Medellin Reports

[Just Incognito]

Exactly. I have a degree in French. After that I taught myself Portuguese then was able to learn Spanish on the fly. I have never taken a Spanish class, yet I speak, read, and write Spanish very good. They are all Latin based. Thai was different to learn, but still not really hard for me.

Too bad your English isn't so good! LOL.

I have never taken a Spanish class, yet I speak, read, and write Spanish very good.

It's very well, not very good. Just saying'.

I'm just busting chops and using this as a chance to say thanks for your years of contributions to this board. Mr. E you have helped many of us make Medellin less of a. Mystery (see what I did there).

Happy hunting everybody!

[Mr Enternational]

Actually french and spanish are very similar. If you know french its not that difficult to learn spanish.

Exactly. I have a degree in French. After that I taught myself Portuguese then was able to learn Spanish on the fly. I have never taken a Spanish class, yet I speak, read, and write Spanish very good. They are all Latin based. Thai was different to learn, but still not really hard for me.

[Member #2001]

Actually french and spanish are very similar. If you know french its not that difficult to learn spanish. Both have the same types of conjugation, although some nouns are different. If you can learn the conjugation then your halfway there. Noun, adjectives, adverbs are easy to learn. You don't need to be perfect in spanish, just enough to get your point across. If you stay in Colombia for some time it should be easy to pick it up. Also, Colombian spanish has the most neutral spanish in the world, or at least so I have been told.

Another way to pick up the language is to attend the intensive spanish course I wrote about earlier.

[ThadMax]

Recently returned to Medellin and had another great time. Although not necessarily because of the hobby. Medellin continues to be a special city and setting to me. Magical weather that always feels pleasant and spring-like, good restaurants, and an emerging cosmopolitan, world-class culture is emerging. That obviously changes the social scene and I've continually noticed a bit of a downward trend at the top-tier of the action. Where prices are maxing out and a sense of delusion is taking place. Also. The quality at the top-tier isn't what it used to be, seemingly. That said, still a target-rich environment with many great experiences to be had.

For me, I'm not one to dig deep into the el Centro or the local scene looking for diamonds in the rough. I simply don't have enough time as my trips are short (2-4 days). I visited Fase Dos and La Isla twice. Both times were a bit underwhelming. It was the week before holy week so that could've factored in. Then I ended up just not all that interested in the scene and enjoyed the city. For me, it's time for a new experience. I may try Cali. But everyone keeps saying I need to experience Brazil (Rio & Sao Paulo). I've never been. Curious as to the Colombian veterans here - what do you think of Brazil in comparison to Medellin?

[Balboa]

I already speak 3 languages and I can't be arsed to learn a 4th.

English, Hindi, French.

If I knew about Spanish when I learnt French I would have dumped french and did Spanish. Wish I had now.

The.

Then don't learn it, and be another Google translate warrior, LOL.

[Balboa]

Hi,

Does having a cedula mean they are over 18 or can under 18 also have one?

Thanks.

An actual, real cedula, yes they are at least 18.

Obviously fake cedulas, borrowed and / or stolen cedulas are common.

[Woodman09]

Hi,

Does having a cedula mean they are over 18 or can under 18 also have one?

Thanks.

Minors can have a cedula.

[KillaCam11]

How much from Paula from Day 1 charge for how many hours?

I saw Paula a few months ago. I think I paid 300-400 k plus taxi both ways for 4 hours but she didn't stay the full time or even close to it. My mistake was I gave her all the money before we started, she looked high class so I thought it would be fine. I got BBJ and was able to face f*k her, then she got on top and immediately started faking it, total turn off but whatever. 1 pop and 45 minutes later, she wants to bounce. I was like I still have a few hours left and I only popped one time, she was like that is all you get and I was like that is fine but I paid for 4 hours so you are staying for that long but she wasn't having it. I could have started a scene but not worth it. Charge it to the game.

Better off with the barrio rats, they are a lot more appreciative than these high mileage chicks.

[DeepakPateluk]

Hi,

Does having a cedula mean they are over 18 or can under 18 also have one?

Thanks.

[MichaelLockhar]

I already speak 3 languages and I can't be arsed to learn a 4th.

English, Hindi, French.

If I knew about Spanish when I learnt French I would have dumped french and did Spanish. Wish I had now.

The.

So why not learn Spanish? When my coworker first showed me latinamericancupid in 2005, I said man if I could speak Spanish I would be the shit. I then learned Spanish. I did not say I hope some of these chicks speak English. Why hope for some of the thousands to be able to speak the language of the one, when the one (yourself) can learn the language of the thousands?

[MichaelLockhar]

I have found one she is gorgeous and learning English and is pretty good at it as her boyfriend is from usa, I think I will give her a good tip to ensure I get a good service and she comes back hahaha.

Daytime I don't mind fuck and dump but in evening I prefer a conversation over dinner etc.

Thanks.

You will be hard pressed to find any chicas that speak English.

In Colombia, only 4% of the population can speak English and those are the most educated.

It is taught in schools now but for two reasons it is not followed up on:

1) They don't think they will ever have a need for using the language since no one ever speaks it.

2) They are afraid to make mistakes when speaking English.

Costa Rica has the highest percentage of English speakers south of USA at 8% and it is very hard to find one there. It is almost impossible to find in Colombia.

[PolloNegro]

Yes they will block the cell phone (ie IMEI) rendering it useless.

A cedula is the US equivalent of a social security number, used for starting a phone plan or placing utilities or internet service / cable TV in your home in your name, no cell phone carrier will accept you without one so a passport will not work.

The Tall Man.

Thank you for explaining this so eloquently!! Pollo negro is out!

[Knowledge]

I used a foreign passport and registered on the carrier's web site. I had no problem for 4 years. Until I got a new phone. I got texts and emails telling me I had to register. I tried to register from the phone itself via the *611# menu but it did not work for me. I did it on the web site again.

Yes it is absolutely true that if you do not register your phone after about 90 days it is done done.

If you simply buy a new sim card each visit then I can see why you don't get it shut down.

And the hassle does not stop as you need a cedula to register your cell phone, the only option I had was a friend registered it for me which brings along a whole new set of problems as I need the friend with me in person at Tigo every time I have an issue.

Finally now for about the past almost one year I have had no issues with my Tigo registered cell phone, knock on wood.

The Tall Man.

[Knowledge]

The IMEI registration policy is to combat, narcos, guerillas, and general criminal activity. Registered IMEIs save investigators the time and trouble of electronically tracing or doing physical surveillance to figure out who is involved when an IMEI shows up in the call history of subjects of investigations.

The reason for the registration is partly to combat theft but it is also to have certified devices using the countries network. The concept is to keep unsafe devices off the network and to accomplish that they adopted the FCC standard. That is why they are requiring you to register the FCC # of the device.

It is not really the sim card that is of issue.

To avoid visitors and non residents from having to register, they implemented the 90 day rule, which coincides with the length of a typical tourist visa, 90 days.

In theory, as a visitor, when you buy a local sim card and install it into a phone, it is assumed you will be using the phone at most 90 days of your visa and then will be off the network.

If you remain on the network after 90 days, you could be blocked and locked until you can prove that you own the device.

As long as you do not use the phone for more than 90 days, you will never have a problem..

[Knowledge]

You can register a phone and SIM card with a foreign passport. Comecel / Claro let's you do it over the internet if you set up a "myclaro" account on their website. You can also prevent a passport in person. I forgot all about the procedures until I got a new phone a few months ago. Sure enough, I started getting text messages and e-mails within a week telling me I had X number of days to register.

Yes they will block the cell phone (ie IMEI) rendering it useless.

A cedula is the US equivalent of a social security number, used for starting a phone plan or placing utilities or internet service / cable TV in your home in your name, no cell phone carrier will accept you without one so a passport will not work.

The Tall Man.