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What's your experience living in Latin America as a U.S. Hispanic/Latino American? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by bookflow@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
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I'm really curious to hear everyone's experience and thoughts about this.

I am considering moving to my family's home country, Ecuador. I've been there every summer and I'm very comfortable and familiar with it. I've been there with family and i've traveled by myself and I have tons of family there. Also lived in Mexico for many years as a digital nomad.

But I wanted to hear about your experience living in your family’s country of origin and how did it feel? Also might move with my family, too.

Also asking for input about living in Ecuador as an Ecuadorian-American.

Thanks.

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[–] webbersdb8academy@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I’m Latino but from the US, as is my family. The only real problem is that people expect me to speak better Spanish than I do. Otherwise if I keep my mouth shut, I can blend in. I think they can tell I’m a foreigner though but more or less its easier to fit in. Admittedly because they know I’m from the USA I feel I get a lot of privilege that locals don’t get. For example the police are less likely to hassle you. That’s about it.

[–] bookflow@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

That's so interesting you say that. I've gotten asked for bribes because they heard me speak English in Mexico at a J Balvin concert. Everyone was drinking outside the stadium.

[–] greatA-1@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If you are Latino and blend in, how do they know you are from the USA without hassling you first?

[–] bookflow@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

That's so interesting you say that. I've gotten asked for bribes because they heard me speak English in Mexico at a J Balvin concert. Everyone was drinking outside the stadium.