Kjas wrote:
It's not really "sexinesss" per say though. We just don't reject human sexuality as a part of the human and the social experience, nor do we view it as negative or bad - and as a result we are much more open about it in general society, especially the more liberal latin cultures such as Cuba or Brazil. The more traditional cultures will be more measured in their approach.
The Chicago area has lots and lots of Mexicans, who, I think, are among the more Conservative latinos/hispanics.
You hear a lot of the
Ranchera music.
Vicente Fernandez
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2ksLiT55U[/youtube]
Los Tigres del Norte
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng-eYklcmEM[/youtube]
I think that their main dance is the Cumbia
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9u8cnk0At0[/youtube]
One the one hand, Mexican parents seem to be rather strict with their daughters. On the other hand, a lot of Mexican girls seem to have a tendency to become grandmothers by about the age of 30.
Mexican girls tend to be a bit on the chubby side. Some South American countries, like Colombia and Venezuela, dominate international beauty pageants.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkrKw8QQtqE[/youtube]
In North America, most of us consider beauty pageants to be silly--most of the audience for the Miss America shows is women. In some South American countries, they seem to take
la belleza quite seriously.