12 Memes Only Latinos Will Understand

If there's one thing Latinos have in abundance is a sense of humor. Our ability to make fun of ourselves and make a joke out of the cultural experiences that define us is unmatched. And it's all in good fun! Latino memes are top-tier when it comes to making your friends and family laugh, and they provide some comedic relief in our day-to-day lives. God knows we need all the comedic relief we can get nowadays! To help with that, here are 12 funny memes only Latinos will understand:

Tamales = Power

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It's true! When you make the tamales, you hold the power. One wrong move from your family members, especially your siblings, and they're cut off. No one wants that, so you can bet they'll be on their best behavior around you.

Latino Parents Be Like...

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Enough said! If you ever heard these words out of your mom and dad's mouth, you were done messing around, crying, or whatever else.

Spending the Night at Grandma's

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When it comes to sleepovers where the entire family is involved, you just have to make do. But these are some of the best childhood memories Latinos have. Sharing a room with all your cousins when you stayed at grandma's house was a great time.

Mexican Kids Be Like...

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There's no party like a Mexican party, like a Latino party. This is a characteristic we share across the board. Latinos will not end a party at 12 am, that's when they start!

Switching to Spanish 

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Being an espectator in an argument between Latino relatives is the best reality you could ever ask for. And when they switch from English to Spanish, you know things are about to go CRAZY.

Mexican Fortune Cookies

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If fortune cookies were Latino, there wouldn't be any of these sweet, generic phrases. You would get some tough, tough love. From Mexico to Venezuela and anything in between, Latinos tend to be very no non-sense about life.

The Ever-Present Comal

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For Mexicans, it's the comal, but Latinos across Latin America have that one piece cookware that just never leaves the stove. You never know when you'll need to heat up some tortillas, arepas, pupusas, you name it!

Vicks VapoRub Is All We Need

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Truly no one is as devouted to Vicks VapoRub as Latinos are. It's good for everything. Do you have a little cough? Rub some on your chest. Is your nose a little stuffy? You know what to do. What about your muscles? Are they sore? A little Vicks VapoRub can go a long way.

Cinco de Mayo Looks Real Different in Mexico

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Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken as Mexican Independence Day, but that's not actually true. Mexican Independence Day is September 16. While it does have some significance in Mexico's history, Cinco de Mayo isn't a national holiday in Mexico.

Latina Moms Be Like...

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When your Latina mom was mad at you, logic left the chat. She could simultaneously ask for explanations and be offended when you tried to speak up. Sometimes it's best to just take your L and keep it moving.

Sleeping in Chairs

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If you never slept on a couple of chairs pushed together as a kid, you missed out on a core Latino experience. Weddings, quinceañeras, graduation parties, etc., they weren't over until all the adults were done having fun, and that usually didn't happen until the next early morning. So when you got sleepy, you had to make do.

Going Barefoot = Sickness

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This is something shared by most Latina moms, not just Mexican moms! Being barefoot around the house as a kid was just out of the question, but that's what made it so attractive.