Culture

Exchanging proper greetings is considered very important in Mexican cultural circles. Handshakes are viewed as being the standard greeting and before even attempting to ask a question or make a request it is important to shake hands and exchange greetings. You are also expected to address all members of a group individually - greeting a group of people in the collective sense is viewed as being both lazy and rude. Even if your Spanish is incredibly poor, Mexicans will greatly appreciate any effort that you make to speak the language. A quick will go a long way to earn you respect in the eyes of local residents.