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[Sea Turtle]

They aren't considered Latino by other Latinos. Argentinians like to see themselves as more European and thus arrogant. Even small things like the type of outlets they use in their homes, are of European standard rather than the same as the rest of south america.

That's because they are of European descent. Argentina was a sparsely populated country and Chile was threatening to annex a good chunk of the empty land. So they invited millions of Europeans to come live on the land, farm it, ranch it, mine it, etc.

They all got free land and a new oppurtunity in life and Argentina became a much stronger nation.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Thanks for the responses. The depth of my fandom towards Argentina pretty much stays on the field. As far as dirty play, I definitely notice how some of their players aren't afraid to cross a line. But then again, it seems every team has a player or two who play the same way. As someone who is a very casual fan of the sport, it's easy for me to say, "See, they all do it," and continue watching without much sway of opinion.

 

[Dale]

Nazi joke aside - I think if your parents and grandparents are direct immigrants from Italy, it is pretty fair to carry yourself as European decent. Much of the infrastructure of the country looks European because it is. From an immigration standpoint, much of what you see as current Argentina came over in the early 1900s - younger than America even in a lot of respects. The history of that is a whole other story…Will be interesting how it ages in the next two generations.

 

[TNUtoNotreDame]

They aren't a Latino nation. They are a white nation. 85% white.

Uruguay is also a white nation. 88% white.

Things I learned while watching the world cup. Along with the existence of Cape Verde.

Oh,I know... I have heard it all the time... Europe in South America. I do not care, but the level of hate toward them made me do some digging.

 

[ACamp1900]

That's actually the point of the song though.

The song itself wasn’t my point, obviously with so many taking it as such I communicated poorly which is a tendency of mine,… the point was the implication of ‘coming home’ in general,… and their fans believe it’s absolutely their world that they 100 percent created from scratch and we all just lucky enough to live in, with their full chest,.. song or no song.

Anyway, I guess Bellingham was caught striking an Argentine player after the game,.. curious where that goes

 

[Dale]

“We need our best athletes playing soccer”

Soccer:

 

[greyhammer90]

Same expression as every mafia don played by Robert De Niro

*Sunshine of Your Love by Cream starts playing*

 

[pumpdog20]

I don't follow soccer that closely. Pretty much just a WC fan. Can someone explain the hate for Argentina? Personally, we love watching Messi play in our household. My son is a huge fan of his. We've been pumped watching Argentina win these matches.

I mean... they're spanish speaking nazis. What's to like about them.