marica does not have homosexual connotations here
marico is heavily used in Venezuela, and it does mean maricon, but its used among friends to fuck with each other. (though tone of voice also comes into play)
they also call each other guebon constantly (meaning idiot/dumbass)
guebon is used in Cali often, but marico is not among guys and I specifically inquired about marica among girls and was told it does NOT have any homosexual tie ins at all. Why they chose that word, I have not asked and Im not sure who would know but it means girl/girlfriend the way African American women use it among themselves in the US.
asere is uniquely Cuban, most of these words are, like pana unique to Venezuela (though theyd understand it here in Cali). Parse is used in Cali heavily so it cant be specific to MDE region.
anyways, this is all street slang, which will almost never be used in polite company anyways.
I get a kick out of girls jokingly calling me guache, or patan.
plata is actually heavily used in many Caribbean Latin countries, including Cuba, DR, Ven and Colombia for starters. I suspect itd be understood anywhere.
yeah, the que mas greeting has thrown me off here in Cali, I have never heard it used this way before.
but these are minor annoyances generally speaking.
speaking of arepas, I find them INFERIOR to what I would buy in Venezuelan areperias. I prefer the arepa being cut and stuffed, which you can get here, but still doesnt seem to taste the same. Often they will put stuff on top of the arepa, which I dont care for at all. Ill cast my vote for the Venezuelan version.
re the club I went to the other night, it actually WAS cool, though I was slightly disappointed. The guest DJ was supposedly one of the biggest names on the continent (from Uruguay) and the entrada was steep at 30K.
It didnt really get going crowdwise (and it never got really crowded) until around 3:30 am (thats not surprising for clubs outside the city limits, they get going after 3 am). The crowd seemed a bit clickquey and of course illicit substances were the order of the night. My shirt reeked of marijuana when I got back, and people were snorting stuff out of what looked like lighters/snorters all night. I would assume there was a fair amount of X floating around as well.
It was definitely an entirely new class level of youth, etc - you wont find these people at your typical Sexta joints and for the first time I saw YOUNG girls with often unnecessary tit jobs, perhaps something Daddy (or more likely their narcotrafficker bf) bought for them when they turned 18. Strangely enough I saw a girl from my gym there! (surprised because shes a little older and an engineer)
Dark sunglasses seemed to be a popular accessory :)
anyways - I am sure you can imagine the scene. If anyone wants the name, directions, you can PM me. The music certainly was top notch.
on the way back, the taxista of course tried to offer to take me to some 24 hour casas whereupon I asked him the question, how does one feel being the nth number to fuck her just that very same day (with n often exceeding 5?)
his answer was typical of Colombian males Ive posed this question to
"eso es el dilema" (Im sure this doesnt need any translation)
on Friday, when I was walking around looking for the famous club Kukaramakura (turns out its being remodeled) I stumbled into 3 more casas LOL they are everywhere. I sometimes wonder what % of Cali women have worked in a casa or something similar by the time theyve turned 25.
on Sat night, before heading off to the electronica club, while sitting at one of my favorite Sexta bars, I got into a conversation with the bouncers, who proceeded to turn my attention to a dark shuttered window but with a tv easily visible thru the slits. Turns out they were entertaining themselves by watching people fucking backlit by that TV. At first I thought it was merely a private appt but was informed it was merely ANOTHER "reservado".
re money go to BancoColombia, but your best rate will always come via ATM (even with the extra fees most banks now force you to pay)
yeah, the product not merely as good here
[QUOTE=Ricker]I totally agree, I love the areparias in Venezuela![/QUOTE]
I wish there were a Ven areperia somewhere so I could get what I like coming back from being out after having a couple of drinks. in CCS, I knew of several that were open 24 hours (god bless them)
hey if you are coming into town on Thu or this weekend, letīs hook up. PM or e'mail me with time and place (Escoces?). This will be last chance as I leave shortly.