters in 1 semester. A lot of them I can't write, but reading and understanding is quite easy. Just studying kanji requires lots of patience. YOu should check out Kyushu next time. Beppu was cool. Loved Fukuoka, and Nagasaki. I can party at Tenjin all night!! :D

[lordblazer]

I didn't mind the new things in Japan. I just kinda got into the groove of things pretty easily. IT was the same when I use to live in Istanbul. New language, new challenges. Exciting :D. You were very close to Tokyo then? MAybe an hour away? I wasn't a big fan of kanto region. I prefer Kansaii when it comes to being on Honshu.

[VronRN2]

I was born and raised (and still live) in a city where I am the minority... I am white and the residents are primarily of Mexican ethnicity. I notice a big difference like what you talk about (a "coldness") when I go to a predominately white neighborhood. I feel much more at home around the Mexican culture. I totally see what you mean about the warmth of the people. =)