tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268058140952376796.post55411357924312010..comments2023-09-06T07:12:32.562-03:00Comments on Here Goes Nothing: Denver: The Real South AmericaPatrick Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808667522032581668noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268058140952376796.post-71620048236125397372008-07-25T02:04:00.000-03:002008-07-25T02:04:00.000-03:00Hey Patrick really liked this post. Interesting t...Hey Patrick really liked this post. Interesting to think about the origin of and how we create expectations about other cultures. I wonder why these images come to mind when we think about Latin America. I read a really interesting essay freshman year about how United Fruit Co. ran huge campains in the mid-1900s to create a latin persona sterotype in the States. It was how they marketed bananas. Bananas are sexy and relaxed just like latins… bite into the (super phallic looking) good life. I remember when I came back from Chile and people were asking me if I was living in huts or what the rain forest was like. <BR/>Where you in class for Ariel’s “I love my country, but my country hates me” speech? It was all about how BA is really not European or Latin, it is just a big fake on all fronts. It really set the tone for how I looked at BA. Perhaps a more schizophrenic city than most. <BR/>Really enjoying the blog, laughing a lot. Painted my toenails.<BR/>¡Que vaya bien!<BR/>Besos,<BR/>MiaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493445333501559298noreply@blogger.com