r/asklatinamerica

I'll start: in Argentina we say "no te hagas el boludo" (don't play the fool) but the tone completely changes the meaning — from playful to a serious warning, depending on how it's said.

I'm curious what sayings from your country are nearly impossible to explain to outsiders — the ones that need three paragraphs of context to make sense, or that carry a whole cultural history in one phrase.

What's yours? Translate it literally first, then explain what it really means.

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This is Ana Bonassa, a Brazilian scientific educator, who is currently visiting Chile as a tourist and she reports that in a single exit the group of tourists who were with her was verbally attacked by three people, in three different moments.

Are things really like that?

Who are these people, supporters of the new president?

I understand that Chile has been under migratory pressure for a while but attacking even like... tourists?

Any recommendations for good recent TV documentaries related to Latin American history? English or Spanish or subtitled all good/ open to different subjects. Thanks!

I work at a relatively small but well-connected industry association in a public/corporate affairs-type role, and I’ve been there for a while.

One of the managers (mid-30s, married) has a pattern of flirting with a significant number of women across the organization. To be clear, he doesn’t do this with his direct reports, but with coworkers in other teams and even women from member organizations we interact with professionally.

This goes beyond being friendly. It’s consistent, noticeable behavior that multiple people have picked up on. There’s also a general perception within the office that some of these interactions may have crossed into something more personal.

What makes it more uncomfortable is that in professional settings (events, meetings, etc.), the lines between personal and professional start to blur. Since we work closely with external stakeholders, it raises questions about boundaries and whether this could affect how relationships are handled.

There are also some leadership dynamics that make it worse. He sometimes makes comments implying that he doesn’t really “work” and that most of the actual work is done by his team, which comes across as dismissive.

He also presents a very different image in professional contexts compared to how he behaves internally, which adds to the overall sense that something is off.

There are noticeable shifts in dynamics when he’s around that coworkers have commented on, which adds to the general discomfort in the workplace.

As far as I know, our company policies don’t explicitly prohibit relationships between coworkers, so this may not violate a formal rule.

Some people seem to ignore it, while others are clearly aware of what’s going on.

My concern is less about any individual situation and more about the potential organizational impact. Given the visibility and relevance of our organization in our field, if this pattern were to escalate or become more visible externally, it could affect workplace culture and professional relationships.

I’m not personally involved, but it’s hard to ignore when it’s so visible.

In your experience, how is this kind of situation usually viewed in Latin America? At what point does it become something that should be formally addressed within a workplace?

I’m a music creator working on a track aimed at connecting with listeners across Latin America. I want this to be something shaped by the community, so I’m looking for your input.

Drop your ideas for lyrics, themes, or even musical vibes in the comments. I’ll be picking some of the most upvoted suggestions and using them to build the final song.

Let’s create something together.

Hi there!

I'm a Law/philosophy/spanish student from Australia and am super keen to travel and hopefully do a university exchange some place in Latin America.

I'm pretty sure my university offers only a couple partners, and as Spanish is only a minor portion of my degree I would have to be studying my units in English which I understand would be quite hard to accommodate, however I would like to be in an environment to accommodate actually learning spanish.

My options are

Mexico: Tec de Monterrey (ITESM) (Mexico City, guadalajara etc)

Argentina: UCA (Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina)

Chile: Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD) or Universidad de los Andes (Chile) (Santiago, Concepción)

Colombia: maybe uniades but its not super clear from my uni.

I would be undertaking only liberal arts/spanish subjects as my law cannot be done overseas, and am most keen for a REAL university/college culture, something that is sadly hard to find in Australia, as well as somewhere that can be immersive and help language progression without being stuck too much in a 'foreign' bubble

I understand as well Chile would be the most expensive and the hardest dialect to accommodate, and the cost of living would definitely be a factor for me.

Cheers for your help

I wanted to express an observation which I find quite funny. Im from North America but live in LATAM, and when I see a video of a criminal getting handcuffed and detained, there are always some people hitting them and kicking them and the police really not giving a fuck. This is so funny to me.

My question is this, is it true police dont care when people kick and punch handcuffed individuals? At most they might tell them to stop but I barely even see that, at most, the police just try to escort them to a safer location maybe a car or something where there are out of reach. My guess is that the police do not like them as well.

Like in the US, it would probably be Hasan Piker and Nick Fuentes, for example.

I assume southern Patagonia and some highland zones?

for example, what would you call Silent hill 2? or the game Rainbow Six Siege?

and does this vary by country?

Estoy buscando recomendaciones sobre cómo encontrar un abogado de inmigración que sea serio y confiable en Texas. Me gustaría saber qué consejos tienen para asegurar que la atención sea buena. ¡Gracias por cualquier ayuda!

Is nationalism a big thing with right wingers in your country. Or is it not popular among them.