How do Brits view Latin people and culture ?

[LocoLatino]

After some time living in the US…more and more people there seem to not like us Latin people.

So thinking on maybe stopping by the UK to move on and get a new experience there

However, not sure what to expect on culture differences, economy, etc

Who knows? Could maybe find the one in the UK lol. If there is any interest

Not a guaranteed move in but just a thought

If I give you my advice? Don’t come to the UK if you don’t have to because it’s on its arse. The weather is depressing constant scare mongering and id not class it as safe.
my opinion on Latin people? First thing that comes to my mind is I’d personally they seem to all me quite good looking, strong minded

The only thing that came to mind as a very generalised thing, is that Latino woman are known for being hot headed.

I agree that I would never use the term hispanic or latino. I'd expect someone to say 'I'm Mexican' or 'I'm from Brazil but grew up in America' etc. I grew up abroad and I don't say 'I'm Caucasian'. I say 'I was born in X and have lived in the UK 24yrs'.

One thing you will notice OP is the fresh vegetables and fruit will be different to home. Avocados can be hit and miss and often disappointing here along with many tropical fruits. Outside of large cities, it might be difficult to find specific fruit/veg or spices you might often use. Many supermarkets now have a range of Asian and Sth East Asian spices and 'some' dried peppers and spices you might use, but you might need to order online for specialist things.

I have seen many people talk on how depressing the weather is and how some people aren’t too friendly.

Also heard the economic status is not going so well too

Funnily enough, I was chatting to a Mexican (friend of friends) in the pub before the England/Argentina match and he was explaining why most Mexicans would be rooting for England. Had he not mentioned it, I would have guessed he was Spanish or Portuguese.

Maybe the UK census says otherwise, but there aren’t a huge number of Latin/Central Americans in the UK (it is probably 1-2% max, especially outside the big cities).

Most that we would encounter here either have well paid professional or academic jobs or run the limited number of proper Mexican/Brazilian restaurants.

If a “Latino” speaks English with an American accent I would assume they are from America and perhaps ask which State they are from if I was trying to make small talk at a party.

Latin America is where Brits go on fancy off-grid holidays.

I used to live in south Florida, where the concentration of Cuban Americans is high, I loved the culture and energy they brought with them. I have some life long Cuban American friends. I don’t know many here in the NE of England, whether that’s because they’re simply just integrated or whether I just don’t notice, I don’t know really, lol. I do know one Mexican lady who has lived here since the 80’s, she is obviously Mexican to look at, long black hair in plaits, colourful clothing, a real traditional Mexican look, she’s fantastic. She’s had children here, so she’s very much here to stay, but has a wide group of friends and family now.

I’m curious about why you differentiate between Catholics & Christians, @LocoLatino?

The weather is depressing? We’ve had blazing sunshine and 25-35C for like 6 weeks now

Hola Loco Latino !

Me gusto mucho los latinos.
Me gusta la comida y la cultura Latinas. Pero no me gustan las corridas de toros. No es cultura, es tortura.
Estoy aprendiendo español en este momento pero hay muchísimos dialectos.
Mi professoria de donde Santiago de Compostella.
Me gustaría ir allí alguna vez. Me gustaría ver el Botafumeiro.
Mi sacerdote habla español. Se formó en Valladolid.

Los mejores deseos

HOLAAAAA cómo estas señorita

Me encanta que te gustan los Latinos y Latinas!

Estoy de acuerdo contigo en lo que dices de los toros. Pobrecito animales ellos no merecen eso

Aúnque que sí es cultural en algunas partes no es correcto

But are you Mexican? As in, have you lived in Mexico and do you have a Mexican passport?

The British view heritage VERY differently to Americans. If you were born and grew up in America, then most British people will see you as American and will think it peculiar if you describe yourself as Mexican. Similarly, in my experience anyone born, raised and living in the UK will refer to themselves primarily as British even if they have say Indian parents.

If you are in fact American, you’re much more likely to be perceived this way than Mexican/Latinx for the most part I would say.

Yes and yes. All you have to do is go to an interview for double citizenship

Why do you ask you want to come 😂?

No, I’m just saying as a Brit I would think you a bit odd if you described yourself as Mexican but had never even lived there and did not have citizenship.

Whereas in the US I know it’s common to say you’re, for example, Irish or Italian without ever having visited there.

I just wanted to make sure you were asking the right questions here as your parents heritage is much less relevant in the UK than the US.

As others stated, I don't think there is a specific issue. However, much like the USA, the UK is becoming less than welcoming to others now, it's abysmal quite frankly.
Of course, if feel like moving here, please please holiday around here first.

It’s simply not an issue in the U.K., Latin though tends to mean Italian here. People really don’t care where you are from as long as you are a productive member of society, the issues with incomers is around benefits not working. Getting a visa isn’t straightforward though

As a Brit, I think of people by where they come from, ie where they were born - Mexican, Brazilian, Venezuelan Argentinian etc.

Different languages Portuguese, Spanish, there are even some South Americans who speak Welsh.

Different cuisines, different climates.

Political allies and disagreements, the Falklands obviously, but others too. I've worked with someone from Brazil, several from Uraguay.

There are so many variables. The closest I've been so far, Tobago and Mexico City. 😊

I think Brits view South American countries very positively and probably romanticise them, think they are cool places to come from. We don’t know enough about them to know about issues with emigration, drug lords and gangs. My SIL is from one of these countries which did have that reputation and she and her family now live in the UK and US and very happy to be there. She is very proud of her culture and heritage but her country wasn’t safe for them to live in. She married my brother and their children are both bilingual. She is a very happy, outgoing and vibrant person. She is viewed positively by other Brits and hasn’t experienced any racism.

The UK doesn't really use the phrase "Latin" in that way.
I also find (by living in a very multi cultural part of London) that people who would probably get called Latino or Hispanic in the USA just get called "white" in the UK.

My best friend in primary was half Colombian and her mum was fantastic. I've been to Brazilian cultural events too and that was fun. But I'd say most UK people won't know a huge number of people from that part of the world.

The area my family lives in NW London has a large Brazilian population though.

I've had no bad vibes from anyone put it that way. But there are bad people everywhere.

I’ve been to 7 South American countries on separate trips and I’ve also employed South Americans and I can’t think of any common overall personality traits. I only speak English so it’s not as though I could easily get to know a lot of people while I’ve been in South America.
There are definitely countries where you get a general feeling that a proportion (but not all) of people are ruder or less friendly than in other places and there are definitely countries where some (but not all) locals are more likely to treat you in a dishonest or disrespectful way but I wouldn’t put any South American country that I’ve been to in those categories but I’ve just been to normal tourist destinations.

On a really basic level there isn't any particular feeling against or for South Americans/Central Americans.

There's probably some stereotypes on a very basic scale on some countries
Mexicans - say "hey gringo", drug cartels, wear massive hats and eat burritos.
Colombia- cocaine producers
Peru- the andes, Paddington Bear and machu Pichu
Bolivia - hat
Chile- is skinny
Costa Rica- rain forests
Brazil - carnival, sexy, good at football and dancing speak Portuguese
Argentina - arseholes who are a bit racist and better than us at football. Est a lot of meat.
Venezuela- having a shite time due to trump
Puerto Rico - Bad Bunny, bad prisons
Paraguay/Uruguay/ - both play football not very well
The rest - no one knows anything about unless they are been there.

I would probably consider you Hispanic rather than American as this seems like be norm in America in my experience spent a lot of time in California)

My friend is from Colombia he often says he is from Peru or Brazil as people are overly interested in him being Colombian or he plays into the idea many have about Colombian’s and tells them yes I was part of the cartel I had to escape and I knew Pablo Escobar but I don’t like to talk about it - it brightens their day

I think we tend towards to have formed an idea that South Americans are very gregarious, love a party and life is all around that it’s not a bad opinion but rather a shallow one or of course drugs/cartel related

it’s a touch of the exotica different from our life and exciting

I don’t think Mr Chitty would be impressed by that, we’ve been married for over forty years!

Haha it was joke no worries. And wow over forty years! Must love each other a lot!

We don’t have a huge part of the population who identify as Latino/Latina or Hispanic in the UK.

There are still racist and xenophobic arseholes here, for sure. Theyre probably too busy hating ‘Muslims’ to bother much about people from Latin America, though!

I am a Londoner and grew up in an area that has historically had a large Brazilian community. I also had school friends with parents from Cuba, Dominican Republic, Columbia and Mexico. They didn’t tend to group themselves together in the same way, and were more proud and identified with their individual nationalities than with all being from a Spanish (or Portuguese) -speaking country.

Oh and by "Asian", Brits mean people with south Asian heritage i.e. Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. I believe US-ians refer to this group as "Indians", and call people from China etc Asian.
So there are plenty of different terms you can confuse yourself over 😅