I've lived in Texas for more than ten years now; so now I don't really notice the Mexican culture as I used to. You just drive down any street and can see signs advertising "Tex-Mex" or "Mexican food." The "Tex-Mex" just shows how much we do integrate the Mexican food in our own food. Many of the menus in these restaurants do have Spanish words on them. Even the decors in these restaurants have Spanish influences. You quickly learn what "El Baño" means.(bathroom) You even have restaurants like Taco Bell and Taco Cabana being nation wide chains. Most of the towns in Texas have more Mexican food restaurant

At school, many times I did see many ladies wearing brightly colored dresses. A couple of years back I remember that the fad was to wear the big old potato sack jackets that you pulled over. Just Saturday I finally saw a guy wearing one. Even the language of Spanish has slowly trickled into English in Texas. We hear many songs on the radio with Spanish in them; for instance a month ago I heard a song, that in there they said, "drop them chonas, baby!" Chonas being underwear. But many times I hear friends talk and they just talk regularly then just toss a Spanish word in there every now and then.

Every body, no matter how they were raised, will blend the culture around them into their own. This is why America is called "The Great Melting Pot." We could easily let other cultures slip into our own life and not even notice it. For instance During Christmas we still have Saint Nicholas come by, about little bit before December twenty fifth, and fill our shoes up with candy. This is a tradition that our family picked up in Germany. Even when I have kids I will still use the cultures I use today, like the Casscorones and Mexican food on Christmas night. But I'm sure My own culture might change because where I might live.

Even my

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