2006-08-09 05:17:30 · 8 answers · asked by yanaboo_99 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Mexico is one of the countries in South American continent which speak Spanish language. And so are Mexicans.
Latin American countries refer to all Spanish speaking countries in South American continent.
And all people coming from those contries are refereed to as Latinos--but only in America.
In other countries, people know them separately by the identity of their respective countries like Venezualan, Puerto Recan, Cuban, etc...
2006-08-09 05:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by JIM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple, all people from Latin-America (Mexico and below - all the way to the southernmost part of the continent) AND who speak Spanish or Portuguese are Latinos.
The people who live in or are from Mexico are Mexicans, but Mexico is also a part of Latin-America, so Mexicans are Latinos as well.
In the US (NM for example) there is another Spanish speaking group, the so-called Hispanics. These are people who long ago came directly from Spain. They speak Spanish, but are NOT Mexicans and NOT Latinos.
2006-08-09 12:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Latino is a more general term that makes reference to person of a Spanish speaking or influenced culture and isn't limited to just Mexico. It can make reference to Central and South America as well. Mexican is more directed to a person from Mexico. Both terms are used a lot and used in place of each other which isn't necessarily correct and can be seen as insulting. I personally don't know which is seen as more insulting but I believe an individual usually prefere to be called by their nationality which may be Cuban, Puerto Rican, Mexican etc.
2006-08-09 12:34:20 · answer #3 · answered by Elliot K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A latino is generally, a person from southern america and a mexican is a person with mexican descent or born in mexico.
2006-08-09 13:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by a7xrios 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latinos are from any of the Latin American countries. Mexicans are from the country of Mexico.
2006-08-09 12:23:22 · answer #5 · answered by bikerchickjill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mexican is a nationality, while Latino is an ethnicity.
2006-08-09 12:24:06 · answer #6 · answered by average joe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mexicans are nationality and it is a country.lations are ethicity just like aferican americans.
2006-08-09 12:56:12 · answer #7 · answered by WEEDG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where they originated from including their ancestors
2006-08-09 12:35:04 · answer #8 · answered by dmxdragon2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋