r/asklatinamerica • • 10h ago

Best and worst experiences with airport immigrations?

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For those who travel in the region, what have been your best and worst experiences coming into a country in Latam with airport staff or border control? I'm curious to know if there are trends like people from X tend to feel Y in Z country or what not.


r/asklatinamerica • • 9h ago

Culture How popular is Halloween in your area?

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r/asklatinamerica • • 16h ago

r/asklatinamerica Opinion Argentines, what is your honest opinion of your president, Milei?

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r/asklatinamerica • • 15h ago

Language Does your country also have a non-latin language, and which is the most popular one?

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Obviously, in Latin America, Romance languages tend to predominate, but many countries still have some indigenous languages that are alive, or specific creoles and non-latin languages that have appeared over time, which are the most popular ones in your country?


r/asklatinamerica • • 19h ago

Latin American Politics [Serious] Uruguay just created a path for permanent residency for Cuban asylum seekers. How are Cuban asylum seekers perceived across Latin America?

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We've all seen the conversation around Venezuelans asylum seekers. My own country has normalized about 100,000 of them. I know much less about Cubans.

What are your thoughts? Do you see Cuban asylum seekers or migrants in your country? How are they perceived compared to Venezuelans?


r/asklatinamerica • • 2h ago

Culture Pop Punk in South America

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Hi, i really enjoy Punk and even tho i enjoy bands from Latin America such as Catarsis Liberada, 2 Minutos, Paranoia, Nihilismo, 2 Minutos....etc

I want to know about Pop Punk bands in Latin America, i will make a list of the ones i know about.

1 - PXNDX (México)

2 - Allison (México)

3 - Massapan (México)

4 - Taller Para Niños (México)

5 - Bye Sami (México)

6 - Chingazado de Kung Fu (México)

7 - Big Spin (México)

8 - Hule Spuma (México)

9 - Seguimos Perdiendo (México

10 - Diazepunk (Perú)

11 - Asmereir (Perú)

12 - El Patio de Aliz (Perú)

13 - 40 Gramos (Perú)

14 - Sin Censura (Colombia)

15 - Tom Sawyer (Colombia)

16 - Citoyens (Colombia)

17 - 69 Segundos (Ecuador)

If anyone has recs i will appreciate it a lot, would like to hear more honestly


r/asklatinamerica • • 16h ago

Culture What's a song that instantly takes you back to a specific moment growing up in your country?

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I'm based in London and asked a similar question in a UK subreddit earlier. I wasn't expecting much, but people started sharing these amazing little memories, from childhood holidays to family kitchens and nights out decades ago.

What I loved was how specific the stories were. Sometimes people could even remember the smells, sounds and tiny details of that moment.

It made me really curious about the memories people associate with music across Latin America, especially songs I might never have come across.

It doesn't have to be a famous song, or even one from your country.

What's the song, and what particular moment or place does it take you back to?

Would love to hear the little details!


r/asklatinamerica • • 22h ago

Culture Which is/was more popular in your country? Luis Miguel or Julio Iglesias?

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Also: which do you personally prefer?


r/asklatinamerica • • 23h ago

Culture Old Educational Alchemy related science show in 1990s/2000s Brazil

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Ok so do Any of You guys from Brazil remember a Portuguese speaking show that Aired in Brazil in either the 1990s or early 2000s i have heard about this show from another post on reddit asking about the same thing and it really got me curious it was basically an educational science show but it treated all the experiments as Magic and Not science it had a thin dark haired male alchemist like host and a female co host with dark hair and pig tails and bows she apparently played a key role in this program for the main ingridients for the experiments the show took place in a dark creepy Castle or laboratory with a few wooden furnitures and lots of gothic vibes it Aired on Tv Cultura in Brazil or maybe Tv Futura on Weekday Afternoons apparently does Anyone Here know This Shows Name?


r/asklatinamerica • • 1d ago

History What historical periods/events are most poorly taught or understood in your country?

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For example I'm from the US and in my experience despite the huge number of crazy things our government did around the world during the Cold War in the name of anti-communism that still influence world events today, only a few really get covered in history class or popular media and thus most don't stick in the average person's mind.


r/asklatinamerica • • 14h ago

Gringo speaking in espanol without asking?

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Gringo aqui de Los Estados Unidos

I speak basic Spanish and trying to practice with Hispanics/Latinos.

95% of the time the people are great and seem to appreciate the effort even when I mess up. However, I don’t want to assume somebody speaks it.

If I hear speaking speaking it, am I ok to use it using English? Even if just normal interactions. For example, you need to pass somebody “discuple or con Permiso” or “gracias” or “buenas dias” etc in a greeting or when somebody holds the door.

Basically, in the US, I don’t want to assume someone’s language based off their appearance. Or is it better to ask before speaking? Or if they are struggling with English, ask if Spanish is easier for them?

Gracias todos!


r/asklatinamerica • • 18h ago

Politics (Other) How is Benjamin Netanyahu seen in your country? And if his coalition loses the Knesset election later this month, does your perception on Israel changes? (for me, no)

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r/asklatinamerica • • 1d ago

Culture What is your favorite line from a song from your country?

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I’d like some recommendations for songs with great lyrics!


r/asklatinamerica • • 1d ago

Do you consider yourself sexually positive or negative

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Are you one of the people that thinks everything is getting pornographic and every single thing is getting sexualized and our culture is decaying and that media is promoting degeneracy, or do you consider that everyone who complain about sexualization in media is a pro censorship conservative puritan or an annoying virtue signaling feminist, or do you have a more middle point, what is your position.


r/asklatinamerica • • 2d ago

Latin American Politics Brazilians, what do you think of The Strokes posting a picture in favor of Lula?

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r/asklatinamerica • • 2d ago

Language Are there accents from other countries that many people in your country find annoying?

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Are there accents from other countries that many people in your country find annoying?

In the Middle East many people consider some dialects to be annoying.


r/asklatinamerica • • 2d ago

Whenever I see the red bracelets to ward off the evil eye, they're advertised for babies. Is that style of them specifically a baby thing? Or do adults wear them too?

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Sorry for the malformed thought, I'm a bit tired and Google is failing me at the moment.


r/asklatinamerica • • 2d ago

Culture Do you consider Brazilian genres to be what is known as Latin music?

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Or is it regarded to the Hispanic genres alone, such as reggaeton, salsa, cumbia, etc.


r/asklatinamerica • • 2d ago

Does your country have shanty town, and which is the most iconic one?

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r/asklatinamerica • • 2d ago

r/asklatinamerica Opinion What is something people in your country pretend not to care about but secretly care about a lot?

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r/asklatinamerica • • 1d ago

Why are some people from Latin America offended by Americans calling themselves “Americans” and insisting on using “United-Statesian”

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At first I thought it was people directly translating “estadounidense” but I’ve seen some people say they get annoyed and make a point of saying “United-statesian” because the US isnt the only country in the Americas and attribute it to some sort of ignorance or America centric thinking on our end.

But frankly I just think it’s because saying “I’m United States of American” is way too much to say so we just shorten it to “I’m American” seeing as there aren’t any other countries in the American continents that have the word “America” in them.

I might be poking the bear with this one but it just seems like a strange hill to die on. There’s plenty of other things that the world can be angry at us about but this one just seems silly to me.


r/asklatinamerica • • 1d ago

Culture Is Gabriel García Márquez half-Mexican?

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Today I was wondering whether Gabriel García Márquez could be considered half-Mexican, given that he spent half his life in Mexico and died there. To me, at least, he is half-Colombian and half-Mexican.


r/asklatinamerica • • 2d ago

Latin American Politics Latin common coin

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If Latin America and the Caribbean had an economic, political, and housing union modeled after the European Union and a common currency what would be the ideal name for that currency?

Si América Latina y el Caribe tuvieran una unión económica, política y habitacional siguiendo el modelo de la Unión Europea, y contaran con una moneda común, ¿cuál sería el nombre ideal para dicha moneda?


r/asklatinamerica • • 3d ago

Does LatAm have the most influential flora?

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Things that came from Latin American flora :

Sugar, Tobacco, Chocolate, Vanilla, Potato, Corn, Tomato, Coca, Pineapple, Peanuts, Avocado, Chilli Peppers


r/asklatinamerica • • 2d ago

What do you think would be a good minimum salary to target for a digital nomad in latam?

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Assuming every 1.5 months moving to a new location within the same country and every 3 months to a different country.
Most of the time working and traveling just on weekends.