- Jan 22, 2022
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I think that you do not give much merit to the cultural relationship that Spain has with Latin American countries, I guess for ignorance.Nah, I was just kidding bro
Does society in the USA really have that perspective?
I can understand that we are related to Latin Americans because we speak the same language, even because of some common cultural elements, but the reality is that we are separated by an ocean xD
Really, we Spaniards are more like people from North Africa or the Greeks. Latin Americans have indigenous features that are very identifying, and their culture is highly influenced by ancestral traditions. For us it is like confusing a Cameroonian or Guinean with a French because they speak the same language.
What we observe from Spain is that in the United States they relate an entire culture to the language, so when they joke about crime in Latin America (which in Spain we also joke xD) they say "Spanish" or "Spain", and that is not correct.
For example, in Spain, where we have a great sense of humor, we joke about the legality of firearms in the USA (I hope no one is offended by this) and when we joke about the negative consequences of this we say "American people" no " English people".
In fact, the culture of any Latin American country is largely shaped by Spanish heritage beyond the language, without underestimating the indigenous and african heritage that is also an important part of our culture.
For example, speaking of my México: the Charro culture, much of the gastronomy and the Catholic religion are directly things we have in common with Spain.
And so we can find examples in other Hispanic countries, so it is obvious that Spain belongs to the same cultural block as Latin America, and has more in common with it than with any european or african country (with some very specific exceptions, such as Equatorial Guinea or Western Sahara, because in these countries there was also a Spanish imperial presence).
But I agree that the "Spanish = criminal" joke makes no sense as Spain is one of the safest countries in the world, unlike Latin countries. But let's not ask too much from an american either, they usually don't know what's going on outside their country jajaja.
Saludos hermano.
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