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02-24-24 04:49 #65866
Posts: 80Thanks!
Thanks for the tips. One question I have. How much would my lack of speaking pretty much any Spanish impact your tips? I'm not expecting fluent English at all but do they speak enough to discuss prices / expectations?
Originally Posted by TheDerilious [View Original Post]
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02-24-24 02:55 #65865
Posts: 29Some Tips for Newbies
Originally Posted by Robotron [View Original Post]
I totally understand how hard it is to solicit a girl when she's in a pack so don't waste your time since it seems you're new to this. Still, you'll usually see girls walking by themselves in the park and it's likely they are working. You'll also see the working girls hanging out in a smoking section where there are some overhangs. General rule of thumb, if a girl is just hanging out by herself or with a friend (not a table, eating or drinking) and doing nothing, she's waiting to be talked to. It's pretty easy to tell the difference between a person that's trying to get somewhere and someone who is just waiting.
Eye contact is key. If a girl is interested, she will give you a sign. They are not going to play hard to get. Look at her, smile, and say hola. One of the hardest things for some guys is to just stare at someone since we are taught not to do that. You need to practice getting over that feeling. Be confident, smile, and give her a nod; she will respond positively if she's ready to talk. Try to do this while you're standing still and before she's right next to you. So many shy guys will quietly whisper at the last moment or do it while walking briskly past a girl which sends a mixed signal. In many ways, this is the perfect place for shy guys to practice this type of self-improvement.
While you can try picking up girls in any place in Lleras (near the bars or restaurants), as a first timer, you can try sitting in the main park area and try this out on the girls who are walking by. It's a bit quieter and I've found that many working girls will stroll through the park at some point. If you're worried about missing out on girls, try sitting nearer to the gates. Either way, get a drink, sit down and just practice looking at the girls walking by and giving them a smile.
Be patient. Another simple way to see if a girl is working or not is that she will just mill around the place for a long time. If you're just hanging at the park sipping on a soda or something, you'll probably see a bunch of the girls who are also just posted up around the park. Most people don't just stand around for 20-30 minutes looking at their phone while dressed up. So don't speed walk around the park and leave in ten minutes, complaining that you couldn't tell who to talk to. Just relax, take some time, absorb the sights, and look for the signs I mentioned above.
When you find a girl you like, give her a look and see how she responds. If she's hard to make eye contact with, try to be direct when approaching her. Don't pop up from behind or meekly creep up from the side. Try approaching from the front so you can immediately tell if she's not interested.
You can try observing some of the other mongers. If you're willing to be patient and relax, you'll eventually find another monger on the prowl (or getting hunted by a lady) and you'll see how it's done.
It's okay to lose. Getting rejected is fine, so get over it. It's also okay to scope out a girl and have her get picked up by another guy while you are building up your confidence and learning how things work. As you get comfortable, you won't need to wait so long before making a move.
Some of these are just generic tips but hopefully some help for the newbies who are not used to hitting on random women.
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02-23-24 21:04 #65864
Posts: 1089Originally Posted by FlawlessZeal [View Original Post]
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02-23-24 18:09 #65863
Posts: 1230Originally Posted by FlawlessZeal [View Original Post]
Once you go into the barrios those type of storesand pharmacies are nowhere to be found and they are replaced by smaller barrio tiendas and pharmacies which are typically cash only. And any street vendors and many restaurants are cash only even in the area where those bigger chain grocery stores are located.
If course if yiu are using apps (for the most part) they take cards. I think maybe Indriver doesn't take cards and some apps will not work with foreign cards such as trying to put a recarga on your Tigo or Claro phone thru the Tigo or Claro apps, however there is a workaround for this using a third party app called Ding. Using the app Rappi you can order food, groceries, and even pharmaceuticals and have them delivered to you and charged to your card. I don't use Uber, I use Indriver, sometimes Didi, and Picap and I always use cash but I guess you can use cards with Uber. I prefer to use the bus and the metro tho and for this you need cash. Even at terminal de norte some of the bus companies only take cash, I think when I went to Guatape it might have been cash only for that bus.
It's generally better to just have cash, anyone who has spent any time in Latin America would already know that.
-Gabacho.
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02-23-24 17:41 #65862
Posts: 1070Lol
Originally Posted by Robotron [View Original Post]
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02-23-24 17:38 #65861
Posts: 55Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
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02-23-24 17:33 #65860
Posts: 1230Originally Posted by DiscoverFL [View Original Post]
It's like Mr. E said recently, you can buy a Big Mac at the regular McDonald's or you can buy a Big Mac at a McDonald's inside an airport. Same Big Mac but two different prices.
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02-23-24 17:29 #65859
Posts: 1230Originally Posted by AmorPorFavor [View Original Post]
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02-23-24 16:38 #65858MtlJay123Guest
Guest Frindely hotels close to Parque Lleras
Happy to pay extra for the guest, but looking for a hotel where I can walk to Parque Lleras, 4 or 5 star.
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02-23-24 15:32 #65857
Posts: 113Originally Posted by Robotron [View Original Post]
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02-23-24 15:23 #65856
Posts: 4026I've been seeing reports that the Schwab card may not refund Davivienda's new fee because the fee is not disclosed. As you said, 15,000 a few times during a vacation visit is not going to ruin anyone financially. It does start to add if you are here all the time and you need a lot of cash on hand. I don't personally use cash for much of anything except girls. I very rarely do barrio plate of the day places so I can go a couple of months or more between ATM withdrawals. Just talking about this brings back my anger about not loading up on more pesos when it was at 5,000 just after Petro's election. I thought 20 million was enough but I was wrong LOL!
Originally Posted by DJHeywood [View Original Post]
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02-23-24 15:05 #65855
Posts: 4026The whole world is clickbait for some of the youtubers. It is indeed a hustle. They will say anything on those videos to get more views. They don't worry about reality or anyone's reputation getting in the way of their earnings potential. My advice is, whatever you are doing or not doing, avoid them whenever you see them.
Originally Posted by DJHeywood [View Original Post]
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02-23-24 14:52 #65854
Posts: 688Originally Posted by DJHeywood [View Original Post]
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02-23-24 10:50 #65853
Posts: 2417Originally Posted by DJHeywood [View Original Post]
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02-23-24 08:59 #65852
Posts: 5465Originally Posted by Knowledge [View Original Post]