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02-22-21 08:11 #44283
Posts: 5486Originally Posted by RiceRocket99 [View Original Post]
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02-22-21 07:06 #44282
Posts: 2957Originally Posted by RiceRocket99 [View Original Post]
I am actually interested in some restaurants like Arepas y Arepas and street food but have not made the trip north yet.
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02-22-21 05:56 #44281
Posts: 309I was def not insulted by any means. I always enjoy reading your posts and points of view regarding Medellin. I rarely read or post on this board much, but since being back recently from a 3 month stay in MDE I had time to reflect on life choices haha. I thought I would do this move 10 years down the road, but why wait til then shit. Who knows what would happen in 10 days or weeks, much less 10 years. One thing for sure I'll need after doing some research and the advice given here is to get a good and experienced Colombian attorney well versed in real estate transactions. There's a public site called Espacio Urbano that lists apts / houses for sale and rent that locals use to compare prices within the same barrio since there's no such thing as an MLS in Medellin. I skimmed through it and lots of apts in the 200-250 million pesos range. And I also read some stories regarding shady ass Colombian real estate agents / agencies taking advantage of ill prepared gringos, so yeah I'm def going in armed and dangerous in figurative and legal terms.
Originally Posted by ColombiaLover [View Original Post]
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02-22-21 05:02 #44280
Posts: 4043So I should not move to Bello?
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02-22-21 04:33 #44279
Posts: 586Just to be clear. I am not trying to insult you by comparing you to him. Steve Jobs, real or fake, was overconfident. Reading his name just brought back memories. Nothing to do with you at all.
Originally Posted by RiceRocket99 [View Original Post]
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02-22-21 04:29 #44278
Posts: 1753Originally Posted by RiceRocket99 [View Original Post]
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02-22-21 04:15 #44277
Posts: 309Ok, I'm def not a SJobs type of guy. I've met some members of this board and most recently Osteoknot and before him Jjbee62, so I'm not here to waste people's time and talk mess. I'm sure they can attest to my love and passion for Medellin and all the very good, some bad, and rarely ugly that comes with it.
Originally Posted by ColombiaLover [View Original Post]
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02-22-21 04:03 #44276
Posts: 586Old SJobs. What a megalomaniac (just like the real Steve Jobs was).
If he really did exist and was as he described, he's probably dead or kidnapped by the FARC.
If he really does not exist as he described (which many of us suspect), he's sitting in his basement and making up other stories for him to enjoy with whatever new group he's found to bother.
Good riddance either way (not trying to be cold, but that guy was a piece of work).
Originally Posted by RiceRocket99 [View Original Post]
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02-22-21 02:40 #44275
Posts: 309Ah. Now I remember about that SJobs guy who was going to go to Medellin right when Colombia opened up to international travel back in October and talked about smuggling himself into the country via non traditional means while it was closed off. What happened to him? Is he MIA or something? Just wondering, so I can go MIA too and join him haha. Living in Medellin or anywhere in Colombia or just out of your home country carries significant risks. Lucky for me, I have family / housing in Panama (born there, raised in the States), so if things don't go as planned, I can settle in Panama for a while and put MDE living on the side. It's just that Panama is too damn hot and humid, most everything is expensive since it uses the almighty American dollar, and the hot girls are almost all Colombians anyways and charge 3-4 times more than being in MDE for lesser time and lower standard of service. I call that the triple threat in the worse way possible haha. But it's very close to MDE so I can hop on plane in no time and be in paradise.
And yes, I know by Colombian standards I'm very well off and to them I'll always be a 'rich foreigner', but I def don't flash it and put that out there for everyone to see. Actually by staying in Bello, it would make me poor gringo haha. They would ask why Bello and I can say I have no money for Poblado or Laureles so the only place I can afford is Bello. I even joke I'm out there selling candy and rolling a fruit cart as my side hustle.
Originally Posted by GeneHickman [View Original Post]
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02-22-21 02:28 #44274
Posts: 1753Originally Posted by RiceRocket99 [View Original Post]
But even if you don't flaunt it, they view you as rich. If you're paying multiple girls anymore than 100 k a piece, you, by their standards, must be rich. The typical Colombian makes about $270 USD a month. And in a poorer barrio, most don't make that.
My comment was to point out that these girls from the Strata 1 and 2 barrios all have plenty of delinquent male friends with lots of time on their hands.
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02-22-21 02:11 #44273
Posts: 609Originally Posted by RiceRocket99 [View Original Post]
I know 3 gringos who live here got drugged.
I've had dates cancelled on me from girls in bello saying the streets were violent and locked off by cops.
Numerous girls who live in Bello have told me it's just too dangerous and they would all prefer to live somewhere else.
While you may be enjoying the change of scenery from SF and having the time of your life.
My only personal suggestion would be to be careful.
Even if I can speak perfect Spanish just like them but I'll never be "one of them". And this is always a big thing to remember.
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02-22-21 01:57 #44272
Posts: 2090No 7 day quarantine.
Originally Posted by MongerHunger [View Original Post]
The onle travel tip I would offer is to get the test at least 48 hours ahead. If you get a false positive, you will have time to repeat the test. Otherwise you are stuck in the country you are trying to leave.
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02-22-21 01:54 #44271
Posts: 5486Originally Posted by ColombiaLover [View Original Post]
Someone who I trusted told me if he was buying in Medellin, Obrero or Las Cabanas would be at the top of his list. Living there isn't as big of a stretch as people are making it out to be. You just have to be in the right area.
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02-22-21 01:42 #44270
Posts: 407Originally Posted by RiceRocket99 [View Original Post]
As to rich, man get real. You just told us you had an apartment in san francisco, then you told us about the strata 1 chica whose house you went to with her sisters (maybe and often teenagers) openly breastfeeding etc. Can you not see the contrast? You are rich by their standards, and no matter what you say they know that you are decently well off and to them "rich". .
Anyway god luck. As to whether you are SJobs, I am on the fence. Hope you stay and become a valuable contributor so we know how your plans are evolving. Time will tell.
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02-22-21 00:59 #44269
Posts: 309I was thinking about renting an airbnb in Manrique near la 45 to explore more on my own, but decided it was prob not a good idea haha. First, ain't no airbnb anywhere near that area. Second, just like you, I never go into those barrios alone day or night. It's always with a chica or two hanging out, having drinks, or grabbing food. You and I roll similarly in that way, which we have posted many times here before. But really though, Manrique is up there with Bello in terms of barrio hotties. Some girls have told me barrio girls are sexy and slutty because they don't have much money for fancy clothes so they wear the least amount possible haha. Booty shorts and low cut shirts, it's like they put on the bare minimum and I love it. I couldn’t believe how many times I had to turn my head that day in Manrique or try not to stare too hard haha. My girl was like ‘I told you so.’
Originally Posted by ColombiaLover [View Original Post]