The person in the tweet is American so I used the American census definition. I’m pretty confident any reputable source doesn’t count “loving hard” as a valid reason to identify as Latino.
According to the American census people from the Middle East get lumped in with white people, and are basically not counted, even though it is a distinct region with a distinct culture, and there was a lot of profiling going on after 9/11 where certain Americans thought every person from that area was Muslim, and every Muslim was a terrorist (all things they were confidently incorrect about). My belief in the census being a good definition for anything is pretty low with this being how they count. It seems they only break out a special group if it’s politically popular to do so. I noticed this when I was filling out the 2020 census form.
I’ve always been curious why Latinos get their own question, then the rest of the world gets another. Meanwhile, Lebanese and German people are lumped together… what?
The Middle East gets overlooked in the UK too. My dad is Irish, my mum is half Iranian and half English. She usually ends up ticking the “mixed - other” box. I can’t recall if the UK even has an “hispanic” option.
In the UK? My favourite restaurant is an independent Spanish tapas bar! It’s only a 15 minute walk away so I eat there more than my waistline would like! Isn’t there a tapas chain in the UK too? I can’t think of the name now. But yes, I wish there were more!
Condescending much? A large part of this thread is discussing the difference between Latino (from the Latin American region) and Hispanic (of Spanish decent). Americans might use the word interchangeably, but not in Europe. Spanish cuisine is not the same as LatAm cuisine. It is influenced by it, but it’s not the same.
A very obvious example is a “tortilla”. In Spain it is an omelet made with a base of potato, egg and onion. In LatAm a tortilla is a corn bread used to make tacos, fajitas, quesadillas, burritos etc. None of the latter are considered Spanish cuisine.
The Mediterranean sea is a huge influence on hispanic food; seafood and shellfish dominates the south. Paella is Spain’s national dish, pescaito frito and calamari and are very common. Cured meats, olives, aubergine and tomatoes are also staples.
Tequila, mescal, “frijoles” (literally not a word a Spanish person would use) avocado, chilli, and stewed meats are all much more common in LatAm than they are in Spain. LatAm food tends to be spicer, relying on peppers and chilli powder whereas Spanish food is more about the aroma than spice; saffron is used commonly. LatAm food is heavy on the coriander where it grows more easily. It’s only used sparingly in Spain.
As to your Britain has no good LatAm food statement, we do, at least in the big cities we do. Right now I’m within half an hour of restaurants specialising in Argentinian, Peruvian, Mexican, Chilean and Cuban food - as well as Spanish and Portuguese. And that’s proper restaurants, not just American style drive-thru take outs. Theres a whole bunch of chain restaurants here too; las iguanas, chiquito, wahaca, chipotle, tortilla etc.
Obviously the “loving hard” part is dumb, but I hope you see the irony on posting this tweet and then citing for the definition of “Latino” a website from a US institution
The person in the tweet is American so I used the American census definition. I’m pretty confident any reputable source doesn’t count “loving hard” as a valid reason to identify as Latino.
According to the American census people from the Middle East get lumped in with white people, and are basically not counted, even though it is a distinct region with a distinct culture, and there was a lot of profiling going on after 9/11 where certain Americans thought every person from that area was Muslim, and every Muslim was a terrorist (all things they were confidently incorrect about). My belief in the census being a good definition for anything is pretty low with this being how they count. It seems they only break out a special group if it’s politically popular to do so. I noticed this when I was filling out the 2020 census form.
Check out questions 8 and 9
https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/technical-documentation/questionnaires-and-instructions/questionnaires/2020-informational-questionnaire-english_DI-Q1.pdf
I’ve always been curious why Latinos get their own question, then the rest of the world gets another. Meanwhile, Lebanese and German people are lumped together… what?
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The Middle East gets overlooked in the UK too. My dad is Irish, my mum is half Iranian and half English. She usually ends up ticking the “mixed - other” box. I can’t recall if the UK even has an “hispanic” option.
They certainly don’t have a Hispanic option when choosing where to eat😭
In the UK? My favourite restaurant is an independent Spanish tapas bar! It’s only a 15 minute walk away so I eat there more than my waistline would like! Isn’t there a tapas chain in the UK too? I can’t think of the name now. But yes, I wish there were more!
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? What is hispanic food if not food from Spain?
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Condescending much? A large part of this thread is discussing the difference between Latino (from the Latin American region) and Hispanic (of Spanish decent). Americans might use the word interchangeably, but not in Europe. Spanish cuisine is not the same as LatAm cuisine. It is influenced by it, but it’s not the same.
A very obvious example is a “tortilla”. In Spain it is an omelet made with a base of potato, egg and onion. In LatAm a tortilla is a corn bread used to make tacos, fajitas, quesadillas, burritos etc. None of the latter are considered Spanish cuisine.
The Mediterranean sea is a huge influence on hispanic food; seafood and shellfish dominates the south. Paella is Spain’s national dish, pescaito frito and calamari and are very common. Cured meats, olives, aubergine and tomatoes are also staples.
Tequila, mescal, “frijoles” (literally not a word a Spanish person would use) avocado, chilli, and stewed meats are all much more common in LatAm than they are in Spain. LatAm food tends to be spicer, relying on peppers and chilli powder whereas Spanish food is more about the aroma than spice; saffron is used commonly. LatAm food is heavy on the coriander where it grows more easily. It’s only used sparingly in Spain.
As to your Britain has no good LatAm food statement, we do, at least in the big cities we do. Right now I’m within half an hour of restaurants specialising in Argentinian, Peruvian, Mexican, Chilean and Cuban food - as well as Spanish and Portuguese. And that’s proper restaurants, not just American style drive-thru take outs. Theres a whole bunch of chain restaurants here too; las iguanas, chiquito, wahaca, chipotle, tortilla etc.
Obviously the “loving hard” part is dumb, but I hope you see the irony on posting this tweet and then citing for the definition of “Latino” a website from a US institution
I think I quite clearly explained why I used the American definition for this American.
There are MILLIONS of Latinos in the US, wtf is this shit, the US isn’t allowed to describe its own people?