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What are some Mexican customs that especially made an impression on you or shocked you when you traveled there? Or other customs of note? How do these vary from the customs of mainstream American culture?
Spending some time in Mexico alone and with local friends and reading their Facebook messages has given me some little insight into Mexican culture.
One custom that seems to be little-mentioned elsewhere is what I'd like to call "la invitación". I learned this custom when I was staying with my friend's family and eating out with them. They all seemed to want me to try what they ordered at restaurants, and I think they did the same thing to one another too - even to the point of asking for a bite or portion of something. Soon I was offering them things off my plate. When I returned, I would often read "invita" or "invitame" in their comments when they posted something about food on Facebook. I was chatting with a friend's friend and mentioned eating something tasty (I don't remember what). She said (jokingly, I think) "PORQUE NO ME INVITASTE?".
In the U.S., although this sometimes occurs, it takes place much less often than I observed with my Mexican friends, although my speculations suffer from a lack of data.
your friends are only kidding, you are not forcing the invite, when there is trust between friends can use these expressions, you can feel lucky that even a foreigner, your Mexican friends see you with that degree of confidence.
I've been to Mexico numerous times and loved it. Didn't notice any weird customs at all. The only negative about Mexico for me are the timeshare vultures that descend on you like locusts when you are trying to leave the airport arrivals.
I like the custom of saying "Buen provecho" to someone still eating, when I leave a restaurant. It's not done much anymore anywhere in Latin America, but I do it here in the US, as a way of telling Hispanics that they are welcome in our country, and so are their customs and etiquette.
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