When in Mexico, Do as the Mexicans Do by Herb Kernecker
Mingle in Mexico without mortifying mistakes. Do you want to melt in when visiting Mexico City? To assimilate in Acapulco? "When in Mexico, Do as the Mexicans Do" makes it simple! If you long to tour Tijuana unnoticed or go to an open-air market in Oaxaca without turning heads, transform yourself from a typical tourist into a connoisseur of culture. With this crash course in Mexican customs and heritage, you'll avoid embarrassing blunders and enrich your travel experience. Packed with more than one hundred articles, this handy collection of cultural dos and don'ts covers a broad range of topics, including food, art, pop culture, politics, business, entertainment, home life, history, and education. In these pages, you'll find authoritative answers to questions such as: What is the proper way to address people you meet for the first time? What is required when driving a private vehicle into Mexico? When is the name day of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated? Which Mexican author wrote Como agua para chocolate? When do Mexicans typically have dinner? What is not an acceptable way of shopping in open-air markets? With light-hearted quizzes, cool Internet addresses, and up-to-date insights into all aspects of Mexican culture, "When in Mexico, Do as the Mexicans Do" will delight everyone from students and tourists to armchair travelers and trivia buffs. Herb Kernecker is an experienced language teacher and author.
Herb Kernecker is an Austrian-born retired high school teacher who has authored several books. Inspired by the Nevada desert, where he has lived for over forty years, Kernecker has created a unique American Southwestern version of the Grimm's fairy tale The Bremen Town Musicians in The Sagebrush Singers. Kernecker's previous publications include When in Mexico, Do as the Mexicans Do: The Clued-In Guide to Mexican Life, Language, and Culture and Deutsche Sagen und Legenden: A Collection of Legends from the German-Speaking World. James Watts has illustrated twenty-four published books for children, and his illustrations have been shown at the Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration in New York. In 1993 he received Parenting magazine's Certificate of Excellence for distinguished achievement in children's literature. Three of his titles have been designated International Reading Association Children's Choices. Over one million copies of his books are in print, with some translated into German, Swedish, and Finnish.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780844227832 |
| ISBN 10 | 0844227838 |
| Title | When in Mexico, Do as the Mexicans Do |
| Author | Herb Kernecker |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | NTC Publishing Group,U.S. |
| Year published | 2005-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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