puerto rico: I am doing a report of the the culture differences in Puerto Rico Vs the United States. Please no racism or telling me it is the same (i am living here so I will know some) I need a list of culture, not things about politics, laws, just culture. Thanks!|||ANOTHER OFF TOPIC HOMEWORK QUESTION This is the TRAVEL GROUP it is not the HOMEWORK HELP GROUP. you can find the answer to your question with just a short GOOGLE SEARCH.|||i think one of the glaring differences is that of the Christmas Holiday. Here it's a marathon, lol, it starts in Nov. and goes on till mid January. Also here they celebrate Three Kings Day, it's big, with another round of gift giving for the kids. Kids get out of school around the 15th, some as late as the 20th, and stay out till the 11th of January. It ends The drinking age here is 18, and culturally drinking is much more accepted in public places and even on the streets and beaches (where I grew up you couldn't have an open container of beer in your front yard). Puerto Ricans enjoy themselves and very much live for the day. So there is a lot more spending than saving. They are laid back and always ready for a party. Voting is another thing that I notice is taken a lot more seriously here. Where in the US in 2004 only 64% of people of voting age actually voted, in PR it's more than 95%. On election day people are out on the streets in parades for their party, and I actually saw a coworker start to weep when her party lost one year. They wear the colors, and the rhetoric between opponents gets heated. It's taken extremely seriously and everyone who is able is expected to vote. National Pride. Pride in their flag, their country, their history is much, much more deeply rooted than that of the people of the US. When one Puerto Rican wins, they all feel a sense of pride and accomplishment that surpasses anything I ever remember in the US. Family. Family tends to stay together, it's the norm in many PR households for multiple generations to live together.|||yes