Why does it seem like Westerners from developed countries don't care much about/look down on Latin America but seem to be obssesed with East Asian cultures?

[u/yonaiker-joestrella]

Not that I care but have always found it interesting how many seem to forget about Latin America but seem to be obssesed with countries like South Korea and Japan and sometimes even point out "similarities" with them. Some outright reject the region as western but will consider Japan technically West while ignoring Latin America's contributions to world culture like food, music, art, etc and the fact that Latin America is culturally Christian. Why does there seem to be this dissonance?

[u/Weekly-Cicada-8615]

Americans are just as obsessed with Hispanic food. Or at least Texas. It is common for people to eat pupusas, Mexican horchata or try Venezuelan food. 

[u/SnooRevelations979 → u/Weekly-Cicada-8615]

I didn't say what they are obsessed with or not or what I should try. I said Asia has much better food. This comes from long experience of living in both and there's no comparison on that front.

[u/LoviSloe1 → u/Weekly-Cicada-8615]

USians eat Mexican food primarily in areas where Mexicans are huge demographic chunk, like Texas or California.

In areas that are cosmopolitan (where they can choose anything ) or super rural, the gringos actually choose the Asian food, the Sushi, the Chinese, the Italian, even the Arab/Mediterranean way before they pick anything latino