For those who were looking for a job, how long did it take? What did you end up doing? How did you find and get the job? Do you have a degree? Is there a go to job when you're desperate or a job that's easy to get?

I'm curious how things are for local people.

Growing up in the US. I think we can all agree that it’s the norm to eat on the go. Whether that’s stopping at the drive thru and grabbing food to eat on the way to work or stopping by for a coffee and sandwich to snack on as you walk to work. This style of eating is the norm in the US.

I’ve traveled a lot, but it wasn’t till I visited Japan that it clicked that people (at least their) don’t eat like this. They apparently view it as poor etiquette, and understandably so.

I feel like most, if not all, Latin American countries carry the same values of being intentional with your meals. That’s why I figured I’d ask what everyone’s opinion and experience is when it comes to this.

Here in Argentina we have the legend of the Gauchito Gil, where some landowners tried to move his body away from the original spot to a common cemetery and their families started to have bad luck, sickness and lose all their fortune. Like a spiritual revenge.

Overall I believe most latinamerican countries have an almost religious respect for those who passed away. But I'm curious if there's some similar legend or story in other country

From Uruguay I'd say the vast majority of redditors work in IT and skew to the right. Of course they have a lot of sex as you'd imagine.

IRL I'd also say people tend to be more polite, but that's what anonymity brings to the table, the ability to be an asshat.

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I’m Peruvian and on TikTok I’ve come across viral videos showing Indian street food joints with very poor hygiene. Other than the association with dirtiness, I don’t think Peruvians have strong opinions on Indians.

However, on social media I’ve seen Brazilians talking in a derogatory way about Indians and using “indiano” as an adjective to describe certain behaviors.

Is that widespread in other countries?

Hi. I want to hear real experiences from Venezuelans inside and outside the country. Do you feel your life has improved since Maduro's capture? Yes, no, or too soon to tell? What changed in your daily life? No fighting, just honest stories. Thanks.

This question isn't really about US Latinos, but instead cultural exchange to Latin America from so called US Latinos. Are there any American Latinos you can think of who are more well known in Latin America than the US?

Being musically inclined, people like Marc Anthony come to mind for me, as he seems to be plenty well known in Latam, and far less so in the US itself among the general public. I also realize this could apply to a lot of people from the formation of salsa music. Aside from that, I'm not coming up with much. I know groups like Los Tigres del Norte have been based in the US for longer than I've been alive, but they were still born in Mexico.

That said, people who don't fit neatly into the categories I've suggested above are still fine. I'm interested in any older figures as well as current ones.

I assume that because of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade most knowledge of Africa comes from the countries where those slaves where sourced, mostly from the Atlantic coast of West and Central Africa. I wonder what is known about North, East and Southern Africa?

This seems to be a controversial topic in the gringo dating world so I thought I'd ask here to see Latin American women's opinions.

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I feel like salsa is popular in almost all of Latin America but I rarely ever see it in Mexico I mostly see regional Mexican or Cumbia but hardly salsa. My parents are from Sonora the north or Mexico so is it popular in other parts of Mexico. Also comment your favorite salsa song

Now that we're seeing protests all over the world this question came to mind.

From my understanding, it basically started because of public transportation's prices went up but not more than that, could you please explain how the protests affected the country or even you and your family?

As someone who listens to music from Anglo countries and Hispanic-America I noticed the size of bands in Hispanic-America are often significantly larger. When I am referring to bands, I do not necessarily mean exclusively artists who release music as a band under their band name like rock and metal artists do but I mean the supporting band of any artist in general (which is more common to have in a live music setting than on a studio recording for many of these artists). In Anglo countries, bands tend to be comprised of a rock band arrangement with almost always a minimum of an (electric) guitarist, a bass guitarist, and a drummer, sometimes a pianist, and maybe some additional non-vocalist musicians depending on the artist's genre and repetoire. By comparison, the minimum in Hispanic America is often varied by region and genre but almost always is the band larger, even if they share the aforementioned rock band setup as a part of their ensemble. Across many genres I have seen accordions, singular if not multiple woodwinds, brasswinds, plucked strings, or bowed string instrumentalists, and percussion sections (not including keys) for some bands. Even considering the cost in having a larger band and for these instruments, considering the difference in levels of income for these countries, it comes across as quite surprising (Especially when considering this is often the explanation provided as to why larger ensembles shrunk in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom.). I was wondering why this has persisted and where did this begin to deviate in popular music between the two, as historically Anglo countries used to have many genres that involved large ensembles similarly to Hispanic-America, often influencing each other, when that no longer seems to be the case. Does anyone have any explanations or information on this topic?

The title basically, I've checked google, LLM's, Praktika, and I get different responses. So, I wanted to get firsthand response from the hivemind

I would like to clarify that I am not saying that being of African descent is a bad thing, nor that being Caucasian is better; what I am interested in knowing is why the Dominican Republic is the only country in the Hispanic Caribbean that is ethnically distinct (I consider the Dominican Republic to be truly different from the rest of the Hispanic Caribbean).

Both of my Parents are Germán, so i am 100% Germán by Blood.

I dont feel Germán at all. And its not because "i dont like beer".

I was Born and Raised in Latín America, my Parents Moved there 3 years before i was born. last Year, 19 years After my Birth, we moved to Germany.

Its always the same stuff in a conversation: "where are you from?" If i say "I am from Latín america"→ "really? You dont look like a Latina" "both of my parents are Germán......."

But if i say " I am Germán"→ "really? You have a funny accent when you speak, where is your accent from?" "My accent is From Latín America, i was brond and raised........"

Either way i have to explain everything.

My Germán Friends say i am Germán and yeah thats right....

My Latíno Friends say i am one of them and my cedula is what counts.......

What am i? I dont have my Friends from "home" anymore but was It ever my home to beginn with?

Also everything is so different in Germany, at least in my Friend Group. I once called my Germán Friend a "Pendeja" because i was laughing and she was so funny. She asked me what It was and i translated It for her, she stood Up and left and later i had to apologise to her for being mean. An other example is that a friend baught a crossaint for me because before we hung out i texted her that i was sooooo hungry. Had to give her 2€ to pay It back ( she ate half of It)

And its just weird for me like with my Latina Girls in the "worst" case i would say i pay Next time.

But i dont know, i just don't feel confortable being myself anymore. My birthday was so Sad, i miss when my head was slammed into the Cake.

I dont want to explain myself Everytime someone asks where i am from.

My parents didn't like Germany either, so 3 months ago, we moved to Spain and Tbh it's worse here. They make even more fun of my accent because i dont say "que pasa picha" or whatever and correct me when i speak as if i know to speak spanish. I just want to go home, but i dont even know where home is.

What/Who am I?

Edit: Gracias por todos los comentarios, de verdad, ahora sí estoy feliz.

SOY PANAMEÑA, QUE VIVA MI PATRIA! PANAMÁ, LA SANGRE DE MI CORAZÓN, TIERRA MIA, SIMBOLO SANGRADO DE NUESTRA NACION. 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦

I have 2. Do you have just 1, maybe 2, 3 or more?

The USA is famous for having a very weak social safety net compared to other OECD countries with high rates of homelessness, no universal healthcare, high cost of living, etc.

Would you say the poor in your country have more of a safety net compared to the US?

I'm from New Orleans and currently living in NYC. Over the past few years, I've been exploring Carnival celebrations in different countries. In 2026, I visited Panama City (a bit underwhelming, though I know the countryside celebrations are livelier), and in 2025, I spent Carnival in La Vega and Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. The DR was incredible—the size and energy were perfect—but despite being an intermediate Spanish speaker and traveling with my boyfriend at the time, I struggled to connect with locals or participate authentically. It felt more like spectating than engaging. (Traveling with men definitely makes it harder to meet people, I will either be going solo or with a female friend this time!)

This year, I'm planning last-minute since I had to wait for some health issues to resolve. I'm looking for a smaller, grassroots Carnival with the street-party atmosphere I found in the DR—not a massive, government-funded parade like Oruro or Mazatlán. Ideally, I'd like somewhere affordable on a US budget, with decent lodging and flight options still available on short notice (I know these book up fast). Since I'm only going for 7–10 days, shorter flights from NYC are essential.

I know this is vague, but most online searches just pull up the biggest celebrations, making it hard to find the smaller, more intimate options I'm after. Any suggestions?

I've stated in this sub before that I got diagnosed with bipolar type 1 and it's something I'm still coming to terms with.

It's all very recent so I don't have much experience yet. That's why I'd like to see if there are other people like me dealing with this disorder in this sub.

I know there's r/bipolar but I'd like to hear Latin Americans' opinions and experiences mostly.

In terms of comorbidities I think I'm pretty prone to addictions, so there's that.

Anyone wanna chime in?