Cartagena Reports

[QUOTE=Beavis;2260739]Tu estas abogada translates to "you are at lawyer. [/QUOTE]Not really, it's just an incorrect sentence for what he wants to ask or an incomplete sentence that means nothing.

[QUOTE=HBoy54;2260749]At lawyer?[/QUOTE]Spanish has 2 verbs that mean "to be": Ser and Estar.

Ser. Soy, eres, es, somos, son. Is used for things considered permanent. Examples:

Eres alto. You are tall.

Son maestros. They are teachers.

Soy casado. I am married (I know, but the Catholics consider marriage a permanent thing).

De donde eres? - where are you from?

Estar. Estoy, estás, está, estamos, estan. Is used for things that are transient, like physical or emotional states or locations. Examples:

Ella está triste. She is sad.

Estoy cansado. I am tired.

Estamos borrachos. We are drunk.

Donde estás? - where are you?

Professions all use ser, "estás abogada?" is grammatically incorrect.

However, most Colombians, especially ones that are hoping to get paid to bump uglies with you, aren't going to correct your grammar.

If you're clever and you find a girl who will correct your grammar, you can misuse these verbs to your advantage.

"Eres traviesa" - you are naughty.

"No. Estoy traviesa" - no. I am naughty.

"Sí. Estás traviesa" - yes, you are naughty.

That exchange resulted in a waitress grabbing my crotch.

[QUOTE=YippieKayay;2260687]Nobody gives a fuck at 1 am in the old city if you are using ESTAR or SER properly. In fact you can go to Cartagena and specifically use ESTAR all the time and never SER and no one will bat an eye lash. Have you fucking heard the Colombians on the coast speak Spanish?

It beats showing up with google translate and looking like a tit.[/QUOTE]LOL. I'm not saying that Colombians care about some gringo's Spanish at 1 am. All I'm saying is that someone who is advising others to learn Spanish sounds awfully stupid when they prove they can't speak Spanish themselves.

[QUOTE=Beavis;2260739]Tu estas abogada translates to "you are at lawyer" which makes you sound like a complete idiot. Estar is also used as a verb to establish a location. "Eres abogada?" That is how you would ask if she is a lawyer.[/QUOTE]Exactly, and if you're the one who is demanding that others learn Spanish it makes you sound like a double idiot.

[QUOTE=FRobertson;2260756]What would be the good places this side of the globe for those who've experienced the scene in Europe and Russia? I'm planning a mongering vacation and I hate tourist ghettos and unsafe and dirty places.[/QUOTE]Moscow is the best.

Mexico can also be very good, stay away from the border town and beach. Major cities, much cheaper, then the resorts.

[QUOTE=ClamSlammer;2261275]Exactly, and if you're the one who is demanding that others learn Spanish it makes you sound like a double idiot.[/QUOTE]YK is making a good suggestion. Is that the same as "demand"?

I don't know Spanish much but I understand "Tu estas abogada". I know you do too. I also understand what you talked about. I put "Tu estas abogada" into two different online translators and both return "You're a lawyer".

In my opinion, being able to suggest someone to learn Spanish has nothing to do with one's Spanish level. I am not a native English speaker and I made grammar mistakes frequently. Based on the same logic, I can't recommend someone to learn English either.

[QUOTE=JjBee62;2261230]Soy casado. I am married (I know, but the Catholics consider marriage a permanent thing).[/QUOTE]Actually, even Catholics consider marriage a temporary state. To say you are married you would say "estoy casado" not "soy casado."

[QUOTE=DramaFree11;2261344]Moscow is the best.

Mexico can also be very good, stay away from the border town and beach. Major cities, much cheaper, then the resorts.[/QUOTE]What does it cost to monger in Moscow these days, though? Are we comparing apples to apples? I suspect not.

Like I said before, I never paid more than 150 K-200 K in Cartagena, and that's for young cuties, not some old hags. No, I'm not God's gift to women, to put it mildly, but I don't put a pussy on a pedestal.

In all honesty, Cartagena is a world-class tourist city with decent prices and good infrastructure, and it's well-worth visiting even with its uninspiring beaches and relentless touts. I must say the heat really got to me, though.

[QUOTE=YippieKayay;2260559]I called it a KFC family meal. So for around 50 bucks you get a chica.

Also learn some Spanish. Opens up many more possibilities. I realize you may have just started visiting it took me about 6 months to learn basic Spanish and a year later I could make jokes in Spanish. There are English speakers, of course, down there, but not many.[/QUOTE]I must qualify that when I say "I don't speak Spanish" I mean I don't converse. I do probably have a vocabulary of a 3-year old, which means I can make them understand what I want, but not make them laugh.

The first I tried to learn was Portuguese, which subsequently fucked up whatever Spanish I learned later. Still mixing both languages.

"Tu estas abogada" or "tu eres abogada" or "tu abogada" or "que? Estamos al abogado!" or "entonces tu eres mi abogada" are all perfectly fine ways of telling a chica she's asking for too much. It usually gets them to laugh. You don't need to speak some noble version of Castillian to make yourself understood there. It's pretty snobbish to think so.

Clamslammer try posting a report or some other information instead of post after post calling other people here idiots. It's not helpful.

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Like I said before, I never paid more than 150 K-200 K in Cartagena, and that's for young cuties, not some old hags. No, I'm not God's gift to women, to put it mildly, but I don't put a pussy on a pedestal.
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I have visited the other cities in Colombia and paid 30k at Yakuza when its rooms were just two walls and a tarp at the entrance. I also walked behind the museum in centro Medellin where there's a pretty big hooker spot. Once the novelty wore off I realized I was flying all the way out to these places and visiting some of the more run down parts of town. What's the point? It's not much of a vacation doing it that way for me. That's why I prefer Cartagena now.

I'm here right now and I have three Venezuelan chicas via Tinder negotiate 100 k for an hour. I don't think my hotel going to let them in though because they don't have a seeédula. Só I'm looking at the love motels.

[QUOTE=Neworlean;2260495]Daytime: The beach towards the end of Bocogrande. Girls ask for 200,000 per hour they are hot and unlike at night you can really see what the look like. Basically Venezuelans.

Old City. Clocktower girls are asking 300,000 per hour or 300 USD per night. Very good selection from all colors shapes and sizes. Great selection but expensive.

Also if you see a small Petit brown / black young pretty Venzeulan named Ivette do yourself a favor and run. If not you will understand later.

More room for negotiation on the whole night but not on the hourly. It's like the union is very organized.

At $300 a night I don't see the value. Spoke with some locals and they said the price is so high because so many foreigners visit.

I have to admit it's a great selection but when you spend a lot and get a bad one you will be pissed. When you get ripped off you will wonder if Cartegena is a trap. Maybe the Venzeulan girls are hustlers or maybe Ivette is the worse choice you can make. She is very friendly on the street.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Global00;2264678]I'm here right now and I have three Venezuelan chicas via Tinder negotiate 100 k for an hour. I don't think my hotel going to let them in though because they don't have a seedula. S I'm looking at the love motels.[/QUOTE]If they don't have ID be careful. I'm pretty sure love hotel will also expect ID when you rent the room.

[QUOTE=YippieKayay;2264717]If they don't have ID be careful. I'm pretty sure love hotel will also expect ID when you rent the room.[/QUOTE]Not having a cedula does not mean necessarily that the girl is "too young". Illegal immigrants are not happy to bring with them the original passport. However, yes one must be extra careful, for example because if one takes the girl at home, she steals something and leaves, she disappears like a ghost.

By the way, do not overvalue the fact that a girl has a cedula. In Colombia, a fake cedula can be purchased for little money (100k I was told by a girl in CTG years ago). Government agents can recognize if a cedula is fake, or authentic but not belonging to the person who carries it, but you or the hotel doorman surely not.

Love motels do not expect ID of people, thanks God. Finally a place respecting the privacy of people seeking some hours away from the world.

They did not. Both the girls I went with where from Venezuela. They told me they come here for a month or so to make money and go home. One of the girls was leaving tonight. And the other is leaving tommorow. And they have passports so you can see there ages if you need to.

[QUOTE=YippieKayay;2264717]If they don't have ID be careful. I'm pretty sure love hotel will also expect ID when you rent the room.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Global00;2264745]They did not. Both the girls I went with where from Venezuela. They told me they come here for a month or so to make money and go home. One of the girls was leaving tonight. And the other is leaving tommorow. And they have passports so you can see there ages if you need to.[/QUOTE]If it's a Venezuelan passport with an entry stamp into Colombia then you're good. Registering them shouldn't be an issue. I thought you meant they had no ID whatsoever. My bad.