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Breakfasts are famously hearty in Mexico, especially at weekend gatherings, whereas other meals depend more on people's schedules and eating habits

Elisa Vidal is a qualified teacher with years of experience teaching students and helping them to improve their Spanish language & conversation skills

While some might insist otherwise, in Spanish, double negatives are valid when referring to the absence of people and things

In a day and age when the seven deadly sins are fully operative at home and abroad, it makes sense to include them in the language syllabus

Corn dough tamales are variously flavored, wrapped and steamed in corn husks or leaves, and carry an important role in Mexican history and food culture

One of the less well-known of Mexico's writers, but well worth reading, is Manuel Payno, whose works bring post-Independence Mexico vividly to life

People who attend conferences in Mexico will have discovered that they aren't much different here than anywhere else...

Mexican Spanish makes use of a good number of euphemisms, which play along well with Mexico's penchant for polite language

Finding "a decent cup of tea" in Mexico used to be difficult, but specialist purveyors are now offering more choice, albeit at a premium

When Mexicans make fun of Anglo-Saxon efforts at speaking Spanish, they usually focus on the flat r's and incorrect verb conjugations

Some complications arise with object pronouns in Spanish when you're dealing with third persons singular and plural

The phone rings when you weren't expecting a call. ¿A dónde hablo? (where am I calling?) comes a sharp, testy voice