Reflecting on views about death and other cultural differences

Today, Dr Mark Speakman and I had a very interesting conversation about what death means to Mexican people, in contrast to death in other cultures. There are some specific aspects I would like to highlight form the chat we had:

1) That thinking about death is not necessarily about the morbosity or sensationalism of it. It can be about how one lives and how other people interact with each other.

2) That, although nowadays Mexican culture has a certain fame of being lighthearted about death, that is not quite true. It has been only in recent years that people (both Mexicans and people from around the globe) associate Mexico with the decorated skulls, although the presence of death has always been the same. It's just that it didn't have the relevance that it has today. But it is certainly true that we are more likely to see death in a sort of mystical/religious way.

3) Strong family values influence our actions and views about death.

I believe that philosophy is getting to a point in which a more holistic view of things within analytic philosophy is taking shape. Possibly, it is the case that particular phenomena, such as death, can be better understood through values and social interaction. I have seen different examples of this already being the case in the discussion of delusions and Mental Health. However, the concept of death is still mainly discussed through the eyes of continental philosophy. In my opinion, death is a branch where the interaction between analytical and continental philosophy is potentially fruitful.