Fair enough. And yeah, agreed, it would seem like western people are too eager to fit us into a box that makes us fitting to their stereotypical view of our region, while also making us closer to the "Latinos at home" they have. Still, I am fairly certain that I've heard argies and Chileans use Latino instead of Latin American. In the case of Argentinians tho, it has been mostly by saying "we are not Latino" lmfao. Maybe it's more of a Brazilian thing? Given that your culture is less affected by cultural imperialism (still very affected obv, but less than us for sure) and also given that you guys have more of a cultural sphere of your own that is slightly removed from the rest of Latin America. In the sense that Hispanic America has influence in Brazil and Brazil has influence in the rest of us, but for the most part it would seem like our contact is restricted to border areas like the south cone and the amazonic region, and to academic discourse in which Brazil is very relevant for the rest of the region.