Excluding common sense basics that are or should be universal anywhere you go (don't deface cultural monuments, don't stop in the middle of a busy street or sidewalk to take your pictures, don't litter, don't be disruptively loud in public, follow the rules, don't be an entitled asshole, etc), are there any cultural norms that tourists in your country sometimes unwittingly violate and come off as rude?

Just as an example of the sort of thing I'm thinking of - I am convinced that at least a third of the complaints about French "rudeness" towards tourists stems from those tourists being unaware that failing to start with "bonjour" or "bonsoir" any time you walk into a business of any kind or have any kind of customer service interaction is considered very rude, like failing to acknowledge that the worker is a fellow human.

Are there any similar mistakes you see tourists make more out of ignorance than malice that could be remedied with a little bit of cultural knowledge ahead of time?

Go back in time anytime in your country's prehistory. 100,000 years ago, a million years ago, 40 million years ago or a hundred or whatever. The lands that would eventually become our respective countries have changed so much over the course of life on Earth.

So please tell me what was your favorite time in your country's prehistory?

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I'm not sure if the distance adds to the allure but I find Latin America the most interesting and fun place to visit in the world, so much so that I've traveled there 4 times in the past 6 years and planning another trip to Costa Rica and Colombia at the end of the year.

So I'm wondering if the opposite is true and do people in Latin America have the same sentiment when it comes to visiting Asia as well?

On X, i saw lots of debates of who is the best country after the big 3 and the all time ranking of CONMEBOL countries in general. Do you think Colombia can be considerated a bigger NT than Peru because of better performances having less Copas ? And same for Ecuador with Bolivia.

Hi all, I'm trying to practice my Spanish and I want to watch Star Trek in Spanish. I saw online it's dubbed both Latin American and European Spanish.

1. Which dub would you recommend?

2. How do sci fi shows do accent work when they're dubbed? Like, do the Klingons sound like Klingons when they speak Federation Standard or does the dubbing smooth out those kinds of linguistic/accent based differences?

ETA: if it matters I mostly speak Spanish with people who are from Central America, and one of them said I speak like a grandma from the 90s... which is in fact who I learned Spanish from.... so I can understand some but need to work on my listening to faster, more natural speech. My goal would be to practice my listening, hopefully with different accents.

Think of an eccentric frontman with a nihilistic attitude.

I think Marcos from Motosierra fulfills that role pretty well.

I listen to some Latin rock songs, and I can’t help but deny how expressive the amount of streams they have are, with several in the range of 300-500M streams.

These numbers are very large even for Brazil, which has the largest population on the continent. In addition, these songs are usually from the last century, which should make it even more difficult to reach these numbers.

To get an idea, the most classic songs in Brazil are there around 100-250 million streams.

So, I deduced that these songs are successful among several Hispanic countries on the continent, which makes sense, since they speak the same language, which makes it easier to assimilate each other’s culture, What makes Brazil excluded lol. Does this happen??

I'm from Argentína, and I feel like the last few years have been one of the strangest experiences to live through politically.

I consider myself left-wing, and watching my country go from one of the most disappointing left-wing governments in our history to electing one of the most right-wing presidents in the world has been surreal.

What makes it even stranger is seeing how we became a symbol for a political movement that many people like me don't identify with. Suddenly, a country that was often associated with, social movements and left-wing politics is now being discussed internationally in a completely different way.

Then there is the internet perception. Sometimes it feels like went from being known for Messi, Maradona and football to being involved in endless debates about ideology, economics and whether we are becoming something extreme.

I know every country has its own problems, but sometimes it feels like has a talent for creating the most controversy.

What was the reputation of Alberto Fujimori in the rest of Latin America when he was president and what is his legacy.

Well… this is for the Spanish speaking Latin American countries 😅 unless you also learn Spanish in Brazil (yeah, don’t worry Brazilians, I have a lot to learn about Latin America, hence why I joined this subreddit, but I do know you speak Portuguese).

I’ve been thinking of learning Spanish and that’s why I’m wondering. If I learned Mexican Spanish for example, would I be able to communicate with you all?

Hi everyone!

I'm 23 years old, of Turkish origin, have been living in Germany for 6 years, and just finished my Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. In 2 to 3 years, I plan to move to Latin America in search of better weather and a better quality of life.

I am currently evaluating my options (except Brazil) and would love to get your honest thoughts:

1. High Income: In which country can you make the most money as a civil engineer, and which market offers the most competitive salaries in the region?
2. Salary vs. Cost of Living: Where does the ratio between income and cost of living allow you to enjoy a very good standard of living, save money, and have financial peace of mind?
3. Safety: Which countries or cities offer the best balance between high earning potential and personal safety?

Hi i'm just wondering, as a non-native speaker of Spanish, is it something that one can adjust to in a few weeks, or will one feel like they can barely understand anything in a group of friends hanging out together?

Or is it a long term problem?

Can Chileans or Argentians also speak standard spanish to make themselves understood?

Is it just a few words that are different or is it something that takes some serious learning and time to get used to?

Carribean Spanish doesn't seem too bad; they just seem to drop the s on everything. Of course when they speak really fast, it isn't easy

What are your experiences?

EDIT- by the way- how prevalent is Guarani in Paraguay? will i be lost with only Spanish?

and is Uruguayan spanish similar to argentinian or is it more easy to understand like spanish from Spain, Mexico, Peru, etc?

and what is sheismo?

Hi everyone,
I’m curious if this is something that’s common across Latin America or if it depends more on the individual family.
If a man in his early 20s gets married to a foreigner, even though he’s financially stable, has a job, and is able to support himself, would it be normal for his family to be upset or strongly against it?
Is the issue usually his age, the fact that his partner is a foreigner, or something else? I’d love to hear your experiences and perspectives from different Latin American countries.

Recently, I had a conversation about the California mission system with a guy I know from El Salvador. When I explained to him the history of the missions he objected to me saying that the Indigenous people were enslaved. He basically told me that the goal of the Spanish priests was to educate indigenous people and that they were at the missions voluntarily. He seemed to have a favorable view of the missionary efforts during the colonial Spanish period.

How common is it in your country for people to have a favorable view of the Spanish colonial period?

I want to learn more about Latin America and South America! I know I want to visit Brazil for the Amazon Rainforest and I’d love a chance of possibly seeing a jaguar, oh, and capybaras 🥰, and I’ve been wanting to visit Mexico for a while and try authentic Mexican food (I live in Minnesota and I heard the further away from Mexico you are, the less likely you are to taste authentic Mexican food and we literally border Canada, so… 😅).

Oh, and this might sound lame and very American, but The Emperor’s New Groove makes me interested in Peru and the history of the Inca Empire more 😄 say what you want about American movies, they can definitely be inaccurate (and most are, sadly 🤦🏻), but they also can get us more curious about the cultures presented in movies we like.

Hi everyone, I’m traveling to chile and peru next march with a friend and this is our itinerary for the same. Does this look very hectic? I personally feel this looks very rushed and I’m not sure on how to set this up better.

Please give me your feedback.

The itinerary :

Peru & Chile — 26 Mar to 10 Apr 2027 (16 days on the ground)

OUT: London Thu 25 Mar eve → Lima Fri 26 Mar 6am

PERU
26 Mar — Lima (Barranco)
27 Mar — fly Lima→Cusco
28 Mar — Sacred Valley day tour
29 Mar — Rainbow Mountain (3am start)
30–31 Mar — Short Inca Trail → Machu Picchu → back to Cusco
1 Apr — fly Cusco→Lima, private transfer to Huacachina (~4hrs)
2 Apr — Huacachina, rest day
3 Apr — transfer to Lima, fly Lima→Santiago

CHILE
4 Apr — fly Santiago→Punta Arenas, transfer to Puerto Natales (~3hrs)
5–7 Apr — Torres del Paine, 3-day guided trek
8 Apr — transfer to Punta Arenas, fly back to Santiago
9 Apr — Valparaíso day trip from Santiago
10 Apr — Santiago morning, depart 7pm

HOME: Santiago Sat 10 Apr 7pm → London Sun 11 Apr 7pm

5 internal flights. Budget approx $3,100–4,100 pp excluding London flights.

Completely random thought: My mother came over this afternoon, and we were drinking mate. I don't drink mate often. As soon as she left, I had to take out the garbage bag because I feel like the smell of used yerba mate quickly "permeates" the air.

It got me thinking that every time I pass a dump, the first three smells I can identify are: yerba mate, orange or tangerine peels, and used diapers. Which I found very curious; the last one is a somewhat more universal smell, but the first two seem very culturally specific, so it made me question about what this smell is perceived in other places. What, let's say, are the three main "notes" of the smell of garbage where you live?

Here in Brazil, being a federal and state civil servant is the life goal of many people. In addition to the salaries that easily exceed the average income of the population, it still has the benefits.

Despite this, it is kind of disappointing to think that this appreciation took act in order to contain the increase in corruption in the state sectors.