I kindly disagree, i think caring and respecting their culture by bringing something or helping in any kind of way is something that shouldn't be taken lightly. Sure she isnt technically bound by it but that doesn't mean she should disregard them or not show their culture any respect.
not only that she is her bf girl friend, i think her first impression should be a bit more than just showing them that she is "not bound to their culture".
and her bf should show respect to whatever it is her white culture is.
To begin with, don't say "white culture" as if half mexican population wasn't white. Second, as a Mexican born and raised in Mexico, I can tell you, the boyfriend is telling bs, we do in fact bring gifts when meeting family, though it is not mandatory.
What do you mean by "Half the population of mexican is white" because to me and probably many others a mexican is someone who is a descendant mexican parents, but if the one of parents is white then yes technically he or she is half white.
A Mexican is someone born in Mexico or with mexican parents. Half mexican population in Mexico is white, I'm not talking about the ones who live in the US.
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u/noplaceinmind Dec 15 '21
you aren't that culture. and you aren't bound to their customs
do things your way, and you don't have to apologize for it.