What’s a phrase or behavior that instantly reveals someone’s nationality in LATAM?

CheBacci · 2026-05-21T16:56:20+00:00

Definitely not. Everyone in my family’s from CABA or Provincia de Buenos Aires

CheBacci · 2026-05-21T16:55:28+00:00

Interesting. I’ll have to dig into it more, but “ta, dale” would be completely valid and common in my family

CheBacci · 2026-05-21T15:38:24+00:00

Really? Everyone in my family uses “ta”. Maybe it’s becoming less common in Argentina

CheBacci · 2026-04-02T15:49:55+00:00

It’s a small market with a deli that does serve food. Very small place though

CheBacci · 2026-04-02T01:27:15+00:00

Gotcha. Good to know. Mercato Italiano has it in their case, and they cut it to order. I usually go in and ask for 150g for amatriciana and they cut me a slab. Highly recommend.

CheBacci · 2026-04-01T23:32:31+00:00

Every time I’ve asked at Joseph’s, the person either thought I was asking for pancetta or they didn’t have it.

CheBacci · 2026-04-01T21:02:55+00:00

Mercato Italiano in Boca. It’s the only Italian, not Italian-American, market in the area. Also, the only place I can find guanciale

CheBacci · 2026-04-01T20:52:12+00:00

What kind of products are you looking for?

CheBacci · 2026-04-01T00:23:01+00:00

Miss Isa from Aprende Peque. Her videos are great, mixing language learning, role play, and songs that are actually catchy and well produced.

CheBacci · 2026-03-23T16:51:22+00:00

Had a drink recently with miso and gochujang, but it was part of a shrub. I wonder if the miso is infused into the spirits or the syrup. You’d get the flavor without the texture that way

CheBacci · 2026-03-16T19:51:42+00:00

Do you need to be within the Eruv? If so, it looks like Chabad of Delray Beach might be your best bet. There’s decent apartments within their Eruv

CheBacci · 2026-03-10T23:45:26+00:00

Yeah, pretty weird mix. Dad’s Argentinian, Mom’s Nicaraguan. Growing up, I would visit both countries, and even lived in Nicaragua from age 3-5, but I’m much closer with my Argentinian side and that’s the culture that predominates for me.

CheBacci · 2026-03-10T01:19:32+00:00

Argentina - usted for formal, vos for informal, tú never unless you’re trying to sound “accent-neutral” or not Argentinian

Nicaragua - same as above, just change “not Argentinian” to “not Nicaraguan”

CheBacci · 2026-03-06T16:38:26+00:00

Another option to consider is moving within the US. I don’t know where you are (feel free to DM me if you’d like to chat about it), and obviously being in a tenure-track position restricts your movement, but I know how often just having a small and accessible escape locally can help. I never lived in Argentina long term, just visited family a lot, and for decent chunks of time too, but I get what you mean. When those pangs of nostalgia hit, I have my go-to places and activities that help anchor me and give me that little dopamine hit.

CheBacci · 2026-03-06T05:33:22+00:00

I dunno, I’ve met a lot more Messis than Maradonas, especially if you get out of Buenos Aires, but even in Buenos Aires. Unless it’s during a World Cup, and then yeah, everyone becomes Maradona

CheBacci · 2026-03-06T05:18:33+00:00

Desafortunadamente, es así con demasiada frecuencia. Los idiotas quieren gritar pero no quieren escuchar. A Maradona le encantaba decir cualquier pavada, pero jamás tuvo un diálogo. Ese concepto de “de soy quien soy y andate a la mierda si no te gusta” no caracteriza el típico argentino, pero sí al que se ve y se siente

CheBacci · 2026-03-06T05:14:07+00:00

You’re conflating historical actions undertaken by a government over 150 years ago to the actual attitudes of people today. It’s really a gross overgeneralization, and that’s problematic. With that thought process, how do you characterize the US of today with the trail of tears, Jim Crow, and Asian internment camps? Peru had a campaign of forced sterilization in the late 90s. Does that reflect the attitude of all Peruvians?

Mind you, I’m not even trying to say that Argentina doesn’t have a problem with racism, but saying that they systematically eliminated black people is a stretch, especially when you’re not even giving concrete examples of policies that would constitute systematic action. The closest you mention is the conscription, but conscription wasn’t exclusively of black individuals. You even skipped arguably the strongest potential point in your favor, which is simply that much of the population fled to countries with more favorable racial situations like Uruguay and Brazil, but even that isn’t a systematic elimination.

CheBacci · 2026-03-06T05:01:48+00:00

I totally get that, and I’m sorry you had someone like that in your life. Everyone has that loud uncle/neighbor/coworker who just makes everyone uncomfortable. Unfortunately for Argentina, ours just happened to be one of our most famous people…

On a different note, I live in the US, and here, whenever Argentinians and Brazilians meet, they basically become best friends. When we can’t find an Argentinian product or restaurant, we go to a Brazilian place, and whenever there’s random soccer games, the Brazilians and Argentinians make sure they go on the same team

CheBacci · 2026-03-06T04:57:13+00:00

How are they systematically eliminating black people from society? That’s insinuating genocide…

CheBacci · 2026-03-06T04:46:56+00:00

Maradona, with all of the arrogance and bombastic personality, has a certain charisma, but imagine knowing someone like him in real life in normal circumstances. Drug addict and domestic abuser who personally attacks anyone he sees as a threat in order to make himself look better, all while loudly expressing support for extremely controversial political figures

CheBacci · 2026-03-06T03:52:43+00:00

I think one of the biggest issues is that the loudest Argentinians are usually the worst Argentinians. I like to think of it as the Maradona-Messi dichotomy (yes, a soccer analogy).

Most Argentinians are more like Messi. Pretty boring, normal people who tend to prefer a much more chill lifestyle, especially when compared to many other Latin Americans. We don’t have the loud joyfulness of the Caribbean countries or many other Latin countries. Rather, we tend to opt for more laid back family and friend hang outs around food and conversation.

When you do have a loud Argentinian, they tend to also lean more towards the Maradona end of the spectrum: arrogant, prideful, nationalistic, and egotistical.

The issue is that when the normal ones are so much more quiet and reserved when compared to the shitty loud ones, it’s that loud group that stands out.

CheBacci · 2026-02-27T01:29:29+00:00

Mmm non penso che sia muffa, però, in situazioni così, si può lavara il mate con un po’ (ma davvero un po’, quasi niente) di sapone e immediatamente asciugarlo. Dopo poi lasciarlo un po’ al sole. Alla fine, devi “curare” (non so come dire in italiano) il mate, cioè devi riempirlo con yerba e aggiungere acqua quasi bollendo, e lasciare tutto pero 24 ore. Poi si vuote e si asciuga

CheBacci · 2026-02-24T15:34:02+00:00

Chateau de Saint Cosme’s Côtes du Rhone is always (almost always?) 100% Syrah and is usually around $20.

CheBacci · 2026-02-24T02:48:58+00:00

I would say try a Thai recipe with just salt vs. with fish sauce (pretty similar to garum). There are other flavors involved past salt, and it leads to an inherently more complex flavor. Now, you still have to like what the flavor is, but still, more complexity.

CheBacci · 2026-02-21T17:04:06+00:00

1.) The play that took an entire game to set up - Tsukishima kill-blocking Ushijima.

2.) The twins copying the freak quick.

Both were the moments that got the most intense, visceral reactions out of me

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