I’m not even Hispanic and I get annoyed at this. There’s so many Americans that call Hispanics “Spanish”. I’ve had countless experiences of an American calling a Hispanic person “Spanish” when they are really from Mexico or Peru. Whenever I hear this I’ll often times ask “What part of Spain are they from?” And they’ll be like “Oh no they aren’t from Spain they’re from the Dominican Republic” for example. I’ve had to explain to these Americans that Spanish refers to someone from Spain. I tell them that calling an Hispanic person Spanish because they speak Spanish would be like calling Americans, Canadians and Australians English because they speak English. English people are people from England.

It also happens the other way around too. If I’m talking about someone from Spain I’ll say they are Spanish. Then some Americans will think I’m talking about a Hispanic person from Latin America. I sometimes say “Spaniard” instead to avoid any confusion. But if you are Hispanic does it annoy when you an American refers to you all as “Spanish people”. Because I find it annoying and I’m not even Hispanic. I only see Americans do this, people from other countries tend to not refer to Hispanic people as “Spanish”.

The safety index of most cities in Brazil is... Pretty bad, but I rarely hear Brazilians acknowledging crime as a threat apart from "don't go the the favelas". Is it not that bad? Or have you really gotten used to walk with eyes on the back of your neck at all times?

In the US I feel like there about 20-30% of the population works out religiously where the rest while to put it kindly don’t. Whats the culture around the gym and fitness in your country like?

Seriously. I get the pushback against Latinx — it doesn’t work in Spanish or Portuguese, it feels like an awkward import, and it never really caught on for a reason. I agree with all that.

But Latine? That’s different. It was made by us. By Latin Americans, for Latin American languages. It actually fits into Spanish and Portuguese. It’s used by real people, not just some made-up PR term. I’m non-binary and Latin American, and I use latine because it makes sense with the elu/delu system I follow. Yeah, it’s not “formally recognized” — but come on, most of what gets said on Reddit isn’t formal Spanish either. Y’all aren’t writing dissertations.

So what’s really the issue here?

Do you think it’s “wrong” because it breaks the rules? Or are you just uncomfortable with it changing something you’re used to?

Do you actually care about linguistic structure, or are you just reacting to something that feels “too different”?

Are you annoyed because you think it’s another “gringo import”? Or with the idea that language can evolve to reflect identities you might not share or understand?

Ask yourselves: what are you actually rejecting when you roll your eyes or protest at Latine? Is it the terminology? The people using it? The notion of foreigners dictating how your culture should or shouldn't work? Or something else?

Why do you dislike Latine?

Hola! Busco para libros de cocina para comida de Latín América. Soy cubano pero me gusta mucha todo la comida de Latín América. Alguna recomendación? O tal vez tienes unas recetas favoritas? Por favor compartes!

I did a quick search and I didn't find any post asking specifically about it. So, here I go.
I don't have necessarily bad feelings towards it, but I do prefer the term "latin american" and I do prefer the proper and accurate national adjectives when they're needed.
We are quite similar, we share some roots and values, but we are so big, so diverse, so many unique countries, accents, languages and landscapes from the south to the north, that many times "Latino" sounds so reductive, I would even say that sometimes "Latino" means almost nothing if you get too much into specifics and start breaking it down. So yeah, I'm latino, but I'd dare to say that before being a "latino", I'm a latin american man that comes from Brazil.

Those being Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia. What I mean is a single united currency between themselves.

Frozen Naranjilla Pulp

I'm sorry if I'm not allowed to post this here, but I'm wondering if someone local can help me.

I bought 14 ounces of frozen naranjilla pulp (lulo). I only need 4 ounces for this recipe I'm making.

What can I do with the remaining 10 ounces? I'd like to just make a juice or something but the package doesn't have a recipe.

Thank you!

Hello all, first time posting here and apologies if the question has already been posted. I ALSO apologize in advance if any of my terminology is inappropriate or outdated, I have had very little South American cultural experience and am stuck with what I've been taught thus far as a southern US blue collar worker. Feel free to correct me on anything I say or imply, as it's better than me accidentally offending someone in public. Onto my question; every job I've been on, it has almost been half "Latino" workers who speak none, or very little English. I don't think less of them at all or judge them for it, in fact I love the Mexican culture I've been exposed to thus far. I have been wanting to learn Spanish as a way of learning more about their culture directly from those around me, but I am afraid that doing so might break a certain "privacy" that the language barrier provides for them. Learning the different words for tools/places/actions on a jobsite could also be a HUGE help with avoiding miscommunication and accidents as well. My question is, would I be overstepping by doing so? Thanks in advance! PS could someone clarify if Latino is the correct term? I don't want to assume they're Mexican and I figured it would be the best term for explaining. EDIT : Thanks everyone for the kind words, encouragement, and valuable insight. I'm gonna give it a shot!

How does law school work in your country? Is it an undergraduate program/degree or is does it also require a postgraduate education? How long is the duration of a law degree? Can you complete some of the law education through distance (online) learning? What are the best schools in your country for a law degree? If anyone has gone to law school here, I would love to hear about your experience! Thank you in advance!

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Hello, I will be traveling to Chile and I was hoping I can get an answer to two questions.

1. We're arriving at the international airport in Santiago at 8.45 am and have a transfer to the Easter island at 11.10 am on the internal gates. Will there be enough time to make the change? The airport site sais we need 110 min between flights, but I don't know the airport at all and it might be a bit tight 😬
2. Are there lockers at the airport (in Santiago) where we can leave luggage (a big backpack or smth similar) for 3-4 days? Thanks! Muchas gracias 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

A lot of the comedy is embedded into the language, and I'm wondering if it's still as funny in Spanish. I want to show it to my parents, but not if it's going to be whack.

Also, I wonder how the whole "hermano" bit goes in Spanish. Lol

In DR its Pedernales, area 2,074.53 km2 (800.98 sq mi), Population: 34,375. The entire province is less populated than many neighborhoods in Santo Domingo.

for example on x there are multiple latinos who arent white by the way repeating the same things racist whites say. i just do not understand?

Canadian here that speak spanish. I saw a video of a mexican guy with a dodgers hat on facebook looking very very sad and disappointed that his mother and brothers in mexico stole more than 2 million pesos (~100k USD) from him. He was working in the USA for 3 years and seemed to be illegal. He sent money to his mom every month so they could build a home for him.

But the house was never constructed. My question is why the guy didn’t opened a bank account in the US and save the money there?? Or doing money transfers from the US to his bank account in Mexico?

Also is the trust issues really that bad over there that you had to be even careful with your own MOTHER??

I’m in college and one of our projects requires us to set up a pop-up shop at a chosen location by a teacher. I’ve been doing well so far, but I’m stuck on decorating our booth. I considered a beach theme because I’ve heard they have beautiful beaches, but I’m worried it might be too simple. Can y’all suggest some ideas to make our booth visually appealing? We have the shop on Tuesday, and I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. 😭

Hey! We’re looking to get a bus from Managua to Guatemala City but I think you’d have to go via Honduras and as a UK resident you can’t go there without a VISA anymore (VISA has to be obtained in person in the UK) Has anyone got any experience of this journey and can advise please? I guess I’m asking whether the no VISA is okay just for transitting through the country and not staying. Thanks!

Why is it that when a person only knows English they're told they need to be bilingual and learn Spanish but when a person only knows Spanish it's considered sufficient?