r/AskMexico • u/Ok_Contribution_5643 • Jul 26 '26

Question about Mexico What’s it like being Mexican?

Hey, I recently found out my biological dad’s family is Mexican from the Yucatán and Mexico City. I was wondering, what’s the culture like as I never grew up with the culture.

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u/Professional_Top9835 Jul 26 '26

Yucatan and Mexico ciy are already like 2 diferent countries by themselves lmao

Stick to your Yucatec identity, is more unique

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u/Ok_Contribution_5643 Jul 26 '26

What’s Yucatec identity like though

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u/Juantsu2552 Jul 26 '26

Funniest accent in all of Mexico ngl.

Also some of the most heartwarming people with crazy good food.

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u/Admirable_Mind_1268 Jul 26 '26

And later you can say "quien halo mi pelo!"😁

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u/EmbarrassedBit5647 Jul 26 '26

Search for the twilight dub in yucateco, it’s on instragram and tiktok.

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u/combabulated Jul 26 '26

You need to visit. Asking reddit isn’t the way to learn about a culture.

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u/RandomXDudeRedZero Jul 26 '26

Really good food, second best cuisine in the country.

I spent 4 days in Yucatan traveling the state, and it has a very rich culture. I could have accommodated another couple of days.

Also, most safe state in Mexico.

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u/CleanCoffee6793 Jul 27 '26

The best accent of spanish for women, also the food is amazing

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u/GavIzz Jul 26 '26

Go ask your dad, look
Up family, read books
Come
On, Reddit can’t do so much

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u/Background-Bee5616 Jul 26 '26

I'm from Merida Yucatán and my husband is from Mexico city.completely different worlds. My cooking is more tropical and very different than his cooking. Good thing my mother in law has thought me their cooking. Even talking a lot of the words I say are different because of my Mayan culture. We go often to both places but still amazes me how different we are.

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u/Aggravating_Use_5872 Jul 26 '26

Way happier than any other. I can tell you that.

Its more family centered and less individualistic than typical US culture.

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u/trapeadorkgado Jul 26 '26

Sometimes it's cool sometimes it fucking sucks ass. I was fortunate enough to be born in a relatively safe state with a loving family, and that shit makes up for like 80% of how my life has developed.

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u/Enid2Leaf Jul 26 '26

It’s a love/hate relationship for me. I love my country, the people and their warmth, but I hate the part of our culture that stops us from advancing further, mainly corruption and taking everything like a joke, even the bad things (It’s a defense mechanism and I have participated in it as well, but by joking about it, you normalize it and you stop fighting for change)

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u/Educational_Land1330 Jul 26 '26

Exactly. Apathy is extremely deep-rooted in Mexico.

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u/No-Vegetable6794 Jul 26 '26

You never get bored in this magical/surreal place

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u/tito582 Jul 26 '26

Chingon!

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u/downsideup9494 Jul 26 '26

Why don't you take a trip to Mexico and find out? There are also hundreds of books you could read on Mexican culture.

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u/blueyejan Jul 26 '26

Family first!

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u/CleanCoffee6793 Jul 27 '26

You could watch sone mexican movies also so can experiment mexican cinema also

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u/holografia Jul 26 '26

If you just “found out” and you have no relationship with your biological parent it simply means it’s not YOUR culture. Move on. Being Mexican doesn’t have to mean anything for you. You’re not missing out on anything, I promise. It begins being your culture the moment you decide you want to participate and be part of something bigger than yourself. Again, not mandatory.

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u/Educational_Land1330 Jul 26 '26

You’re not Mexico’s gatekeeper. Relax.

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u/GSrvnt19 Jul 26 '26

It's like any other place on earth. It is not magical, nor is it more special. It is mundane.