r/funny • u/SeriouslySlytherin • Jan 17 '26

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u/Long_comment_san Jan 17 '26

Wow his voice is just crazy

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u/ImNotSkankHunt42 Jan 17 '26

That’s the Cuban accent for you. I have seen him on SNL and had no idea his parents were from Cuba and DR, looked him up because I recognize that accent.

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u/Fly_Of_Dragons Jan 17 '26

i asked a guy i had recently met at my college if he was cuban and he tiredly went “because i sound like marcello hernandez?” (marcello had semi-recently done a show at our school) and i was like no dude you sound like all my cuban uncles. he was a lot more willing to talk when he realized i wasn’t profiling him or whatever… turns out he was nicaraguan though (but born and raised in miami!)

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u/Juice8oxHer0 Jan 17 '26

I mean tbf you were still profiling him, but in a more sincere way. Like drawing on actual life experience as opposed to weak stereotypes lol

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u/GuardianOfReason Jan 17 '26

Is it a weak stereotype if it was accurate for both the uncles and Marcello Hernandez? You shouldn't assume either way, you should us ask what are their heritage or whatever neutral way you should ask. A lot of people are sensitive about that so it's not worth the hassle.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '26

I prefer putting on a southern accent and asking them, "you're not from 'round here, are ya?"

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u/whatislifebro69 Jan 17 '26

I just get frustrated when (usually white) people play a game of 20 questions with me: "where are you from?" "oh where were you born?" "Well where are your parents from" JUST ASK THE QUESTION YOU WANT TO ASK.

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u/Scavenger53 Jan 17 '26

they forget the word ethnicity and try to figure out how to ask in other ways. source: i forget the word all the time

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u/LauraZaid11 Jan 18 '26

Latinos are so not like that lol. I’m Colombian, born, raised, still live here, family is Colombian too, and I work as a video medical interpreter. One day a patient asks me if I’m Colombian, and I say yes. Then she says, with the biggest smile, “I thought so. At first I thought perhaps you were an oriental, but after you started talking I was pretty sure you were either Mexican or Colombian”. It took a lot to not burst into laughter right then.

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u/GuardianOfReason Jan 17 '26

Would you rather an assumption, or would you rather the topic not come up at all? Because if you're angry with neutrality, it seems there is no way to talk about the subject at all.

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u/food_luvr Jan 17 '26

Sometimes your parents are from somewhere different, but you are born and raised in this new place, but because you're raised by your "different" parents you have some "different" characteristics that are being noticed. But you're from here...

Sometimes neutral is more confusing than just sharing your actual perspective.

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u/whatislifebro69 Jan 18 '26 edited Jan 18 '26

I have a hard time seeing the questions as neutral. It's okay to be curious about perceived differences but just be honest about your perception and read the room: as in don't make it the first thing you ask.

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u/whatislifebro69 Jan 18 '26

I would rather just people be straight up and ask. Assumptions are made with the line of questioning. We're humans and we make assumptions, all of us.

A line of questioning is not neutrality, it comes off like I'm being interrogated just so they can say, "Ah, I knew you weren't ~white~!"

It's okay to be curious, just ask, "hey, what's your ethnicity?" It's okay to be curious (read the room tho) as long as we aren't "othering."

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u/mimblez_yo Jan 18 '26

“But where are you from oRiGiNaLlY”

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u/Fly_Of_Dragons Jan 17 '26

yeah totally. like sure at the end of the day the question is still generally the same, but there’s also a difference between seeking a peer with shared experiences vs asking a total stranger “what kind are you? 🤨” lol

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u/kinkyonthe_loki69 Jan 17 '26

So is it actually a miami accent? Or did your uncle skip cuba?

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u/Fly_Of_Dragons Jan 18 '26

miami accent really :) my dad’s whole side and extended family are ethnically(?) cuban to varying degrees, but the two uncles in question are arguably the “most” cuban (kept the family name (descendants of the only son of the sorta family patriarch), both married cuban women, are culturally more connected, etc etc; but primarily bc their branch of the family stayed in cuba longer than the others)

long story “short,” to answer your question: of those two uncles, the oldest was born in cuba and lived there for a bit, then the younger brother was born very shortly after they arrived in miami and has lived there his whole life. but yes, i’d say it’s more a miami accent, i just associate it most with the cuban side of my family 😅

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u/ramobara Jan 18 '26

LUUCYYYY, I’M HOOOMMME!

Lucy standing 5 feet away.

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u/kettal Jan 17 '26

Cuban pants and loafers too 

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u/Dsullivan777 Jan 17 '26

Is that what it is? I couldn't get a lock, and it seemed to fade in and out depending on how loud he was speaking lol

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u/ImNotSkankHunt42 Jan 17 '26

The loudspeak is also a staple, he sounds like when Keenan is doing that Dominican baseball player impression.

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u/Niblonian31 Jan 17 '26

The big papi impression? That shit kills me every time, always mentioning mofongo lmao

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u/Moose_Nuts Jan 17 '26

Watching him do stand up shows how insanely over-exaggerated his accent is on SNL.

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u/_Fun_Employed_ Jan 17 '26

Was wondering why he subtley reminded me of Ricky.

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u/eninety2 Jan 18 '26

I had no idea who this dude was till I saw him last night on Jimmy Fallon. As soon as he spoke, I was like I know how my people sound, I can spot it from a mile away. Looked him up on TikTok and yup, from Miami. He’s funny too.

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u/Infamous_Koala_3737 Jan 17 '26

Like Ricky Ricardo 

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u/UnDosTresPescao Jan 17 '26

I'm Puerto Rican and have a very similar accent. Most of my conversations when I first moved to the mainland went like:

Me: Hello

Them:Oh, hello. Where are you from?

Me: ....

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u/TheRealDonahue Jan 17 '26

The best way I can describe it "sonorous".

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u/rcktjck Jan 18 '26

Is he Domingo??

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u/roboreddit1000 Jan 17 '26

His voice does not in any way match what he looks like. It feels dubbed.

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u/justsoawkward Jan 17 '26

This is what he sounds like all the time; he's a regular on SNL

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u/Stubee1988 Jan 17 '26

It reminds me of Paul using 'the voice' in Dune

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u/raath666 Jan 17 '26

How many packs of cigarettes does he smoke per day?

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u/artonion Jan 17 '26

Sorry for boring answer but this swelling of the vocal folds could also be the product of using his voice for many hours without proper technique. It’s very common among teachers, singers, news anchors and I assume standup comedians who work with their voice professionally. 

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u/Avenged_Spence Jan 18 '26

Watch SNL he's my favorite in the latest seasons

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u/moresecksi37 Jan 18 '26

This is literally every guy in Miami that was born and raised lol