"In the Mexican media, their Argentine hermanos are depicted as huge-nosed goofs with horrible hygiene and a tendency to scratch their nether regions in public."Funny, that's how the Mexicans are portrayed in Argentina!
Also, the ll's are also said like a soft j. That is called a "Porteno" accent.... what I learned in Buenos Aires. There is another accent that is a hoot. It is called a "canta", where the words are truly sung. It is a riot to listen to.
That is hilarious. I haven't seen much of Argentina's TV programming so I had NO IDEA that they portray the Mexicans the way the Mexicans portray them! You have described the soft J much better than I did. I am going to have to find an online TV station down there. I would love to hear the canto accent. Is it used in a particular region? How can I find it? Why do I imagine that is how Don Segundo Sombra must have spoken?