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RE: Learn Something New Every Day Contest. Day 8
I'm from Canada, but I live in Mexico. I found out that when people here get married, the woman does not take her husband's last name. They don't understand why we would do that because "he" is not family! I wrote a post about it; my brother was vacationing here at an all-inclusive resort and we needed a day pass; the receptionist couldn't understand why my last name was different from my brothers.I tried to explain that it was my husband's last name and she looked at me as if I had horns:)
Oh wow! Isn't crazy how different cultures work? Do the kids take on the dad's name?
Well I don't know! I'm going to have to find out though:)
That is interesting. It's weird how something is perfectly acceptable to one entire culture, but to another culture, the things that seem so natural are not.
Exactly! That's why I love to travel but also to really immerse myself in a new culture. It's all the little things that make it so interesting!