“Que pasa, homes?” - David Pakman Probably

**Casually slips in that he has a girlfriend Smoooove David

Obviously, African American or Korean.

Technically you are both David. As far as I know: Hispanics are those who speak Spanish; whereas Latinos are the ones born in Latin America. I love your show, greetings from Mexico.

Latino is used to call people from Latin America (even Argentinos) and Hispanics are people who speak Spanish.

Hey David! Would you be willing to speak some Spanish for a short video? For no other reason than because I think it would be fun to hear! Thank you :)

Hombre, habla en español por nosotros una vez!

I’m brown or tan color wise, ethnically hispanic and my nationality is Mexican!

Right there with you Dave! My dad was born in raised in Mexico having Spanish and Aztec lineage. While my mother was born in New York having a mother born and raised in Puerto Rico having family there for only about generation and they were German and Spaniard. Aw the wonderful world of ethnic backgrounds!

I get the point, because I am from Brazil, I am not Hispanic because in Brazil people speak Portuguese and not Spanish, but we are latinos because we are in South America and my grandparents are Portuguese, so I am Portuguese as well, lol...it's all messed up..but when I am in the States they say I am latino, but I don't sound like one because I learned English also at a very young age when I was living in Canada. So, I know what you mean.

Still waiting on more Pakman-spoken Spanish-language content, David

I had this dilema myself. I’m from Spain, and arriving to the USA, I found out you get the racial question all the time. And I really didn’t know what to answer, White or Hispanic? I fill it randomly every time

I think David is actually a video game character who is incredibly intelligent and thoughtful.

Same here, my family was from Morocco and Iraq, immigrated to Chile, then made our way to the US. I’m mizrachi Sephardi Jewish, and Hispanic.

David I would call you "a child of the earth" which is what I personally class ALL of us, forget about what term a government would use.

Jewish Argentinian. Your family migrated and now you're a successful KZfaqr. That's the American Dream if I've ever heard it :) That's why I love this country.

David, I was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil (love my mother tongue, which is Brazilian Portuguese, so much!), and hope, one day, to be able to speak English fluently (with a standard American accent) as you speak. Keep up the good work! Always great to watch your videos to keep tabs with what’s going on these days. All the best!

I was in Buenos Aires in May David. Love the energy of that city. Want to visit the beaches in Argentina one day and would love to visit Córdoba.

I am an Ashkenazi Jew born and raised in Oklahoma USA. Because I have Ashkenazi relatives in Mexico City, I was motivated to learn fluent Spanish with no foreign accent(special talent). So, what are my relatives south of the border? They were born in Mexico, carry a Mexican passport, they and I are racially alike, only holding different passports. I quite frankly do not consider them "latinos" or "hispanos". In fact, Mexican Ashkenazi Jews live very much apart in their own society, God forbid the children might intermarry with gentiles. Their goal was to emigrate to the US, but because of immigration quotas, the could not, and went to Mexico instead. For the most part they have been very lucky in business, the kids are professionals, and probably live better there than they would have in the US:

I believe I was one of the commentators who asked about this on a previous video. Its good to see you go into more detail about your background David, great video!

I’m second generation Chicano. Mom was born in the States to Mexican parents.

As a European, all these names have always been confusing. You know what we call someone from Spain? Spanish. Someone from Argentina? Argentinean. Brazil - Brazilian. The only definition beyond that we may make is indigenous v "settler", but not often.

Very well said. The old pigeon hole story. As someone said in a totally different context ( the great Jessey Norman) “ pigeon holes are very useful ….for pigeons”. A black person from the Dominican Republic and David Parkman have no racial features in common but are both considered Hispanic. Big difference between race and ethnicity. Many in USA don’t know that.

David is cool, smart and great communicator. Being Latnio is just a bonus.

Wow I honestly would not have guessed any of that. Quite an interesting background. Keep up the great videos!

You should put your Twitch channel in the video description.

Latino is everyone who speaks a language that has its roots in Latin. One time I was speaking to a Romanian friend, and so got offended because I told her she was not Latina. She considered her self Latina as most Romanians do.

My nationality is American but I am ethnically Mexican. Both my parents are Mexicans. My mother moved here legally when she married my dad (American National). I usually never say I am Hispanic. It’s too broad of a word. I always say I am Mexican American. But most people think I’m white. I still tell them my ethnicity. I’m very proud of my heritage.

Hi david i too am white but definitely latino. I'm puertorican which is a mixed race of european, taino indian and black. To say the least the best mix in the world. Yeah baby!!! Tambien hablo español 100% 😏

When you get married some day...that's going to be one hell of a celebration! 👍

It’s always such a conundrum. My parents are from Mexico, I was born in California. My skin color is white, heck, I’m whiter than some Caucasians. People always look at me when I tell them, I’m of Mexican decent. I guess they expect us all to be dark. That’s another curve to the whole identity.

Here's the thing. All Latin American countries have black, mestizo, indigenous and white people, among others. I'm pretty sure you are as white as white Guatemalans. People believe Latin America is just "brown" (mestizo) people, and that's wrong. All countries are diverse. Being white doesn't negate a Latino/Hispanic identity. The first is just the way you look, the latter is mainly related to your culture and identity.

Hi David, I really never gave your ethnicity any thought. I just like tuning in and listening to what you have to say.

Such a smart young man you are 🥰 also handsome and nice🥰🥰🥰

very good - happy to meet you - greetings from Minnesota

David is a Hispanicized Ashkenazi Jew from Argentina.

Even though I know that you're from Argentina, I can't really picture you speaking Spanish.

Neat! I didn't differentiate the definitions before now. I'm Canadian in one of the whitest places so it's a non issue here

I always thought “Latino” = latinoamericano, so basically anyone from Latin American countries. I get that it’s usually more of a racial/ethnic term for mixed/mestizo or black Spanish-speaking people, but technically speaking David is from Latin America and therefore Latino as well.

I worked for the census, and they do not consider "Hispanic" or "Latino" to be racial categories at all. In fact, as enumerators, we were instructed not to accept either of the two categories as an answer to the question of racial self-identification. There was a separate question asking whether the respondent was of "Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish heritage."

This was believable until David mentioned his “girlfriend”

So you do have a girlfriend. Good for you. Also, my family is Haitian so we would *technically* qualify as latino by definition, but culturally and in context of American understanding/ implication of the word we never consider ourselves as such. It's weird when I think about it.

Whatever you are, I Love your commentary. It doesn't matter if you are Jewish, Latino or Hispanic. I think you do a great job. Keep it up. 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

Wow bud. Had no clue about your origins. I'm from 5 miles north of the South Texas Border. My grandfather migrated to this region at the age of 16 from Tampico, Mexico. To this day he still doesn't know English (Spanish is our main language in the family household), but I guarantee you this man is more AMERICAN than most of the individuals on the Right side of the aisle. It's fascinating to see just how patriotic an immigrant can transform into, simply for love of the land they are now encompassing.

I like it when David tells the stories of him being confused by Americans as a child 😂

Wow that is complicated background.

I thought Latino included all of Latin America including Brazil, well Hispanic included the Spanish speaking countries of Latin America and Spain.

You have an accent - an American accent. It always baffles me when Americans say they "don't have an accent". It assumes their culture is the default. And they say "British" when they mean "English". 🤦

I’m Spaniard by heritage. I’m the only one of my siblings that has brown hair and eyes (like my mother). The rest were all born with light colored eyes ranging from very pale blue, to green and at birth had hair so blonde that I used to say they looked like little Nazi babies till their hair turned golden brown/dirty blonde. They were all viewed by society as white, while I was seen as Mexican. People often assumed I was a friend of the family rather than a family member. Lol One thing that I noticed from a very young age, was that even the slightest ways they were treated a bit more favorably than I. It made clear to me that people of darker complexion were somehow seen as less equal. As far as David Pakman is concerned, prior to this video all I knew was that David is intelligent, articulate, STRAIGHT, and to me, HOT. I always found it funny when people questioned his sexuality, but I’ve got to say that during one of his episodes he spoke Spanish at one point and I melted.....

I recently pre-registered to vote and had trouble answering this question lol

I think the term latino should include people Italy, France, Spain (including central / South America, parts of the Caribbean) & Portugal since all four languages can be traced back to Latin.

Hola Pibe, As well as you, I am an immigrant from a Spanish speaking country, and my race is Caucasian. My perception is that the concept of being Latino is that all the countries which the language is base on Latin are Latino countries, such as Romania, Spain, Portugal, Macao, Italy, Guinea Ecuatorial, and of course the Latin American countries. The Hispanic concept is the one I find most offensive.

David, really don't care about your ethnicity or religiosity... You're gorgeous regardless, lmao

I like how he’s like “somos latinos, hispanohablantes, dime?” and they’re like pues estás hablando español...

It is so funny. I'm Guatemalan with Mayan, Spanish and Jewish blood. They call us Latinos because our language comes from Latin. However they also call us Hispanics which comes from Hispania, the Latin name of Spain.

Really fascinating! I'd picked up that you were born in Argentina and were Jewish from earlier videos of yours, but I loved how you answered the question of Hispanic or Latino because that is a distinction I am really not clear on. Thanks!

David has got that Chutzpah!

You, Kyle kulinski and tyt are the best

I´m an Argentinian of Volga German descent. I´m from the province of Entre Ríos and when I was a kid I live in a town where there were Jewish people of German origin. My parents who owned a bakery could speak German with their Jewish customers. That´s why Argentinian Cuisine is mostly European. Most people don´t know what tacos are here. they know spaghetti, sauerkraut, knishes, milanesas (breaded meat) but many don´t know what tacos are.

People still don't understand what Hispanic or Latino is. The term Hispanic comes from "Hispania",name gaven by the Romans when they conquered Spain (they called it Hispania). In other words Hispanic is everything related to Spain and related to all the countries conquered by Spain, therefore, Hispanic is a CULTURE and has NOTHING to do with race. Now, Latino is related to countries (and people) who have a language that belongs to the Latin family,and Spanish is one of them. In other words,a Latin American is a person who has Spanish as a first language and was born in the Americas. A Spaniard is a Latin person who was born in Europe. Technically French, Portuguese, Rumanians and Italians are Latin too.

I don't like either words "hispanic," or "latino." It doesn't accurately describe those of the Central and South Americas. I usually say, the tie that binds us are our indigenous roots, but also, there are many who have immigrated to those regions from Eroupe, and lately even China. Like much of the world, those are diverse places. So, I agree, culturally you are "hispanic" (for lack of a better word), more precisely Argentenian, and ethinically Ashkenazi Jew.

River or Boca

The idea that someone has to be born in the U.S. to be classified as white is preposterous. I'm "Hispanic" white complexion, brown hair, green eyes, my phenotypes are European like for all intended purposes but the fact that I emigrated from Latin America and have an accent or have Spanish last name, then I am not considered "white" The funny thing is I've been to Australia, Europe, Africa and Asia and never once, people asked my race, or wondering if I was white or not, people saw me as a white Male and not need to verify my color or origin, only in the U.S. I get the questions like, wow! you look white, I thought you were white, you can pass for white.... It used to bothered me, but now I don't even pay attention. People in the U.S. are fixated on race and it is what is.....

Hey, I’ve traveled through Chile, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela. Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Guatemala. There are thousands of white people in all those countries. In Mexico City there are over one million Americans living there and most are white. Americans have children in foreign countries and are registered at the US embassies as US citizens. Argentina is well known for having a large German population escaping WW2. I worked with several Chileans who were blonde, blue eyes, from German descent. Friends in Mexico from Europe, US, Canada, and even India. And by Europe I mean UK, Ireland, Germany, Poland, and Greece. It’s very narrow minded of some people to classify people as to where they come from. Today’s world is more diverse and interconnected than we have ever seen before.

Te entiendo perfectamente, eso me sucede todo el tiempo. Me cuestionan si soy latina, americana, colombiana etc... Que por ser de madre latina no soy blanca. Bueno a final de cuentas lo único que me consta es que soy del planeta tierra jajaja (eso creo). Saludos desde Colombia!!! Buen contenido.

Neat, I had no idea.

The problem, if it is one, is an American invention. At some time or other people from Spanish or Portuguese speaking countries of the Americas and their descendants began to be referred to in the USA as "Latinos". The word has spread a little bit but actually outside of the USA most of these people would refer to themselves as Mexican, Colombian, Cuban, Peruvian, Brazilian etc rather than 'latino'. The confusion for Americans is that the vast majority of 'Latinos' living in the USA are ethnically mestizo coming from Mexico, Guatemala etc. This has fixed in the American mind what a 'latino' looks like. The reality is that across the Americas there is wide range of ethnicities. There are the people of Mayan or mixed Mayan/European in Central America, there are people of African descent in Cuba, Colombia, Brazil etc. Sao Paolo Brazil has a huge Japanese community. Argentinians and Uruguayans are mostly European of Italian and Spanish descent. In the south of Brazil you get blond haired, blue eyed people of German, Ukrainian etc descent. These are just examples. So the problem is if you don't look to an American what they imagine a Mexican looks like they have trouble with seeing you as 'latino'. Which is silly of course because there are Mexicans of pure European descent who probably don't look 'Latino' to Americans. I've even heard American 'latinos' saying they didn't know there was such thing as a black, white or Asian latino. Maybe it's time to drop the word altogether.

You forgot that Mexico is in North America.

honestly i just don't get it. i know we identify with our ancestors. but i just see everyone as a human being and my god we are literally DNA from everywhere. just everywhere. i think NOW we are starting to understand that because of the global knowledge of travel of human beings. we are adventurers. what's west of westeros?

Spicy 🌶 😻

David, thanks for telling us about your background. Learning who you are increased my respect for you.

Argentina is Italy, Germany and Spain in the Americas. I'm a musician, so the best way to explain it comes from the Band Calle 13, 'Latinoamerica'. I'm Salvadoran, Lenca Indian and for what I know in our history we are Argentina's little brother. We say "Vos", our grandfathers loved Carlos Gardel, and my uncles loved the Rock 'n' Roll from the 60's in that country and me I just love Soda Stereo, from Argentina.

Now they call it latin(x)

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Brazilians speak Portuguese and most are descended from Italians and consider themselves to be latinos. - Just to add the confusion.

I wonder why we refer to South America as Latin America ... Is it because it was colonized by Latin nations from Europe?

Muy interesante

[ Vid is paused ] A Mexican girl told me "Hispanic" only applies to people from Spain. "Latino" covers Mexico and the other Spanish speaking countries. Okay, watch the vid and find out...🕝 [ Jeopardy music...] More complicated than what that girl told me. Which means I'm more confused than before. I get confused turning off my phone's alarm clock, so... not suprising.

I just wrote and performed a One-Man Show called "Para Pendejo No Se Estudia" addressing my Heritage and ethnicity. I'm not an immigrant, but my grandmother was. I am both Latino and Hispanic, I grew up speaking Spanish at home, but in the US I pass for white and it's something I struggled with in my youth because the rest of my family is darker than me. My grandmother was very dark. But I also have to address the situation often.

All of your puzzle pieces turned you onto a great picture! Thanks! Love listening to your insights and conclusions. Keep up the great work!!

I don't know why this is so difficult for people to comprehend and accept -- David is Mexican, because he speaks Mexican. It's that simple.

A Danish/Norwegian author one said, as a joke (but a joke with some truth), that people from my home town of Bergen, Norway are put together with spare parts and terrifying when they work. After 1000 years or more as a major port, with the sea as the only useful communication route, the "native" population is a mix of Norwegian (mainly of western and northern stock), with almost everyone carrying some Icelandic, Russian, Finnish, Sami, Scottish, Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, Baltic/Belorussian Jewish and English ancestry (to mention some). So, welcome, Mr. Pakman. Once you master the Bergen dialect (Dutch/low German-influenced), you’re qualified as a local as well!

I appreciate how nuanced your answer is.

The real answer: it doesn't matter.

David, Mexico is in North America!

Race, ethnicity, and identity are all irrelevant. These things exist to divide us. The only thing worth cataloguing is national origin or culture for social science purposes, not for political ones.

David, I thought Latino was related to the Latin root of the language we speak, it that sense, french, Portuguese, Spanik, and other speaking lenguajes deriving from Latin root are called Latino.

Hispanic is a cultural heritage coming from Spain which is European. Latino is in reference to the Latin languages i.e. (Spanish, Portuguese, French, Romanian, Catalan, Italian.) which belonged to the overall Indo-European language family, dominate Central and South America that's why they call it Latin America. Hispanic and Latino are not races. David would be: Languages: Spanish, English Nationality: Argentine/American Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish Race: Caucasian Species: Homo Sapien

Well done David! Un abrazo pibe.

David's race is David.

David is white, Latino, and Jewish. It really isn’t complicated. He would be considered all of these things in Argentina to. Or pretty much anywhere in Latin America.

Short answer - David Pakman is a David Pakman - an Argentinian American KZfaqr of Jewish ancestry who speaks Spanish and English.

You all got it wrong here. The Latins was a population that lived in Italy befor the Romans settled in. They became one and their language was latin,the same we still study today at school. The Romans brought this culture and language all over the world,and Spanish is a neolatin idioma. There would not be any hispanic or latinos without Rome and Italy

Yo t amo vato. En México solo serias otro mexa. T manejas con buenos principios

I'm from Brazil , colonized by Portugal, therefore I speak Portuguese , you pointed it out that Hispanics are from Spanish cultures , Hispanic in my opinion are countries that speaks Spanish as their mother language , Latin America are all the majority of countries that speaks languages derived from Latin , hence the name latino. United states and Canada speaks English therefore they're not considered Latinos , it's safe to say that you are both Hispanic and latino, I'm latino also but not Hispanic since Spanish I'd not my primary language

I think the problem is that "Hispanic" and "Latino" are just U.S. census bureau terms that try to categorize people by race/ethnicity and fail miserably because Latin America is so diverse racially and culturally. It all becomes even more complex if you add Spain to the mix. That's why I started putting "other" in all census documents, and any document that asks my "race."

But the most importantly is if you say SHO or YO XD

David, Hispanics are people who come from Spanish speaking countries and latinos are people who come from countries on where their languages come from latin, so Italians, French, Rumanian, Portuguese are all latinos. Latin America are Spanish speaking countries plus Brasil.

Mira che, ya decía yo que por algo me gustaba mucho tu show 😂😂. No sabía que eras de los que dicen “pelotudo”...I’m just kidding, I think you’re so smart and very objective in your opinions.

Lo sospeche desde un principio. sera divertidisimo y maravilloso escucharte CHE. can't wait. love and light to you and yours.