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05-28-17 00:53 #22675
Posts: 1680True That
Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
Last trip I was in New Life and there was a group of cargo shorts wearing gringos talking so loud you could hear them all over the building. They were making fun of the girl's names while laughing at the prices. When addressed they made no attempt at all to use the local language. Nearby Colombianos were rolling their eyes. But if we listen to guys like Queens what is needed is more of these so the locals will ultimately adapt and learn to speak English. Lololol.
The cluelessness is mind boggling.
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05-27-17 23:31 #22674
Posts: 1137Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
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05-27-17 23:22 #22673
Posts: 1045Originally Posted by Dickhead [View Original Post]
I'll try to avoid all those dangers, and continue to visit.
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05-27-17 21:29 #22672
Posts: 3359I'd like to see what a gringo who speaks zero Spanish says to a colombian police officer who walks up to him and asks him for identification and proof he is in the country legally. That's not an uncommon occurrence.
But out of 53 countries I've been to, Colombia would certainly be one of the five most dangerous, if you take an overarching view of danger. You have a high murder rate, a high traffic fatality rate, a lot of unvaccinated people and dogs, poor food safety (although I've seen way worse), and some fevers in certain parts of the country. Now, I have not been to the coastal areas. I have been to Bogotá, Medellíand, Bucamaranga, and Leticia and the surrounding Amazon.
And, I'd add the danger of building collapses, the lack of fire escapes, the propensity to chain lock emergency exits, and so forth to the list. When I lived in Medellíand, I watched them put up an apartment building across the street. A complete disregard for safety. The building I lived in, which was I believe 24 stories and I was on I think #15, would sway in the wind, and not even heavy winds.
So enjoy, but be safe and don't be naïve.
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05-27-17 20:50 #22671
Posts: 763Originally Posted by YippieKayay [View Original Post]
Getting tired of pointing out Jamaica, the Bahama and U.S. Virgin Islands all have a higher murder rate, and Medellín is now considered safer than the US cities of Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit and New Orleans etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._homicide_rate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medell%C3%ADn#Crime.
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05-27-17 20:00 #22670
Posts: 1137Originally Posted by Balboa [View Original Post]
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05-27-17 18:47 #22669
Posts: 1078Originally Posted by Queens35 [View Original Post]
The word is, and has been out about Medellin, and all of Colombia.
Common sense says, learning some language skills of the place I'm visiting can only make my time better.
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05-27-17 18:42 #22668
Posts: 1078Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
You'd think it'd be plain common sense.
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05-27-17 17:43 #22667
Posts: 3359Fucking is definitely better if you speak her language. How else do you tell her, 'I like this but not that. ' 'Do that a little softer / harder / slower / faster, please.' 'Can you stick your butt a little farther in the air?' 'Open your legs a little wider, please.' 'Yes, I promise not to come in your mouth but I don't always keep my promises.' And how do you ask her what she likes? Oh, that's right, I forgot; you don't care. It's been worth it to me it learn the languages where I travel most often. So I can communicate with hookers in several types of Spanish, Italian, and French, and I'm working on my Portuguese. But I'm also interested in meeting regular people, and I travel all the time. I'm sure my viewpoint would be different if I were flying someplace for a weekend that I had never been before and never planned to go back to.
My problem is, if they use a different alphabet, I'm lost. Can't learn much of anything. Also I could not learn German to save my soul, even after several weeks there. You win some, you lose some.
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05-27-17 17:35 #22666
Posts: 3359Originally Posted by PepolesBuddy [View Original Post]
Not.
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05-27-17 15:17 #22665
Posts: 5496Originally Posted by Queens35 [View Original Post]
However, some people, when visiting another country, don't spend every waking hour fucking. Everything you do that isn't fucking, will be better if you speak some Spanish. This includes getting from the airport to your hotel, checking in to your hotel, ordering food and taking a taxi to whichever casa you visit. Even the fucking is sometimes improved by a few compliments or directions.
Knowing some Spanish also gives you more freedom. You can explore (in the better parts of Medellin) without worrying about getting lost. You can exchange a few words with people, something that will come in handy if you're staying at an AirBnB apartment. You might even overhear "Tan hermoso. Ojala todos LOS extranjeros sean asi. " And who knows where a few phrases in Spanish will take you?
There is no need to learn Spanish, but if you rate your trips by something other than # of fucks per dollars spent, learning some Spanish will make your trip better.
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05-27-17 13:18 #22664
Posts: 118Why don't you ask mr. Cody green.
Originally Posted by Queens35 [View Original Post]
Yea the guy that got robbed at knife point. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I agree with dickhead. Don't be a typical fucking gringo and not know basics. Don't think this is a first world country. It's a jungle. You can be the victor or the victim. Viva Colombia baby!
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05-27-17 13:05 #22663
Posts: 118Which ones?
Originally Posted by Dickhead [View Original Post]
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05-27-17 11:24 #22662
Posts: 16Your guide friend
Jack,
I am in Medellin now and have a few days to kill. I like your idea and would like to hire your friend as a guide and Spanish teacher. I spent 4 month learning Spanish on Duolingo. Now I can read, write basics. But can only speak a little, slowly and broken. Does she have WhatsApp?
By the way, do you have time for a drink together? I am from New York. Second time to Colombia but I have been mongering in Europe a while.
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05-27-17 11:03 #22661
Posts: 3359Typical US attitude. They should learn English. Whatever. I know my knowledge of Spanish improves my experiences 200% or 300%. Those who can't speak it don't know what they are missing. I don't go to Colombia any more so I'm certainly not trying to keep people away. I spend my time in safer Spanish-speaking countries with better food.