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That’s not what I meant. Sorry. I can see how what I said can be misunderstood.
I meant that the Hispanic culture encompasses every color in each respective Hispanic country. The Hispanic culture is more integrated than the American culture. For an example, an Afro Latino will fit in more with the white Hispanics in NYC than they will with black Americans, even though we come from the same people. In America, the black culture is a lot different than the white culture. I hope that makes sense.
I know that the Hispanic culture is different in each Latin country.
Generally speaking, the Spaniards were far less race-conscious than the English were back in the days when both were scrambling to claim territory in the Western Hemisphere. They had far fewer qualms about mixing with both the indigenous peoples and the imported African labor.
The legacy of that difference is what SouthernBoy205 described. It wasn't universal - the Communist revolution in Cuba also represented an uprising of the darker-skinned Cubans against the much whiter elite - but it does generally apply, and even Afro-Cubans and Euro-Cubans behave more alike than different.
That’s not what I meant. Sorry. I can see how what I said can be misunderstood.
I meant that the Hispanic culture encompasses every color in each respective Hispanic country. The Hispanic culture is more integrated than the American culture. For an example, an Afro Latino will fit in more with the white Hispanics in NYC than they will with black Americans, even though we come from the same people. In America, the black culture is a lot different than the white culture. I hope that makes sense.
I know that the Hispanic culture is different in each Latin country.
Ok that makes more sense. I think you have a point that compared to the US and Canada, they are relatively more integrated but there's definitely a class division there that is way more extreme than here, and that is nearly almost correlated with skin color. However, if you're of a certain socioeconomic strata, you generally communicate to those within your strata, even if the skin color is different
The Hispanics that end up in the US are all usually the lower middle class or below, so it makes sense that they have more in common with each other because they are from the same culture and most likely, socioeconomic strata.
Not to mention people generally feel more comfortable around those who speak their language than those who don't, no matter the color of their skin. This is more a human nature thing.
Generally speaking, the Spaniards were far less race-conscious than the English were back in the days when both were scrambling to claim territory in the Western Hemisphere. They had far fewer qualms about mixing with both the indigenous peoples and the imported African labor.
The legacy of that difference is what SouthernBoy205 described. It wasn't universal - the Communist revolution in Cuba also represented an uprising of the darker-skinned Cubans against the much whiter elite - but it does generally apply, and even Afro-Cubans and Euro-Cubans behave more alike than different.
That first part has as much to do with options of the same race, given that many Spanish(and Portuguese) “settlers” were strictly male and in turn, they picked accordingly. So, there is another dynamic that comes into play as well.
Agreed. I know Afro Panamanians in NYC and they identify with black people (AAs and Caribbeans) more than Hispanics. With Dominicans I would say it depends how black looking they are.
Ok that makes more sense. I think you have a point that compared to the US and Canada, they are relatively more integrated but there's definitely a class division there that is way more extreme than here, and that is nearly almost correlated with skin color. However, if you're of a certain socioeconomic strata, you generally communicate to those within your strata, even if the skin color is different
The Hispanics that end up in the US are all usually the lower middle class or below, so it makes sense that they have more in common with each other because they are from the same culture and most likely, socioeconomic strata.
Not to mention people generally feel more comfortable around those who speak their language than those who don't, no matter the color of their skin. This is more a human nature thing.
There is some truth to that because the Latino neighborhoods in NYC tend to have a mix of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Mexicans, and Ecuadorians
Agreed. I know Afro Panamanians in NYC and they identify with black people (AAs and Caribbeans) more than Hispanics. With Dominicans I would say it depends how black looking they are.
Many Afro-Panamanians aren't descended from Spanish slaves, but Jamaican workers who came to work on the Panama Canal. Many of the Jamaicans who were left behind kept their English names and still speak English, making assimilating into AA culture that much easier.
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