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Learning to Live in Mexico, or
"Just another day in Monterrey"
Latin Lovers or Macho Men?
Mexican Machismo through the eyes of a Young, American Woman
©2003 Amy Gray Kirkcaldy
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Mexican men, like the rest of the world, get their ideas about American women from watching talk shows, soap operas, and movies. Therefore, they think we are terribly easy, unfaithful, and willing to hop into bed with any man that comes along. We all get divorced, none of us want children, and in general, we are all fierce feminists who wish to make life miserable for all men. We do NOT wait on anyone but ourselves. And, to top it all off, we don't like tortillas, and we have no tolerance for spicy foods or tequila.
On the other hand, American women also have their stereotypes of Mexican men. They are unfaithful (marriage does not mean monogamy), yet none of them ever want to get divorced. Instead, they prefer to cheat on their wives, neglect their kids, and openly carry on with their lovers, all the while trying to maintain the appearance of the perfect family. And Mexican men will never, ever, get up and do anything themselves if their wives are around.
When I started my relationship with Carlos, these stereotypes were what I was up against. Will he buy into that stereotype of American woman? Will he prove my stereotypes true? I couldn't help but wonder if the odds were stacked against our success right from the start simply because of false ideas and cultural conditioning.
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Coming next month:
Forget John Malkovich.
Being Amy Kirkcaldy: The 5.5 dimensions of Cross-Cultural Love
Amy Gray Kirkcaldy lives and works in Monterrey, Mexico.
When not teaching or learning how to dance cumbias, she is planning her Mexican wedding to Carlos
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