The Park is Dying & Losing Business Rapidly
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2427732]why ld you want to see me? you think it had to do something with you looking Colombian? I never see any foreigners downtown. If the hookers there had to depend on foreigners then they would starve. It is a local market.[/QUOTE]I have seen it with my own eyes & have it on good accord for the last 6 weeks, the girls in the park do depend on foreigners and they are starving, Mr E, you are oh so right again. Many Gringos are simply not taking dates with girls in the park due to ganas, robberies, and bullshit from the hotels. Lose enough money & anything will fall apart. Pollo negro is out!
El Centro Street Scene Revelations
[QUOTE=JjBee62;2427740]Please do post more. It helps everyone.
Yes, Western Union also does currency exchange, with rates comparable to the other exchange places.
Your Botero experience is a good case for posting before your trip. Sosua and Medellin, completely different vibes. Medellin has a laid back, beach vibe and Sosua has the big city hustle vibe. Walking through the streets in Sosua is a full contact sport, at least it was when I went. It was obvious who the working girls were, because: A. Everyone on the street was working, be. Every one of them would make a grab for you.
In Medellin very few of the girls will make a move at you. If they do, avoid them. They're either a pickpocket, desperate, or a tranny. Most will just make eye contact and smile, a few will make an annoying tongue clicking sound.
In Botero Plaza, look for groups of 2 or 3 who aren't taking pictures of the statues. If they're just hanging out in the plaza, they're working. If you see one you want, just talk to her. I'll let Surfer500 school you on the best lines to use. I'd just say something like "buenas (generic Colombian greeting). Quiero una companera (there's supposed to be a tilde over that "and" " Although I'd toss in a few pleasantries first. Settle on a price and off you go.[/QUOTE]I concur with your comments, and have some comments of my own. As having lots of experience with Sosua in years past, I can see how this poster Mongerloin was a bit perplexed on the El Centro street scene. Two totally different places for sure, and going from one to another can be difficult, especially when coming from Sosua where every available girl will come on to you, where as in El Centro you have to basically make the first move. The Sosua chicas have lots of experience dealing with gringos, in fact that is 100% of their clients, where as in Medellin it's the opposite, except for a hand-full of gringos. In other words, the clients in Medellin are are basically all locals, perhaps over 95% of them. So in this context, lots of the Chicas working in El Centro have limited experience with gringos, where it's the opposite in Sosua. In regards to who is working in El Centro, anyone standing around is working, and so are all of the girls walking around selling candy. There are of course some exceptions to this, but you have to ask yourself, why are these girls hanging around, what for?
As far as what to say these girls, as you have inferred that I am well schooled in this, it's really going to be a function of the mongers Spanish speaking skills. For those with limited Spanish speaking skills, it's going to be a challenge, but can be overcome if kept very simple as far as what is expected. One thing you eluded to in your post was regarding girls that approach you and staying away from them, in my experience it goes deeper than that. Besides the ones that come on to you, I have found that the girls that I have approached that within thirty seconds are telling you how good they are and pushing to go to the room are to be avoided as well.
Sometimes when I see one I like, I conduct a friendly interview, chit chat for a few minutes, and them politely blow them off by telling them I just ate, or give them some other excuse on purpose to see how they respond. The ones that get all pissed off that I don't go with them is a pretty good indicator that they might not be a good provider. Where as the ones that are cordial, polite, and it was nice meeting you, that's another story, and at that point I either go with them, or come back to them.