There is a certain distance that you like to maintain between yourself and the people you interact with. For U.S. Americans, this distance is normally about one arm's length. This personal space zone is much smaller for Mexican people, who are comfortable standing only 6-10 inches apart. Mexicans oftentimes greet one another with a hand shake, a hug and a kiss on the cheek. In Mexico, people are not concerned about schedules and punctuality.
Time is less structured.
Instead, it is more responsive to people's needs. Life is more leisurely in Mexico, and people are not always in such a hurry as they are in Los Angeles. Past participants have noticed that university students in Mexico seem to dress more stylishly than U.S. students. Mexicans place great emphasis on tradition and on the wisdom of their elders. Mexicans, therefore, show enormous respect to their parents and other elders who symbolize the links to the past.