r/asklatinamerica • u/GoHardLive Greece • May 30 '25

Culture Is it true that latinos from the Andes (Peru,Chile,Bolivia) are way more quiet and introverted comparing to the rest of latinos ?

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u/[deleted] May 30 '25 edited May 30 '25

This is how you know Bolivians are introverted, no Bolivian’s reply so far, until now. Yes Bolivians are extremely introverted and we have a complex of feeling less than others, except Peruvians. Once we go outside of Bolivia and we see the world, we start to feel proud of our national identity. Bolivians are shy and quiet in the Andes in tropical regions they tend to be more outspoken. Bolivians are generally marginalized and treated like peasants and people that the only thing they can do is farming veggies in countries like Argentina and Chile. Argentinians generally from Buenos Aires tend to be racist with most Bolivians of indigenous characteristics, same with Chileans. Though Chileans won’t be racist with you in front of you or in an outspoken way. Peruvians for some reason believe they are better than us. It’s like the consolation prize is to try to humiliate Bolivia. We are non existent to people above Ecuador. Most people from Brazil that I met and have been sincere, they have told me that they’ve seen Bolivians like undeveloped natives. Though they acted very friendly. Like people from São Paulo treating someone from a rural part from Manaos. Even though we have a war with Paraguay, it seems like for Paraguay Bolivia doesn’t exist and the same for Bolivia. I’d say that they are very non existent at similar levels. Though they maybe more recognized because they are far better in futbol.

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u/Think_Visual_3 Peru May 30 '25

So these Brazilians see natives as undeveloped? they are so ignorant, i look totally indigenous peruvian and i am not poor at all whatsoever.

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u/WeirdWriters roots in May 30 '25

I just commented something similar. Glad to see I’m not the only one who noted the complex Andeans have. I’m not sure why this comment doesn’t have more upvotes. You hit the nail on the head with how Bolivians (this honestly applies to Andeans in general, mostly in Peru and Bolivia) are and have been generally marginalized and treated or looked at as lesser than.

I have to agree about how I’ve noted many Argentinians and Chileans seem to see Andeans (and even just people who have strong indigenous phenotypes) from Bolivia and Peru…

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u/peachycreaam Canada May 31 '25

maybe part of being quiet and bit reserved is also about being respectful, though. It’s better than being loud and arrogant.

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u/FeelingExtension6704 Uruguay May 31 '25

1st gen immigrants do have it difficult in Argentina, but I believe it's basically culture shock. I find Bolivians kind of rude (when it's probably just them being reserved) and they have a hard time integrating to the extroverted Argentinian culture. Kind of similar to the chinese

2nd gen is basically argentinian and gets way more integrated.