We belong to the working middle class of our country. Most of my family are dedicated to the public health area. We have a good lifestyle and I’ve never seen myself having necessities because our incomes.
I’m 4th generation in assist to college. Both of my parents have a degree, my grandfather is a doctor, and one of my great grandmother was a teacher.
Crying is bad seen in my family both for boys and girls. I used to cry a lot when I was a child and everybody laugh about that. We are very likely to get angry but not to stay in that way.
I feel a lot of respect for elder people because I was raised to do so. I feel really shocked when I see people that do not respect old people.
We called adults using “usted” Sr or Sra. and always speak to them formally. Inside my family we just use our names, but with other people we are more formal.
Good grades were and are well recompensed in my family. We are also recompensed if we help with the house chores.
I was not supposed to talk back to my mother, but I always did. (and I still do it).
In my family is a common fear to get old. We are a little scared of how time changes you.
With time I realized that this is not common for all families, some families consider earnings more important than effort, or do not care about studies.
In my country, intelligence is seen as a gift only a few posses, and people usually underestimate the intellectual potential of low class students.
