Olivia CP#5

On October 23rd I met Maria at Los Compadres on Pensacola street. A big part of American cuisine is influences from other cultures. In the western parts of the United States, Mexican culture influences the food in dramatic ways, so I decided that Los Compadres was a good introduction to Mexican food. She told me she had never tried Mexican food, because there are no Mexicans in Denmark. Honestly, that had never occurred to me. Mexican food is such a prevalent part of American culture, it never occurred to me that other people weren't familiar with it. Anyways, we talked about Mexican food, Danish food, and American food. I got to talking about Cuban food, and how it is more influential in south Florida. We shared critical moments. She told me how she wasn't expecting a cashier to ask how she was doing, so she answered honestly. This isn't want the cashier wanted to hear, but went along with the transaction anyways. I told her how in my experience, Latinos have friendlier and warmer relationships than white Americans. I told her my own critical moment, which happened when I moved to Tampa, Florida and didn't realize that my culture was a lot more welcoming than American culture.