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08-27-20 18:01 #5728
Posts: 3240Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
The point estimates we reach based on data from late June 2020 are 1 in 4,300 for full flights and 1 in 7,700 when middle seats are kept empty.
The funny thing is that I had not heard of this study before.
I asked what is the point of banning international travel if the virus is raging in Colombia anyway. I did not expect the government to do a 180 on this, but it looks like they have. The only point in banning international travel then was to hurt the Colombian economy.
The state health department has also signed onto international travel here: https://www.eltiempo.com/economia/se...YwrbAgWi-JxaNo.
And this is huge as well as apparently the president opened things up quicker than the health department wanted to, and the new quarantine extensions were put in place because of the health department. If the health department is okay with international travel and the country can benefit economically from it, I think we will see things open up then.
There is also a breakdown here of cases per department in Colombia. Cali or Valle de Cauca, the department Cali is in, has had 45,000 cases. Antioquia, the department Medellin is in, has had about 75,000 cases whereas Bogota is near 200,000.
One of my chicas told me that Medellin has been pushing hard to open up their airport and that the government in Bogota is much less gung ho on opening up than the other departments. We shall see.
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08-27-20 17:01 #5727
Posts: 1026Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
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08-27-20 15:46 #5726
Posts: 1043Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
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08-27-20 02:05 #5725
Posts: 1321Originally Posted by BangoCheito [View Original Post]
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08-26-20 04:23 #5724
Posts: 1281Originally Posted by MarquisdeSade1 [View Original Post]
I have heard however that all of Valle de Cauca and Nariņo are getting that much more dangerous. Maybe better to avoid for the time being.
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08-26-20 04:19 #5723
Posts: 1281Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
They're not going to make people get into hazmat suits to smash are they?
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08-26-20 01:31 #5722
Posts: 1321Bars and adult venues to be open
Bars and adult venues to start to be open September 4th and 5th, 2020.
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08-19-20 06:12 #5721
Posts: 2579Cautionary tale alert
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08-06-20 03:21 #5720
Posts: 1321Originally Posted by Turgid [View Original Post]
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08-05-20 14:25 #5719
Posts: 5661Which country has a more stable economy, Colombia or Thailand?
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08-05-20 13:45 #5718
Posts: 660Originally Posted by BangoCheito [View Original Post]
That could be used, some of which might be less kind than the ones I actually chose.
Originally Posted by BangoCheito [View Original Post]
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08-05-20 02:07 #5717
Posts: 1281Originally Posted by Villainy [View Original Post]
All that I'm saying is that when you gain fluency in the language you start to notice all the cultural vectors behind it and that in turn gives you a much better understanding of what's really going on.
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08-02-20 06:01 #5716
Posts: 5475Originally Posted by Villainy [View Original Post]
For my normal conversations I don't use translate, other than to look up a single word from time to time. When I'm writing a story I use a 3 step approach. I write in English, because I can develop a flow without interruption to look up a word. Then I check the original for errors awkward phrasing or typos. After running it through translate, I go through and edit the Spanish version. Translate will often change words or switch back and forth between formal and informal tenses.
When I'm done the result is clear and proper.
Trustworthy? I'm not sure where that comes from. I trust everyone to behave in accordance with their nature. So far, I'm pretty good at figuring out other people's nature.
If I'm chatting with a chica about sex, I'm not sending her my SSN and account numbers. She's not getting my passwords or the combination to my gym locker. She either enjoys what I'm writing, or she doesn't.
Now, the basic pros, they have no time to read a 25,000 word story. All they care about is "are you going to be paying me or not?" The better pros, they are happy to read it. The non-pros treat it like gold.
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08-01-20 23:09 #5715
Posts: 660Originally Posted by BangoCheito [View Original Post]
Another friend who is a little older (and an infrequent prepago) is very reliable. I think in over a dozen encounters she was never later than 10-15 minutes and she lived pretty far from me. I trusted her so much that when I went back to the states (in February) for a week I left my big suitcase with her taking only my smaller one, since it was only a 1 week visit. I left some electronics and other things in the big suitcase knowing the not a single thing would be missing. And not single thing was missing when I returned.
Yes, of course, you multiply your chances to meet people and form friendships or relationships when you develop your Spanish speaking skills. But to say that absent that you can't meet people, have fun and that the only people who will connect with you aren't "trustworthy" is laughably absurd.
Oh and just in case someone thinks they can use Google Translate and get along just fine, well, you're kidding yourself. I have a prepago friend I've been speaking to periodically. I speak to her in Spanish and never use Google translate. She started responding back in English using Google translate (she only really knows a few words) well you should see some of the return messages in English. Some are almost completely indecipherable. I can only imagine that anything more complex than setting up a cita is going to be equally difficult for them to plow through. So yes, if you plan to spend a lot of time in Colombia, learning Spanish is worthwhile.
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08-01-20 16:53 #5714
Posts: 1096Originally Posted by BangoCheito [View Original Post]
The issue I see with language is more about the nuances of meaning. And it takes some fluency to get to that in a second language. I know I've screwed up in the past by not being able to express uncertainty well. For example "when I get to know you better, if things are still looking good, perhaps I might consider getting married, but I have to get my divorce finalized first" That might not work well through a translate program. Now, my Spanish is good enough that I could take a stab at it with subjunctive and conditional tenses where needed, etc but not on the fly.