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There is no such thing as a Latin Spanish culture, even remotely.
Spanish is just a language as English, it has many variants, accents, etc.
While Spanish is just a language like English, there are obvious Latin American cultural and historical similarities. Spanish speaking (and for that matter Portuguese speaking) countries tend to have large numbers of Catholics. Large parts of Latin America have similarities in terms of music, food/cuisine, architecture, law, the beverages one drinks, sports (futbol is very common in Latin countries) etc.
The poster who wrote Latin Spanish mistyped, but that doesn't mean that they aren't many similarities across many Spanish speaking countries.
While Spanish is just a language like English, there are obvious Latin American cultural and historical similarities. Spanish speaking (and for that matter Portuguese speaking) countries tend to have large numbers of Catholics. Large parts of Latin America have similarities in terms of music, food/cuisine, architecture, law, the beverages one drinks, sports (futbol is very common in Latin countries) etc.
The poster who wrote Latin Spanish mistyped, but that doesn't mean that they aren't many similarities across many Spanish speaking countries.
Quebec has large numbers of Catholics. So does Ireland. I have never heard any one suggest that these are part of a Latin world. Your obsession with Catholicism is baffling.
And which country do you think that the DR shares more with in terms of food, music, dance? Paraguay or Trinidad. When people define cultures from a Eurocenttric perspective and ignore the very strong African and Indigenous contribution they end up coming to nonsensical conclusions.
BTW football is very popular in Trinidad. Less so in the DR!
It is not as clear cut as you wish to pretend. Language is only PART of cultural identity.
Latin American is a very loose form of identity and not as hard and fast as you wish to suggest, which is why many even dispute its validity as a concept.
Quebec has large numbers of Catholics. So does Ireland. I have never heard any one suggest that these are part of a Latin world. Your obsession with Catholicism is baffling.
And which country do you think that the DR shares more with in terms of food, music, dance? Paraguay or Trinidad. When people define cultures from a Eurocenttric perspective and ignore the very strong African and Indigenous contribution they end up coming to nonsensical conclusions.
BTW football is very popular in Trinidad. Less so in the DR!
It is not as clear cut as you wish to pretend. Language is only PART of cultural identity.
Latin American is a very loose form of identity and not as hard and fast as you wish to suggest, which is why many even dispute its validity as a concept.
I said nothing about Trinidad, Quebec, or Ireland. In this context, I was speaking about the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of the Americas. There's substantial similarities in terms of DIET, RELIGION, and other various forms of culture.
Being from Guyana does not make you the defacto expert or spokesperson for everyone in the Americas.
Of course you have your own personal prejudices towards Latinos.
Of course not everything in the cultures of Latin America is Latin. Yes, there's substantial African and Native influence, and yes in many countries the African based religions are pretty influential. But if we're honest the dominant culture is very much Latin/European/Catholic. The language uses is going to be either Spanish or Portuguese.
I just got back from Colombia and Argentina and the term latino is hardly even used there.
I have come to the realization that the term Latino is an Americanism hardly used south of the US border.
If an Argentine refers to a Paraguayan, they will say un Paraguayo. If they are going to refer to themselves, soy argentino/a. (I am Argentine). However there is definitely an awareness of being South American and Latin American.
If an Argentine refers to a Paraguayan, they will say un Paraguayo. If they are going to refer to themselves, soy argentino/a. (I am Argentine). However there is definitely an awareness of being South American and Latin American.
Being Latin American to Latin Americans has the relevance of being North American to people in the US. People don't fundamentally identify with it but they know the term.
surprisingly to me, Argentines feel more Latin American than Colombians, Colombians were quite insular to my surprise, knowing next to nothing about their neighboring countries. I found the average Colombian knew more about Miami than about neighboring Ecuador!
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