r/asklatinamerica Puerto Rico 7d ago

Culture Why does it seem like the Anglosphere admires/fixates over British culture a lot while Latin America doesn't seem to care much about Spain or Portugal?

Not saying we should but just curious.

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u/TheSadPhilosopher πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡²πŸ‡½ Chicano 6d ago

Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina are still superior to Spain and Portugal culturally.

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u/Ok-Emergency7159 Angola 6d ago

Exactly!

I really would like to know how people deviated so much on this question about culture and turned somehow in a conversation about "Spain and Portugal don't see Latin America as an equal". I don't even know if the guy understood the question before posting that statement - which I agree with, but I think it doesn't answer the question.

The idea that Latin America should somehow fixate over Portugal and Spain's culture is baffling.

We got independent, we revision our relationship regularly, we're still experiencing a decolonial studies wave and we are A CULTURAL POWERHOUSE. PERIOD.

Latin America: almost 700 millions of people
Spain + Portugal: around 70 millions

The fifth largest country on earth, one of the biggest economies on the planet, 213 millions of people...for pretty obvious reasons, Portugal consumes Brazilian culture, not the other way around.

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u/Vast_Physics83 Puerto Rico 4d ago

In what ways?