Is Mexican and Puerto Rican the same thing?

Mexican – Includes all citizens of Mexico regardless of race. Puerto Rican – Includes all persons of Puerto Rican descent. A member of any ethnicity, other than Hispanic.

Is Mexican Spanish the same as Puerto Rican Spanish?

Puerto Rican Spanish is closer to the Spanish spoken in parts of Spain than Mexican Spanish which is influenced by their indigenous roots although it is spoken clearer. Mexicans have burritos, enchiladas, and tortillas while Puerto Ricans have arroz con pollo, tostones, ampanadillas, pastilijos, and plaintains.

What is the difference between Cuban Spanish and Puerto Rican Spanish?

Cuban Spanish and Puerto Rican Spanish are regional variations of (universal) standard American Spanish and, consequently, somewhat limiting. It’s like the choice between a deep southern accent from Atlanta, or the accent of a highly successful newscaster (Standard American English).

What is the difference between Meso American Spanish and Puerto Rican Spanish?

Meso American Spanish has many native words, especially Mexican. While Puerto Ricans share the southern Spanish dialect from Andalusia only, not castillian like most of Spain.

Is Puerto Rico Latino or Hispanic?

Experts would classify most of its population as neither Latino nor Hispanic. To clarify (or further complicate), the United States census defines Hispanic or Latino as a term used to refer to “a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of their race.”

Which variant of Spanish sounds closer to Cuban Spanish?

But even within Cuba, there are two distinctive accents (Western and Eastern), which differ in pace, intonation and vowel clarity. In short, if I were to choose a variant of Spanish that sounds closer to Cuban Spanish, that would be Puerto Rican.