Interview with my partner Maggie

My partner is Margarita López. She is Mexican American.  She seems adventurer and friendly. She described herself as a self-motivated individual with a lot of goals in mind. She is interested to learn new things. Her bachelor degree is in business. She is hoping to work abroad to widen her gaze.   

In order to know more about Maggie, there are several question to her, below:

1. What custom do you like most in your culture?

2. Have you ever lived in any foreign country? if yes, where? and how do you describe it?

3. Have you ever experienced culture shock?

4. What has surprised you when you've met people from other countries?

5. What don't you like about your culture?

6. What is you favorite music?

7. What is considered rude in your culture?

8. What is the proper way to greet someone? How and when should you do it?

9. Do you like movies? which genre?

10. If you have to pick one movie to see with your family, what do you pick? and why?

 Maggie

1. What I like most is the fact that I'm bicultural. I share perspectives and traditions of both cultures.

2. Yes, I've lived in Spain. My experience was as an International Student there and I loved it.

3. Yes, I've experienced the feeling of culture shock. It was in regards to my personal space. Someone got too close to me once at a store's check out lane in Madrid. It is normal there, but I wasn't used to it.

4. The contradictions of some traditions. That sometimes things are so radical, that don't allow any space for change.

5. The folklore that defines them.

6. I am very diverse in regards to music. I like hip-hop, R&B, Rock in Spanish, House, Country, etc. It all depends on the mood.

7. I think the biggest one is disrespecting people, talking back and using profanity. Unfortunately is one of the most common ones as well.

8. The greeting is not such a set form. It depends on the person and the relation to the one you are greeting. The most formal one is the handshake.

9. I love movies. My favorite genre is the romantic comedy.

10. I would pick Shrek to see with my family, all of the series. I would choose it over any other because it is very entertaining and everyone in my family likes it.