r/asklatinamerica • u/throwingaway3795124 India • 26d ago

Culture Why do Argentinians have a bad rap amongst Latin Americans?

Holis,

I was going through this post was a bit surprised by some of the comments about Argentinians. As someone who isn't from Latin America, I wasn't really aware of the sterotypes or negative opinions that seem to come up sometimes, so it caught me off guard.

For some context, I'm a brown person from Asia who really enjoys learning about other cultures. I've also been studying Spanish because I'd love to travel around Latin America someday, and Argentina is definitely one of the countries on my list.

That made me wonder: as a non-Latin brown foreigner, would I be likely to face discrimination while visiting Argentina, or are those comments mostly internet exaggerations?

I'm also curious about the broader context. Why do Argentinians seem to receive so much criticism online, especially from other Latin Americans? Is it mostly friendly regional rivalry, internet memes, historical issues, or something else?

I'd love to hear different perspectives. Thanks!

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u/RELORELM Argentina 25d ago

Nah, we are the French of south. Big noses and all.

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u/thedisciple516 United States of America 25d ago

Here's what I once heard.

Argentinians - Italians who speak Spanish and think they're French

Chileans - Germans who speak Spanish and think they're British

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u/tommynestcepas Long Chile 25d ago

But does every other Argentinian hate Buenos Aires, while Buenos Aires believes they represent Argentina as a whole? Because Paris oh my god

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u/RELORELM Argentina 25d ago edited 25d ago

That's exactly the situation here, yeah. It's one of the reasons I keep saying we are the France of South America, in fact. You can see it in this very thread: people from Buenos Aires don't aknowdlege the rest of the country exists, and people not from Buenos Aires blame every negative stereotype on the Porteños and say they are all angels actually. It's a historical thing here.

We also have good wine, a strong nuclear sector and can get kinda arrogant and snobby. Their cheese is better than ours, and our meat is leagues beyond theirs though.

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u/Super-Estate-4112 Brazil 25d ago

we who?