me and my bf always agree to disagree on this.....yet the only place where i hear the two terms used most regularly in the USA. Can you guys help us out?
2007-01-04 13:21:28 · 14 answers · asked by x_lix_x 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
ok i hear you
so what ethnic groups and countries would you classify as hispanic or latin
sorry for those of u with this decent u must b so annoyed with ppl askin but hey im from england...
2007-01-04 13:28:45 · update #1
Latin ...being from Latin American countries or descendant of those from Latin American countries.
Hispanic...Having a history of Spanish blood...regardless of the
country you were born in. You could be born in France.
So sometimes it is the same and other times it is not.
Very interesting question.
2007-01-04 13:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone from any of the Spanish speaking countries of the Americans are Hispanics and Latins.
2007-01-04 13:56:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depend what you are referring to. My mom was a Latin teacher, which means she taught the language that was created in ancient Rome and is the root of most languages.
Then there is the word Latin that means Latino, or hispanic. As far as I know this refers to people who have a hispanic heritage, or are from any country in South or Central America, or even from Spain itself.
So I think the answer to your question is yes, unless you are referring to the dead language of Latin.
2007-01-04 13:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by Cuppycake♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hispanic (at least how I understand it) is just a term that encompasses people who are either here legally or illegally from Mexico.
Latin or Latino is suppose to encompass all from the Latin countries.
There are 20 of them. To name a few...
Cuba
Mexico
Brazil
And so on and so on.
At least that is how I have understood this.
2007-01-04 13:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by Noodles 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, Latino and Hispanic are not synonymous.
The word "Latin" comes to us from a tribe in early Italy called the Latins. The Latins lived in Latium whose capital city was Rome. Their language was called Latin. As Rome's Empire grew their language, Latin, spread throughout the Roman Empire later evolving into several "Romance" languages; Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. People from these countries are referred to as Latin, their language is derived from "Latin". These languages are very similar as the word for cave in Spanish is "cueva", in Portuguese is "cova", in Italian is "cava". Hispanic comes from cultures diriving from Spain.
2007-01-04 13:25:50 · answer #5 · answered by Italian Stallion 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2007-01-04 13:24:33 · answer #6 · answered by Nandav N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hispanic is a classification term made up by the government.
2007-01-04 13:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by Eldude 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this is just from what i always figured in my head:
Hispanic is any culture with a spanish language
Latinos are people from Latin America(they also speak spanish)
2007-01-04 13:24:17 · answer #8 · answered by L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, i was born in Miami, but mom's side is Spainard and father's side is Mexico...i alway check both Latin and Hispanic...
2007-01-04 13:30:17 · answer #9 · answered by Luv J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so..Latins I think pertain to cubans and puerto ricans.Hispanics are like mexicans and people from L.A.(lol).
2007-01-04 13:48:05 · answer #10 · answered by Alex I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋