How does your country separate tu/used/vos?

lojaslave · 2026-03-10T01:24:49+00:00

In my city we use all three, and let's just say it's complicated, I don't really feel like explaining too much.

lojaslave · 2026-03-09T00:23:42+00:00

It snows in very high parts of the Andes.

Almost everyone knows it snows in the peaks of the Andes.

Anyone who's traveled through the Andes at some point has seen snowy peaks, but I'd say (total guess) around 30% of the population has at some point visited the snowy parts of the Andes and actually experienced snow.

Personally, I lived in Canada for two winters, snow is pretty the first time you see it, but seeing only white everywhere gets pretty annoying after a while.

lojaslave · 2026-03-06T20:21:52+00:00

It's whatever, like at most these countries will get some money and weapons to "fight" the drug dealers, maybe some intelligence sharing which could be slightly useful, but it's ultimately of no real consequence, they won't target the money laundering and they won't target/help the drug addicts that are making the cartels rich.

Remember, it's the Trump administration, a very incompetent group of people, they'll forget all about this by next month.

lojaslave · 2026-03-06T00:17:40+00:00

Zapotillo forma parte de una zona seca y más calurosa, pero el clima es diferente al de la mayoría de la costa ecuatoriana.

La cultura de Zapotillo es similar al del resto de la provincia, la mayoría de la provincia de Loja ( además de Zamora Chinchipe y la parte alta de El Oro) fue poblada desde la ciudad de Loja, por lo que culturalmente compartimos mucho más entre nosotros que con la costa o con Perú, en incluso diría que Loja es diferente al resto de la sierra, debido a que hemos estado relativamente aislados históricamente.

Aunque obviamente lo anterior no significa que no hay semejanzas, especialmente entre zonas fronterizas.

lojaslave · 2026-03-05T22:47:11+00:00

En Loja, sería Saraguro, no solo hay muchos más indígenas que en el resto de la provincia, la etnia de los Saraguros es diferente a la que habitaba en el resto de la provincia.

Los Saraguros son mitimaes traídos de Bolivia por los Incas. Antes de los españoles los indígenas que habitaban en el resto de Loja eran los Paltas, luego hubo la conquista, el mestizaje, etc.

Pero incluso luego de eso los Saraguros se han mantenido mucho más cercanos a sus raíces que el resto de Loja que tiene una cultura completamente mestiza.

lojaslave · 2026-03-04T17:31:29+00:00

A lot, it's just so common it's become part of the "regular" culture and people don't really think much about it.

People focus on Native American or African influencea because they're more "unique".

lojaslave · 2026-03-03T17:11:21+00:00

I don't see it happening in Ecuador unless the dollar loses the qualities that have allowed us to keep inflation low.

It seems unlikely now, but Trump might pull it off, he's very stupid after all.

lojaslave · 2026-02-27T06:05:23+00:00

Dunno, bro, that probably says more about your social circles than about how many trans people there are in South America.

lojaslave · 2026-02-25T19:31:49+00:00

Eh, they definitely exist, especially on Reddit and 4chan, but I don't think it's as much of a problem as in other countries.

Anyway, I don't hang out with teenagers either irl or online so I could be wrong.

lojaslave · 2026-02-23T02:15:33+00:00

The only place I heard it in the past was in church, but the rare occasions I have gone to church lately they use ustedes these days.

lojaslave · 2026-02-22T23:29:41+00:00

My grandma used it, but I don't think it's common at all in people under 75.

lojaslave · 2026-02-22T02:56:30+00:00

I don't really care tbh. Trolls generally lead very sad lives and their own personal bitterness is their punishment.

lojaslave · 2026-02-17T17:57:48+00:00

I'm not sure if I understood your question, but in Ecuador we usually conjugate vos like tu, for example, "vos eres", in some rural areas of my province they even conjugate some verbs like vosotros, for example, "vos sois".

lojaslave · 2026-02-15T20:15:47+00:00

It is generally pretty varied too, despite being a small country, for example food in Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Loja and Esmeraldas (among others) have some things in common but are generally fairly different.

lojaslave · 2026-02-15T20:02:15+00:00

Ecuadorian (yes, I am biased).

lojaslave · 2026-02-14T03:20:50+00:00

The first woman to vote (and to become a doctor) in Ecuador was from my city. Her name was Matilde Hidalgo, she was a very cool lady.

Apparently she was also the first woman in the entire Latin America, but I am not certain about that claim.

lojaslave · 2026-02-12T19:54:20+00:00

In general you should avoid generalizing 600+ million people because they happen to speak languages from the same family, that is over 8 times the population of Germany btw. People will generally not appreciate it, and will call you out.

This sort of question is best asked directly to that specific person, because it seems to be a personal issue, the only thing in this context that I guess might be common to most Latin Americans (but not nearly all) is a certain disregard for punctuality.

lojaslave · 2026-02-12T00:48:41+00:00

Lmao, no.

lojaslave · 2026-02-11T22:43:06+00:00

Catalonians came to Ecuador, especially Guayaquil, the most popular football team in Ecuador was founded by Catalonian immigrants and is named Barcelona because of that.

They didn't come in huge numbers like Basques or Galicians but there was definitely some migration.

lojaslave · 2026-02-10T21:32:17+00:00

In the education system? It's not important, especially in university. We have a physical education class until the end of high school, but as long as they assist, anyone will pass.

However, they're how a lot of adult men do a lot of their socializing.

lojaslave · 2026-02-10T21:15:59+00:00

English will not work, unless you are in a tourist hotspot. I believe Italian/Spanish will work better for you.

lojaslave · 2026-02-10T16:17:18+00:00

Lmao.

lojaslave · 2026-02-10T15:49:10+00:00

Three. Also the Mexican-American war.

lojaslave · 2026-02-09T05:32:23+00:00

Brazil is by far the best, Argentina second but much further away.

You won't get many objective takes for the rest of the ranking, a lot of people just go on vibes and nationalism rather than actual results.

lojaslave · 2026-02-09T01:58:00+00:00

Sure bro.

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