Defining Latino

[Admiral Yi]

What about Dominicans?  Are they Latino?

I don't know Cal, what do you think?

[Barrister]

My understanding is anybody who is originally from Mexico and south of Mexico, and speaks Spanish.  And I mean recent centuries, not pre-Spain.

I think "Latino" includes Portuguese-speaking Brazilians.  It probably also includes people from French Guiana, though they don't usually come to mind.

People from Belize, who speak English, are more debatable.  And I give up when trying to think about Curacao.

[Caliga]

I don't know Cal, what do you think?

I think they are.

[dps]

What about Dominicans?  Are they Latino?

I would suppose some are.  AFAIK, Catholic monastic orders don't much care about their members' ethnic backgrounds. 

[Eddie Teach]

Burrito

Ahh yes Burritos was my first impression of Latinos when I stayed in Berkeley for a few months.  Ever since I first tasted a Burrito, I thought Latinos is a wonderful addition to the world.

Mexican food is awesome.

[Monoriu]

Burrito

Ahh yes Burritos was my first impression of Latinos when I stayed in Berkeley for a few months.  Ever since I first tasted a Burrito, I thought Latinos is a wonderful addition to the world.

Mexican food is awesome.

I agree, but it is very difficult to find decent Mexican food in HK.  Cheesecake factory is the best we have. 

[DGuller]

On a related note, what is "Latinx"?  It seems to currently be in vogue among the woke.

[Eddie Teach]

Gender neutral form.

[DGuller]

How do you pronounce it?  Latinks?  Latin X?  Latink?

[katmai]

How do you pronounce it?  Latinks?  Latin X?  Latink?

middle one

[Sheilbh]

I agree, but it is very difficult to find decent Mexican food in HK.  Cheesecake factory is the best we have.

I have discovered one (1) good taco place in London which has just opened and is excellent. It's a huge gap.

There's a decent vegan Mexican pub in Hackney (which is possibly the most Hackney thing) too. But aside from that it's very limited.

[MadImmortalMan]

There's something like 135 different "races" rich Americans like to refer to as "latino". You can't just group everything from the Rio Grande to Punta Arenas together.

[Josquius]

It's funny really that the distinction still exists in the US. In the UK the South / North European split just isn't seen as much of a thing anymore. All of Europe is considered white.
Or is it the large amount of mixing in Latin America part of the neo Latin-mess?

[Sheilbh]

It definitely exists in London. There are a couple of Latin villages which are very much Latin American not Spanish - Elephant and Castle, Tottenham and a big Brazilian community in Stockwell/Kennington way. As I say I'd refer to those communities as Latino.

[Admiral Yi]

It's funny really that the distinction still exists in the US. In the UK the South / North European split just isn't seen as much of a thing anymore. All of Europe is considered white.
Or is it the large amount of mixing in Latin America part of the neo Latin-mess?

I think what you're doing is running the concept through your very parochial English filter and translating it as "wogs start at Calais." It's not a pejorative term.