It's not the same as if you were to do this here. Only the worst of the worst don't– they're not snobs. They'll own just one nice pair of dress pants that they wear every single day and wash and iron every single night if they have to. The A-number-one way people communicate to everyone else that they're respectable, not a criminal, and not a violent delinquent is by dressing as smartly and as nicely as they can afford.Įven poor people will still do this. Latin America is a highly class-conscious society.
No one dresses informally because it looks “cool” (because it doesn't there), etc. No one wears clothes that are baggy and don't fit (if they don't fit, it must be because you can't afford proper clothes that fit correctly). No one wears jeans that are intentionally torn (if your jeans are torn, it must be because you're too poor to afford new ones). No one wants to be mistaken for the lowest lower class (Latin America is also a much more class-centered society). This is because a more significant proportion of their population is relatively poor than in wealthier developed nations like the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe.Ĭonsequently, it isn't, and never has been, considered fashionable to dress down or to dress like you're poorer than you are.Īre you planning a trip to Latin America? Check out flight deals on. Ordinary people dress more formally in Latin America than elsewhere. Plaza Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia (photo: Dave Lee)
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