What is the difference between Hispanic and Latino?
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hispanic: people that comes from a contry that speaks spanish.\n\nlatino or latin: decendents from the acient rome, people from latin america, spain, italy, portugal, france.\n\nlatin america was funded by spaniards and some part by portugal, so thats why we are call latins because of them.\n\nbrazilians are latins but no hispanic.
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Latino and Hispanic are the same thing .. just means from "Spanish/Latin" origins \n\nMexican is exactly what it says .. someone from MEXICO
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If your hot looking your probably latina. If you like screaming a lot then you are probably hispanic.
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Muchísimos...\n\ncasi tantos como latinos en EEUU...
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Have you ever heard of Charro? Then there is Jeff Garcia, fair complexion, red hair freckles....need I go on? As was pointed out, Spanish for Arroyo and like Charro a blonde. Latin Americans are Indian, or Indian and Spanish etc.
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I believe that Mexicans or at least most of them are a mixture of Indian and Spanish ancestry. Some have more Spanish than others. This is because Spanish conquistadors invaded South America and Mexico in the 1500's and tried to wipe them out by breeding with their women. That is why they speak Spanish in Mexico. Latino is a Spanish word. When people think of Spaniards they mistakenly assume that they are all tan skinned black haired people, like Mexicans. But actually Spaniards are Caucasian,and their skin can range from pale to tan and thier hair can be any color as well.\n\nIt should be noted that the proper use for Indian is to use it to refer to people of India. So really Mexicans were once Aztec before the Spanish invaded. But a lot of people still call Native Americans "Indians" and they are very similar to the Aztec peoples, just to clarify. They were basically the same race, but a different culture. But Indian is a confusing term for most people. Although I'm not offended by it's improper use, I find it's less complicated to call them Native Americans, or South Americans, or for the people of Mexico, Mexicans. But in considering your question I think that your use of it was okay, and not confusing for me.
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All Mexicans are Hispanic, but all Hispanics are not Mexicans.  Hispanic refers to the culture of the Caribbean and Central and South American culture. The name derives from the Island of Hispaniola, which was discovered and claimed in the name of Spain
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Some of the "Hispanics" in the United States may be FROM Latin America (which would include Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean).  Latin America traditionally is a geographical designation, not a group of people who are "Latin"  (Latino) and happen to be living in America. "Hispanic" refers to Spanish-speaking peoples, and "Latino" refers to people of Latin American origin. Not all Latinos are Spanish-speaking.  Also, the word Hispanic is considered to be offensive in some areas because of the way the government uses it.
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well it depends...do they speak english?I mean alot of latinos only speak english (especially puerto ricans and cubans who have been in this country along time)But, I will say that usually latinos are good hearted across the board if they speak spanish and only minimal english,and you are trying to communicate with them in spanish.However don't be rude women are referred to as Dona ____ and men are referred to as Don ______ whatever their name is,and use Usted the polite form of you or tu.Offense is never taken -we are cordial and understanding peoples.
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maybe not Mexicans, but yea Hispanic in general or mixed raced people.
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Personally, I think the entire Hispanic label is sort of misleading. So many Americans think that the Hispanic people are a race, their not. They're like a group of people who share a language and that's about it. A Mexican has more in common with a Guatemalan then they do with Dominicans. Cubans have more in common with Puerto Ricans then they do Argentinans. Since you're Brazilian would you be Hispanic? That's hard, since "Hispanics" are people from Spanish-speaking countries. I have Brazilian friends, though, who mark themselves as Hispanics because they say they have more in common with Latin Americans then they do Americans. Whatever the USA tries to label you, remember that what you think you are is what really matters!
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Below are the results of the 2000 U.S. census which came from the provided link.\n\nMarch 13, 2001\n"The country's Hispanic population mushroomed by 58 percent from 1990 to 2000, making it the fastest growing minority group and underscoring 'the changing diversity of the United States,' the U.S. Census Bureau reported this week." \n\nThe 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census Bureau did not consider Latino/Hispanic to be a race.   The U.S. Census Bureau considers people of Hispanic background as "CAUCASIAN (WHITE) of hispanic ethnicity (culture)" (paraphrased).  In other words, "Hispanic/Latino" is not considered a race by the U.S. Census Bureau.\n\nYour question would be similar to someone living in the 1890's, during the time of German immigration, asking when the Germans would become a majority.\n\n11/18\nFYI. . .The U.S. Census Bureau counts ALL people (illegal and legal immigrants) in the census.  The individual answers on the census remain CONFIDENTIAL FOR 70 YEARS and there is no sharing of INDIVIDUAL answers with other governmental agencies during that 70 yr period.
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Well to tell you the truth I really disagree with both terms. I don't agree with them because they both neglect our indigenous background. Both terms are Eurocentric and where implemented by the U.S. So if you really think about it we have been label as either Latin Euro or Spanish but many of us are Mestizos and we must take into consideration the indigenous blood in us. I guess the moral of the story is that individuals should not be labeled to the convenience of others. Instead take into consideration your self identity and what really encompasses who you are and remember that individuals should also know why you are Hispanic, Latino, or Chicano.
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I just don't know if you are referring Latinos as a whole or to an specific group. I know that must people that were born south of the USA, may speak the same way because after all Spanish is their native tongue, so when they move to speak English they may have sort of similar accent. Let me tell you something, not all "Latinos" are the same, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans are very different to the rest of Latinamerica.  You don't say to an Irish he is British or to a Canadian he is American or to a Basque he is Spanish. Culture shouldn't be an excuse to do something wrong, when you are allowed into another country you should learn their customs and traditions. To say that because of my culture i do this or that, is just a lame excuse to avoid responsibility.
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according to the last census, hispanics outnumber blacks.  that does not include the illegal immigrants.
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Latinas speak their minds more and many are good at taking care of their men (in a very good way).  Caucasian women are more athletic / outdoorsy and usually more appreciative of men who speak their minds.  All women appreciate men who are confident and kind.
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Oh, PANCHA, how you love to tread in controversial waters...\n\nThere are quite a few classifications of the human race but, as a few have already pointed out, the four 'core' groups are Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Negroid, and Australoid.\n\nGiven that, I imagine Hispanics would be considered, primarily, Caucasian.  Racial sub-classifications exist, but tend to be used to define a type of people who have, on a genetic level, undergone some 'restructuring' as a result of 'extended' procreation of one race with another.\n\nAs a side note, these sub-classifications should not be confused with the 'hybridization' the we see so much of now, particularly in North America.  This 'hybridization' does not add to 'biological' racial diversity, as it is nothing more than sudden 'admixing' of heteroracial genetic material, as opposed to the creation of new genetic attributes brought on through the process of evolution.  In this, 'hybrid' combinations of raciogenetic traits diminish 'biological' racial diversity to the extent that they flaw the genetic combinations, created and strengthened by evolution, of the core racial stocks.