Submitted 1 hour ago by Cromer4ever@lemmy.world to [deleted]
Many people think Mexico is the only country that exists, but I don’t think they’re that arrogant. Or are they?
I know some pretty stupid Americans and they know that Mexico isn’t the only Latin American country, if someone says that to you they’re probably being dumb on purpose
The only thing I can think of is that they’re mistaking the term Latin America for Central America. But they’d be wrong even then, so idk.
I’m originally from Costa Rica, but lived in both the US and Canada
The US has always had a major xenophobia problem, even in progressive areas. The area I grew up in is a red area of a blue state and my experience there as a latina was fucking horrible, in large part due to the cops. No one in the US seems to understand that Costa Rica is a country and I would constantly get called Puerto Rican or Mexican.
Canada is different, Costa Rica has a much stronger presence here and people are much more aware of it (though I’ve yet to actually meet any other Costa Ricans). My experience as a latina has been better by comparison, though unfortunately it’s because a lot of the racism and xenophobia gets directed at South Asian people.
Biggest pet peeve is when people think texmex is traditional Hispanic food.
Didn’t Texas use to be a part of Mexico?
Yes but the American idea of a taco is not traditional Hispanic food, and especially not representative of the majority of Latin America
People are people, some good, some bad. Love learning about the cultural differences and mythos though!
I do get annoyed when anyone lumps the cuisine just ‘Mexican food’! They’re all SO DIFFERENT!
Many people think Mexico is the only country that exists,
No, some people that you know think that “many people” believe that…
It doesn’t make it true
I’m mainly just sad about the history of US coups in the region! Not to mention all the Caribbean colonialism before USA as well.
What do I think about latinos? They’re people? I’m interested in learning more about the Zapatistas. I appreciate the diversity of Latino culture too. Idk hth
Optimi sunt.
Jokes aside, they’re just people like the rest of us, by and large. Except for the Quebecoise…
Okay jokes aside for real this time, Latin America is too big and diverse to lump together. There’s a few commonalities, like:
…but two out of three of those you’ll also find in Anglo-America.
There’s only one right answer.
Hahah, emjoybthe upvote
I don’t
Any more than I think about Canadians, or Italians, or Welsh, or Czech.
When pushed, best I go is “you do you”
in my own life, I’ve only met Chileans and Argentinians with good enough English that I could have conversations with them. we VERY RARELY will get news by Brazilians. with the language barrier, our understanding is pretty heavily influenced by narrative and rumored stereotypes.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 minutes ago
Ngl I assumed “latin america” was just a synonym for “south america” before I looked it up just now.
So… I know I might be wrong but my mental image is just: spanish speaking + developing countries, and a vibe like the portrayal of Mexico in the media
I mean when you don’t have much info, the only thing thats sticks in your mind is just mass media depictions, and honestly I don’t know too much about them.
As of the people? Please excuse me for the streotyping but the “Machismo” thing comes to mind… again its probably because the media portrayals that got stuck in my mind.
I don’t view people as any better or worse, I as an immigrant and minority have faced racism and xenophobia, and having grown up in an environment of diversity and multiculturalism, I’ve learned to be more accepting.