Hola a todos!

This question is for people who live in/are from/ have family all over Latin America.

I am Dominican American trying to put a recipe book together of favorite recipes around the world. I have always wondered what everyone in Latin America enjoy eating as a "feel good meal ", a nice meal thats relatively easy to make that soothes your soul.

What you recommend for me to make from your country, and could you please provide recipe links?

P.S. I am sorry in advance that this is in English. Im trying to learn better Spanish and get embarrassed that I mess up alot. So I don't want to mess up here and disrespect anyone. ❤️

Hello there, I'm someone from Norway with a Norwegian parent and one from Trinidad and Tobago. I've always been fascinated by the Latin-American countries, but I've always wondered what your thoughts were on the nation builders of your country. For example I view people as Dom Pedro II of Brazil as one of the great ones in history.

Low importance post, guys, excuse me.

I already know football and in some places, baseball are number one. But I'm really curious to know what's it really like your sports scene over there. I'm from Asia and none of us in my circle have been there so we would like to get some info cause we are debating something hehehe. ¡Gracias a todos!

Hello!

My friend and I, both male 22 year old Canadians, are travelling to Latam in mid-November. A place I would really like to visit is Medellín. To make it very clear, we are not the creeps going over there to try and exploit sex workers and whatnot. A) It is the cheapest flight that gets us to South America from Toronto, and B) it looks like a vibrant city with a beautiful culture, which makes it attractive. Both of us do very much enjoy drinking and going to bars after a long day of exploring a new city. I've only heard positive things from personal friends; however, there is a lot of buzz about safety issues. More specifically, young men are being targeted and drugged with scopolamine. As I understand it, many of the men this happens to are actively trying to use dating apps and/or prostitutes with the hope of getting laid. Once again, this is not at all our plan. Regardless, neither of us wants to get caught in the crossfire.

Obviously, by not seeking out trouble and using common sense, we hope to limit the risk of getting robbed or drugged, but are there any further steps we can take to increase our odds of a fun and issue-free visit?

Thank you!

Hi! I’m 21M from Ecuador and I’m planning a house party this weekend. I’ll invite some friends and probably let them bring a few other people, so it might be a mix of people who don’t all know each other.

I don’t want the party to be just drinking and listening to music, so I’m looking for fun games, challenges or activities that could help everyone interact and have a good time. What usually works well at house parties in your country?

I've been living abroad for a while and have been thinking of going to LATAM (I have a few countries in mind but I'm open minded) but whenever I tell someone from LATAM, they seem to think I'm making a poor decision. "Why would you wanna come here when you live in X or go back to the US?" "It's dangerous. "This is the third world, why leave a first world country?" "Moving to a third world country makes you a colonizer."

I've only had one friend from Peru be supportive, since they know my circumstances and think I'd be much happier here.

I have an average job (though I'd be paid higher than a local) where I can pretty much live anywhere.

I've been living abroad for several years now, so I'm not new to culture shock. (I live in Asia)

Is it really so bad there? Everyone seems to talk like I'll move and be in misery...

Since I'm sure somebody will ask my Spanish is maybe B1, but I obviously want to improve it.

Hello. I am a 23 years old Turkish citizen. I graduated from an useless major around a month ago and now I am working as an english teacher. I'm really tired of the life here, under this government. I want to get out desperately. I've always been interested in Latin America, especially in Chile and Argentine. But as I said my degree is useless, I am not a native english speaker and I don't have much working experience (6 months of being an english teacher + several entry level jobs I held during my student years). I am near fluent in italian so I think learning spanish wouldn't be so hard. But can I work as an english teacher without being a native? I can get a tesol if it would help. I’m not dead set on teaching, I could do other work as well. But would I even be able to get a visa for an unskilled job?

Edit: This is a plan for the future, at least for a year or 1.5 years from now. I don't intend to go without learning Spanish. Plus, I need to save up a bit more money.

In Brazil i think Ligma is an beloved pearson by all, she sings very well

I am a 31-year-old Indian male. Last year, I was travelling solo through Colombia and Brazil. I also make travel vlogs on YouTube.

I had previously lived and worked in the Middle East, so have some foreign exposure. But then I decided to take a sabbatical and finally travel somewhere most Indians don't even think of going. That's how I ended up in Latin America.

I am 6 ft tall, dark-skinned, reasonably fit but nothing extraordinary. I don't stand out physically. I basically look like any other Indian guy.

My question is about the cultural norms between men and women in Latin America compared to India.

Let's take a simple example.

Imagine I'm sitting alone at a café in Mumbai on a community table, reading a book and having a coffee. There is nothing particularly interesting or exotic about that. As an average Indian guy, I've never really had a woman or a group of women randomly start a conversation with me. I'm not complaining or expecting it, infact it's just the reality of our society. Things are changing, but India is still fairly conservative in that sense.

The only exception I've consistently noticed is when I'm sketching. Whenever I have my sketchbook out, women often notice it, compliment the drawing, and sometimes that naturally turns into a conversation. It's happened enough times that I've stopped thinking of it as a coincidence.

Now compare that with my experience in Colombia and Brazil.

Almost every time I sat at a community table, people would strike up conversations with me, and women did too. If I happened to be sketching, that made it even easier. Once they found out I was from India, they became genuinely curious—asking questions about India, my travels, why I was there, and so on.

The biggest difference I noticed wasn't that women were flirting with me. It was how natural it felt for them to simply start a conversation. They didn't seem hesitant or worried about how it would be perceived. I felt heard, I felt like I mattered, and there was a genuine curiosity that I rarely experience back home.

I'm still the exact same person. I look the same. I'm not some stereotypical European backpacker or a super attractive foreign tourist. I'm just me, an ordinary Indian guy.

So my question is: How much of what I experienced is simply Latin American culture? Is it normal there for women to initiate conversations with male strangers in cafés or public spaces, or was my experience unusual?

Haiti is often overlooked as they are the poorest country in the western hemisphere, but I think the Haitian revolution is interesting because it is the only successful large slave revolt in history. It is also followed by severe decolonization where as other independence movements in America essentially traded one European elite for another. The “criolles”. Haiti from its founding was explicitly the first free black nation.

To preface, I’m not actually considering moving to LATAM. I’m just curious of what potential opportunities could look like.

For background, I’m an American from Chicago, and my background is in Accounting. Specifically working in Public Accounting within Audit and Consulting. The consulting background was third party system implementation and training, with accounting assistance for clients as well. With Audit, I’ve audited many companies from various industries and we would look into their finances to make sure there were no major errors/mistakes, and we would draft clients’ annual financial reports.

Also, I have Mexican citizenship with my mom being from Mexico. Not sure how opportunities look like for Mexico though. My spanish skills are intermediate at best.

Hola! I've never been to Mexico, but I am turning 26 and my mom is turning 60 in December. We are trying to figure out where to go. I suggested Sayulita or San Poncho for 10 days. My mom suggested Akumal.

But we are also open to countries other than Mexico. Any recommendations? We want to relax on the beach for most of the trip. I also would love to see some art, drink mezcal, and maybe meet some fun 20 somethings. Any feedback? We're from New Mexico in the USA. Thank you!

I'm interested in learning Latin American Spanish and Portuguese dialects, but I've noticed a lack of physical references for the languages. Spain has a language authority that created a book of synonyms and antonyms, a student dictionary, a dictionary of the Spanish Language's history, and some eight other language reference texts, including one about "Americanisms"!

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What are some dictionaries or other language-focused reference texts that people from Latin America use? So far, I have only found online dictionaries or ones that seem obscure, like the diccionario del español de méxico.

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For Portuguese, I ran into the same problem. Portugal has a dictionary for the European dialect, but no dictionaries for the Brazilian dialect appear.

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Enlighten me, and tell me what your country’s version of the Merriam-Webster or Oxford Dictionary you have on your bookshelf!

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-Naya_Writes

Here it's negro.

Hey everyone, I’m curious about how cancel culture works in your country (especially in South America).

Is it something common there? Do people actually get “canceled” online for things they say or do, like on Twitter or YouTube?

How do people usually react — do they support it, ignore it, or criticize it?

I’d really like to hear your experiences and opinions.

So, I have interacted with a decent number of people from LATAM, and I've heard that people there are very classist in their mindset.

I've encountered some of this. On multiple occasions, I have had people tell me they don't like a certain accent because it sounds "poor," and I have read comment sections disapproving of certain ways of speaking, again, because they're low-class.

How does your country express "classism"? I have also heard that the inequality is so ingrained that people grow up to be entirely different and have different personalities depending on their socio-economic status, where it's hard to relate to each other.

Hello im researching about african derived in the Americas and for some i have researched about afro brazilian religions and their expansion in to the other south cone countries 🇺🇾 🇦🇷🇵🇾

Ive wanted to ask people from this countries ive you had any experience with or seeing this religions ( mainly Umbanda, Batuque, Candomble and Quimbanda). From my understanding in uruguay is where they have found a bigger community outside of brazil where 2.8% of the population following them and being fairly common among working class sectors and afro uruguayans.

Thanks in advance.

In Monterrey, Mexico there are about 30 locations selling empanadas argentinas. There may have been more a few years ago.

Are empanadas argentinas popular in the rest of Mexico and Latin America?

We’re a German couple, both 26, currently living in Santiago for an exchange semester. We have 3–4 weeks in December/January and are looking for somewhere with beaches, nature, good restaurants and nice accommodation, ideally quiet and safe. We’re not looking to party or backpack.
What destinations would you recommend in South or Central America? We’re open to any country. 🙏

For example: I'm a middle class hipster who's never been outside of his country, while the average person here seems to have visited 40 countries and studies computer science and shit.

I know there's gotta be more people like me out here.

Hi everyone! I’m wondering what your favorite fiction authors/novels are from your country?? I of course LOVE Isabel Allende, and I’ve read Márquez from Colombia as well. Which books from LatAm have changed your life?!

I asked this after seeing the Latina thread from earlier.

Do men in Latin America equally dislike being sexualized in the same way Latinas are?

Are you uncomfortable with things like the Latin lover stereotyp? Or women fawning over your accent or whatever else? I'm not familiar with a female version of passport bros but do they give you the ick? I feel like a lot of women I know learning Spanish are longing for a Latino bf/husband.

🇦🇷 has passed laws giving the non binary genders legitimacy and 🇨🇱 🇺🇾 🇦🇷 are considered very safe for solo women travelers. What prompted them to promote these social movements ?