# Brazil vs. Colombia: Attitudes Toward Foreigners and Cultural Identity - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2119486129665900717 - Source account: [@TheLatamGuy](https://x.com/TheLatamGuy) - Source language: English - Duration: 2:43 - Published: 2026-11-08 - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity ## Transcript [0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity) I used to think all Latin American countries are the same. [0:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=3) Man, was I wrong. The comments I get in Brazil are night and day compared to what I get in Colombia. [0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=8) Post anything about Colombia and the only comments you will get is, "Gringos, go home." [0:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=12) It's as if they are so retarded they can't think of anything else to say. [0:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=15) Meanwhile, the comments I get in Brazil are way more reasonable. [0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=18) Many people said Colombians are haters. It's my personal experience that they take themselves too seriously. [0:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=23) I guess there's no surprise they even elected a US citizen to be the president, which is something only a banana republic would do. [0:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=30) Colombia feels like a US colony that has turned itself into a brothel, whereas Brazil is a real country with a strong sense of identity. [0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=37) Brazilians don't suffer from an inferiority complex towards foreigners because their culture is self-sustainable and fiercely independent. [0:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=45) They aren't trying to emulate Miami or appease Washington. [0:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=48) When a Brazilian disagrees with you, most of the time the argument is grounded in truth, empathy, and even humor. [0:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=54) Because Brazilians are more secure in themselves, they don't take jokes personally and are more fun to be around with. [1:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=60) Don't view an outsider as an existential threat. [1:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=62) They just see you as another normal person, same as themselves. [1:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=65) You might say the people in Colombia are very friendly. [1:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=68) That's true, but first of all, you definitely cannot trust them, and second of all, a lot of it is just cultural politeness. [1:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=74) Doesn't mean they are actually nice. Whereas in Brazil, there are some people, not all of them, of course, that will go out of their way to help you out. [1:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=81) There's a large homeless population in Brazil, and I've seen many times where average locals, they will just buy a bunch of food and give it to them for free. [1:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=90) You just don't see the level of spontaneous human kindness in countries that train their citizens to operate solely on hyper-individualistic survival or transactional hospitality. [1:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=101) Another factor lies in the massive difference in economic size. [1:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=105) No matter how many foreigners come to Brazil, they are just a drop in the ocean. [1:49](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=109) Won't cause any impact to the local economy. [1:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=111) Whereas Colombia's urban centers, particularly Medellín, are experiencing rapid neighborhood colonization because the local economy is fragile enough to be distorted by a few thousand foreigners coming in overnight. [2:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=124) Anger you see online is a form of displaced economic panic, using the outsiders as scapegoat because confronting the local corrupted businesses and political class takes real effort. [2:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=134) Anti-foreigner outrage online is just a cope mechanism for structural failure. [2:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=139) Blaming the tourists won't fix your inflation, it won't fix your greedy local businesses, and it definitely won't fix your country's dependency on foreign capital. [2:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=147) Brazil is secure enough to treat foreigners like human beings, and if that offends you, keep crying in the comments with your, quote-unquote, "nationalism." [2:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=156) And as while you are typing, "Go home," the world is moving on without you. [2:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1NFLkWZrSceY/en/brazil-vs-colombia-attitudes-toward-foreigners-and-cultural-identity?t=160) Drop your comment below if you can even write a full sentence.