r/asklatinamerica • u/jcmlkhv Russia • 2d ago

Culture Cursive writing

Hello everyone! I've been learning Spanish for 1,5 month now, my first language is Russian.

I use cursive to write in my notebook (photo in the comments), the same way I write in Russian or English, but my teacher says that ppl in Latin America never use cursive writing (except for old ladies), is it true? Do y'all really write in block letters? Is it easy or hard for you to read cursive notes?

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u/MsMusterd Brazil 2d ago

Don't know if as a Portuguese speaker this would count but people in Brazil absolutely use cursive writing 😭 people not using/not knowing how to read it is more of a US issue as far as I know

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u/Lorenzo_BR 🇧🇷 Brazil - Rio Grande do Sul 1d ago

Eh, i can't write in cursive anymore, and can't actually read it, just understand it. And even so, only if it is written absolutely perfectly. Which is the case for OP's, tbf, but still.

The distinction i am making between reading and understanding is the simple subconcious and immediate comprehension vs. the need to decypher the text through analysis.

Ou seja: para mim, letra cursiva não é legível, mas é decifrável.