I do not think she respects me

I (31M) am an Indian who is dating a Spanish woman (32 F). It has been 5 dates and we have been regularly dating for more than a month now. We both work in UK and we both are born and brought up in our respective countries. Here are my points. 1) She has always been late. Ranging from 15 to 40 mins. I am very punctual person. When I brought it up, she said Spanish women are always late, you should not tell a woman that. Girls have to do make up and get ready for dates. Her previous dates used to pick her up from her home and blah blah. She said she cannot change and I am very controlling. The fact is that due to some health problems, I do not drive and take a 2 hour train journey to meet her, she has never noticed that and told me without even thinking that in have accept it that she will be always late. 2) I have a bad habit of jumping from topic to topic whole talking and she does not like that. Since she pointed out, I have been trying my best to adapt the way she wants me to talk. I am not myself when I talk to her. 3) She probably has bad childhood memories, her parents are divorced. She doesn't like when I talk about my childhood so I have stopped talking about it anymore. 4) She doesn't show much affection on text. When I meet her I hold her hand or hug her. But nothing more. 5) I tend to forget the unimportant things she tells me which sometimes I end up repeating or asking again and again. She gets pissed off that I don't listen to her. But that is how my brain works, I do remember important things like her health family and career. I am trying to get better but she doesn't want to accept who I am, although she expects that I should accept who she is. 6) She says Spanish people need a regular dose of drama and laughs. But sometimes it gets a little too much for me and she tells me I am controlling. 7) I am learning Spanish from Duolingo for her. She has never shown appreciation to that fact. 8) she never initiates contact, never ever. When I brought it up, she said Spanish women expect men to do these things. While writing this, I feel that we should not take things ahead. So many problems in just a month?! Is it common? I do like her, but there are times I feel she doesn't respect me.

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