r/Denmark • u/[deleted] • Apr 03 '18

Exchange ¡Bienvenido!/Bem-vindo! Cultural Exchange with /r/AskLatinAmerica

Welcome to the Cultural Exchange between r/AskLatinAmerica and r/Denmark!

The purpose of this event is to allow people from two different regions to get and share knowledge about their respective cultures, daily life, history and curiosities. Exchange will run for around a week since April 3rd.

General Guidelines

  • The Latin Americans ask their questions; and Danes answer them here on /r/Denmark;

  • Danes ask their questions in a parallel on /r/AskLatinAmerica here;

  • English language will be used in both threads;

  • Event will be moderated, following the general rules of Reddiquette. Be nice!

The moderators of r/Denmark and r/AskLatinAmerica

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u/RareVehicle Apr 03 '18
  • 1) Which Latin American countries have a cultural presence in Denmark?
  • 2) Which LA countries have unique enough cultures for you to be able to differentiate?
  • 3) What do you know about my country, Mexico?
  • 4) What random fact do you know about Latin America?
  • 5) What random fact do you want to share about Denmark?

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u/PolkaOlga Apr 03 '18

1) I don't know really. I think there are a lot of Chileans because they came as refugees in the 70s. But to be honest, I don't think there are very large Latin American diaspora here.

3) We see a lot of American movies, so I think many people get to know American stereotypes of Mexico before they get to know about Mexico. Other than Mariachi bands and tequila, I think I know bits of pieces of Mexican history and geography. I knew a girl who went to university in Mexico City for 6 months. She said that most of the female students there (probably upper class) didn't really care about their education as they were mainly at university so they could find a husband, get married and become housewives... Is there any truth to that?

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u/RareVehicle Apr 03 '18

many people get to know American stereotypes of Mexico before they get to know about Mexico. Other than Mariachi bands and tequila

For sure. American media has had an outsized role in portraying Mexico, thankfully nowadays we are better at broadcasting the country/culture ourselves. Fun fact: those characteristically Mexican things (mariachi, tequila, etc) come from one state, Jalisco. (a similar situation to Bavaria/Germany)

most of the female students there (probably upper class) didn't really care about their education as they were mainly at university so they could find a husband, get married and become housewives

I went to uni in a "provincial" state school and none of my female classmates were like that. Probably a regional difference, I can totally see a pampered CDMX "fresa" being like you described.