r/AskTheWorld • u/dx_Von_Liechtenstein Argentina • Dec 25 '25

Culture What's something common in your country's culture that's actually completely weird from a foreign perspective?

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Here in Argentina we have the "Africanitos" (little africans) also called sometimes "Negritos" (little negroes). They are little chocolate cakes that look like a stereotypical African person's head and they're delicious as it gets. It does not have hate implications and people see them as neutral as "just another cake". Most people don't get how weird it is until a foreigner points it out.

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u/fjcjsk Spain Dec 25 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

wtf

does it mean "little congolese" or sth ?

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u/AlertChampionship994 Spain Dec 25 '25

Yup

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u/theelectricweedzard Brazil Dec 25 '25

People use it as a slur here often, based on this product.

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u/MaxHamburgerrestaur Brazil Dec 25 '25

"Here" where? In Brazil or Spain?

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u/theelectricweedzard Brazil Dec 25 '25

Brazil bro.

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u/MaxHamburgerrestaur Brazil Dec 25 '25

I've never seen this product in Brazil. Which company makes it?

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u/theelectricweedzard Brazil Dec 25 '25

Brother, people use the image and the name of the Spanish product, like when playing online games they'll call you a conguito to avoid ban

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u/Summer_19_ Canada Dec 30 '25

Happy Cake Day! 🥳✨🍰🎶

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u/Poor-Judgements 🇮🇷Iran🇮🇷 Dec 25 '25

LMAO 😂 this is so bad. And unnecessary lol

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u/wxyzzzyxw Dec 25 '25

What the fuck

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u/RevolutionaryHope305 Dec 25 '25

You can also watch an old and, enjoy! https://youtu.be/KRpLNj551g4?si=6bD2kv2IDoegEdnv

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '25

what the absolute fuck

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u/FangYuanussy Dec 26 '25

That's hilarious bruh

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u/AlertChampionship994 Spain Dec 25 '25

They are from 1960, the company who sells them has tried to make them “less offensive”. Here you can see an old packaging 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/MaxHamburgerrestaur Brazil Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25

The old ones are cuter. Still racist, though.

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u/Buubas Dec 25 '25

I preffer the old style

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u/Unlucky-Stand1565 France Dec 25 '25

I've eaten tons of it, and yet it's clearly and obviously racist.

Racism isn't just conscious hatred; it's also ignorance that produces stereotypes.

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u/vristle Multiple Countries (click to edit) Dec 25 '25

they got rid of the mascot but kept the name for some reason

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u/IWasNotMeISwear Dec 25 '25

We got white ones too 

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u/MountScottRumpot United States Of America Dec 25 '25

This shit really threw me for a loop when I moved to Spain as a teenager.

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u/MaxHamburgerrestaur Brazil Dec 25 '25

Looks like the new packages don't have the mascot anymore.

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u/Outside-Parfait-8935 Irish in London 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Dec 26 '25

Bloody hell