What is the diffrence of mexico to california ??

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eric_ba77

Like Diane said, for starters, Mexico is a whole other country.

True, there are many Mexicans in California, but most of them are very different from the Mexicans you will find in Mexico. Many Mexican-Americans living in California have never visited Mexico, and don't even consider themselves Mexicans anymore. It is in part due to this assimilation experienced by Mexicans in California that you will find the average Mexican speaks better Spanish than the average Californian Mexican (important if you are looking to learn the language). Lastly, the average Mexican tends to have a higher education than the one who is forced to leave the country and go to the U.S. looking for a job. Obviously, Mexican immigrants to the U.S. are not representative of Mexico's population of 110 million: Mexico also has top-notch doctors, lawyers, scientists, businessmen, etc.

Mexico is a country where centuries-old traditions are still alive (such as the celebration of the Day of the Dead). Some dishes are still prepared using the original recipes, and they don't taste the same anywhere else (most of the time it's because of the different ingredients used abroad, but that tends not to be a problem in California). Also, food is cheap.

As for the landscape, Mexico has more beautiful beaches than California (try Cancun, Acapulco, or Huatulco), as well as pyramids (Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Palenque, and many more archaeological sites). Colonial towns like San Miguel de Allende, Queretaro, Guanajuato, and Zacatecas, are also wonderful places that have no equal in California. And, whereas northwestern Mexico includes a part of the Sonoran Desert, which extends into Arizona, you can also find jungles in the southeast.

On the downside, yes, Mexico is dirtier and poorer. Wealth is very poorly distributed: the figures are close to having the top 15% wealthiest people owning 85% of the money, or worse.There aren't many Beverly Hills-style mansions (except in the rich parts of Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara), and there is no such thing as the "overpass tangle" on the freeway outside L.A (most roads in Mexico would only meet state-road standards in the U.S.: they are narrow and winding). Rush hour in Mexico City is worse than rush hour in L.A.

Airline travel tends to be a lot more expensive (domestic 1-hour flights on the major airlines are about 250 or 300 dollars round trip, and flights to Europe are about 700 or 800 dollars when they're cheap), but there are now several low-cost airlines, like Interjet, Viva Aerobus, Alma, and Novo Air). Buses are a lot better than the Greyhounds in the U.S. and they are cheap compared to flying, which is why buses are the mode of transportation of choice.

Aside from the Subway system in Mexico City which is excellent, public transportation (city buses) sucks, but it certainly is cheap (bus fare in Mexico City costs about 25 cents U.S., and Subway tickets cost less than 20 cents US each). These fares are about twice as high outside Mexico City.

Isle Esme

Very little seeing as Mexicans make up a large portion of California and the landscape is similar.

Seth D

For one, common sense tells you that no matter how many Mexicans and persons of Mexican descent live in California it is still a part of the United States-NOT Mexico. (Albeit perhaps to the chagrin of any radical Chicano nationalists hoping for a "reconquista"). Its laws and institutions are very different because it is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. government, and economic data will tell you that its economy is much more sophisticated than Mexico's. Furthermore, census and demographic data show that California is very diverse and is home to people from many different countries and cultures. Not everyone is hispanic: many are also from Asian countries and other places as well. Mexico, however, is hardly the nation of immigrants that the United States, and California in particular, is known to be. There is indeed alot of cultural overlap partially because of history but primarily because of massive immigration, but the two are different.

Diane B

Different Countries to begin with

Alejandro D

Mexico is a country and California is a state.

Pepe

Let's see. The obvious - California (I assume you mean California and not Baja California) is a state in the US.

The dominant language in California is English although Spanish is widely spoken. Spanish is the dominant language in Mexico although English is widely spoken.

The population of California is more ethnically diverse with a large Asian, non-hispanic white, and black population. There is also a diversity of religion in California whereas Roman Catholicism is overwhelmingly dominant in Mexico.

California is roughly the 10th largest economy in the world. Mexico is around 14th.

Parts of California may have similarities to the climate and geography of parts of Mexico but it is a mistake to make a generalization. California has one of the most diverse array of climates and ecosystems in the world. Everything from the lowest and hottest spot in the US (Death Valley) to the highest point in the lower 48 states (Mt. Whitney). There are giant redwood forests in the northern part of the state, dormant volcanos in the Cascade range, a vast agricultural area in the central valley. The hot, dry climate of LA and SD and the cool, foggy climate of the Bay Area and the northern coast, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada and the Mojave Desert. I could go on and on.

Basically they are two different places with some similarities, not that surprising since they border each other. It's a mistake to characterize California as one thing (a lot of people seem to think it's just LA)

Larry A

a complete different country, language, and culture, and arts

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