Did they only call people who speak English in South America?
Don’t know about other South American countries, but Colombia (and Colombians) has always been very eager to lick the boot of the US. It’s no surprise it’s one of the only countries in the continent to never have had an openly left wing president or policies until Petro in 2020. Hating the US is something mostly leftists do, and because of the civil war, being a full-on leftist is a bad look for most Colombians.
There’s a Colombian comedian who says that Colombians hate being Colombian, and always aspire to be of some other nationality, but it varies which one by class: High-class Colombians aspire to be and act like they’re European, Middle class Colombians aspire to be American, and very poor Colombians aspire to be Mexican. It feels really true that a lot of people fall into the trap of wanting shit just because it’s from the US, and thinking anything that’s not popular there is therefore bad, like cars or phones.
