COMPARISON OF ANGLOSAJONA CULTURE
Latin America and Anglo-Saxon America
Latin America and Anglo-Saxon America have some common features and others that distinguish them. But
despite these differences, they are united by the same challenge: to improve the living conditions of the
population. We will try to just outline these similarities and discrepancies, since it is difficult to understand all
the aspects of such a broad subject.
THE SHARED TRAITS
America is considered a single continent. History is the common feature between Latin America and Anglo-
Saxon America. The history of the United States has been deeply influenced by its contact with Latin America
and, in that sense, the dependence has been mutual.
Roberto Fernández Retamar, a Cuban intellectual, says: "It is absurd ... to make the history of our countries
(Latin Americans) regardless of Western history. But has it been clear enough that it is also impossible to
study Western history without including ours? "
IF AMERICA IS ONE, WHY DIFFERENTIATION?
The cultural, political, economic and social differences that exist between the population of the northeast and
that of the rest of the American continent cause it to be divided into two large regions called Anglo-Saxon
America and Latin America.
The linguistic distribution is the starting point for differentiation. In Anglo-Saxon America the population that
speaks English predominates, of the Germanic linguistic family of Saxon origin; hence the Anglo-Saxon
name. The Latin American countries speak mostly Spanish and Portuguese, which derive from the Romance
or Latin family; hence the Latin name.
But more than the linguistic question, the main indicator of the differences between both regions is the degree
of development in all areas.
DEVELOPMENT AND SUB-DEVELOPMENT
The fundamental difference between Latin America and Anglo-Saxon America is that the former is made up
of underdeveloped countries, while the latter consists of developed countries.
The underdeveloped countries have economic, social and political dependence on another State to satisfy the
basic needs of their population. In general, underdeveloped nations have low per capita income, most of their
inhabitants are engaged in agricultural activities and there is very little industrial development, there is little
level of savings and investment, in terms of the distribution of capital, there are large differences in the
population and a population with a problem of undernourishment, illiteracy and a high mortality rate.
On the contrary, a developed country satisfies the basic needs of its inhabitants: health, food, housing,
education and facilitates opportunities to supply secondary needs, ensuring prosperity for the population. The
developed nations have a great urban development, a powerful economic, political and social dominion over
another nation, an accelerated industrialization and better living conditions in general.
ANGLO AMERICAN
The population is eminently urban, more than 75% of the population lives in cities and their peripheries.
People who live in the suburbs have their own home and go to work in cars.
