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Dueling beauty pageants put income gap on view
In shadow of opulent Miss Colombia event, Cartagena's slums hold their own pageant
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Mr E, thanks for the link. I also saw this in the NYT today and here's a like to the slide show and video:
[url]http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/11/30/world/americas/20101130COLOMBIA.html[/url]
What's the story on Dollhouse? I see the ad banner, and I see the pics of the gorgeous women. Is it a hotel or a club or both. The $79 quoted is for staying the night in the room only? Are the girls working or are they non-pro civilians?
Why do these women in Latin America continue to carry purses when they know there is a propensity of being robbed? My girlfriend in Cali was robbed Monday in the middle of her block while waiting for the bus. She had her 2 cellulars, money, credit card, and all of her ids in her bag. To me a purse just screams out "Come get me please" to a robber. It is a damn shame, especially seeing that all of that shit could have fit into her pockets.
[QUOTE=Mr Enternational;1101056]Why do these women in Latin America continue to carry purses when they know there is a propensity of being robbed? My girlfriend in Cali was robbed Monday in the middle of her block while waiting for the bus. She had her 2 cellulars, money, credit card, and all of her ids in her bag. To me a purse just screams out "Come get me please" to a robber. It is a damn shame, especially seeing that all of that shit could have fit into her pockets.[/QUOTE]Very common ocurence, very prevalent in Cali. Why does she need 2 celulars though. She should carry one at a time.
[QUOTE=MiamiHeatLuver;1101099]Very common ocurence, very prevalent in Cali. Why does she need 2 celulars though. She should carry one at a time.[/QUOTE]One is for her job and one is her personal. Also I know in Peru but I can not remember about Colombia that if you call a cell phone that uses the same carrier then it is cheaper than calling one of a different carrier so many people have more than one phone or at least SIM cards from various companies.
And carrying around all of her money and a credit card? Talking about putting all your eggs in one basket. If there is anything that I have learned from mongering it is to carry around no more than the amount of money you will need for immediate use.
Same as in the USA of A.
Do not carry what you can not afford to LOSE.
[QUOTE=Mr Enternational;1101056]Why do these women in Latin America continue to carry purses when they know there is a propensity of being robbed? My girlfriend in Cali was robbed Monday in the middle of her block while waiting for the bus. She had her 2 cellulars, money, credit card, and all of her ids in her bag. To me a purse just screams out "Come get me please" to a robber. It is a damn shame, especially seeing that all of that shit could have fit into her pockets.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Mr Enternational; 1101135]One is for her job and one is her personal. Also I know in Peru but I can not remember about Colombia that if you call a cell phone that uses the same carrier then it is cheaper than calling one of a different carrier so many people have more than one phone or at least SIM cards from various companies.
And carrying around all of her money and a credit card? Talking about putting all your eggs in one basket. If there is anything that I have learned from mongering it is to carry around no more than the amount of money you will need for immediate use. [/QUOTE]Yep, thats why all of my girls friends and family try to use Tigo, it gets very expensive crossing over phone companies. My girl only has had and uses the cheapest nokia 2120 40mil, She has been robbed a few times like every girl expects to a one point. Part of life in Cali unfortunately.
Do you have to pay customs or duty or a fee to bring a desktop / tower computer into Columbia? I will not bring a monitor; it's too heavy.
When you answer this question please state your certainty as a percent. "I'm 95% sure you can bring a tower thru customs" for example.
If it's not a problem, send me a PM.
How would customs know her age?
If she is a girlfriend and her family knows you and there are expectations, that is a different story.
[QUOTE=J. G. ; 34333]Johan:
I understand what you're saying, but let's take a hypothetical case when an American has sex with a 16 year old in Colombia or Honduras, and takes some pictures / videos for his own personal use. Accidentally, these pictures are discovered (for instance in a customs search, or his disgruntled girl friend discovers them, etc). Can that expose him to legal trouble in USA? I am just curious what the letter of law is on this issue.
But I do agree with you that the best policy would be to just stick with the 18 and above population! J. G. [/QUOTE]
[quote=digital curry; 1102136]how would customs know her age?
if she is a girlfriend and her family knows you and there are expectations, that is a different story. [/quote]a us law was passed several years ago that holds american citizens accountable to us laws pertaining to age of consent. so if the legal age of consent in another country is below 18, you can still be prosecuted in the us for corruption of a minor or worse ****phelia.
how would customs know? us law has a precedent for determining age based upon pictures and video, which is scientifically determined by hip-to-waist ratio, breasts, etcetra.
the best advice given is to not take photo's of your conquest and do not tell others about it. there have been very few instances of prosecution under this law, but profiling does occur and a frequent traveler to locations known for **** interactions can and most likely will be "flagged" by customs for special consideration. if visual content is found to be of questionable age, the burden of proof is on the citizen, not the government, to proove inocence.
be carefull out there! it only takes one time to ruin a life.
what the united states law says. 18 usc 2423 (c) , is among other things that you can't have commercial sex with a girl under 18, that is to say, pay for it. so this law is uniform, it doesn't matter what the law of the destination country is. if you hook up with an **** (under 18) prostitute, you have violated the law.
[quote=max mojo; 1102396]a us law was passed several years ago that holds american citizens accountable to us laws pertaining to age of consent. so if the legal age of consent in another country is below 18, you can still be prosecuted in the us for corruption of a minor or worse ****phelia.
how would customs know? us law has a precedent for determining age based upon pictures and video, which is scientifically determined by hip-to-waist ratio, breasts, etcetra.
the best advice given is to not take photo's of your conquest and do not tell others about it. there have been very few instances of prosecution under this law, but profiling does occur and a frequent traveler to locations known for **** interactions can and most likely will be "flagged" by customs for special consideration. if visual content is found to be of questionable age, the burden of proof is on the citizen, not the government, to proove inocence.
be carefull out there! it only takes one time to ruin a life. [/quote]
That's one really good thing about all the casas. You can be sure all the girls are of age. It only takes one mistake. I think some guys really play with fire
[QUOTE=Digital Curry; 1102134]Do you have to pay customs or duty or a fee to bring a desktop / tower computer into Columbia? I will not bring a monitor; it's too heavy.
When you answer this question please state your certainty as a percent."I'm 95% sure you can bring a tower thru customs" for example.
If it's not a problem, send me a PM. [/QUOTE]I'm 63. 9% sure that 43. 78% of your responses will be 73. 1% accurate.
I'm also 100% sure you don't know how to spell the name of the country.
On the other hand I'm 100% sure I've brought both PC towers, monitors, laptops, and Revos into the country without having to pay duty. I'm also 100% sure that YMMV.
[quote=furysys;1102764]that's one really good thing about all the casas. you can be sure all the girls are of age. it only takes one mistake. i think some guys really play with fire[/quote]dunno about that, the more stable reputable places yeah, some of the lower end ones get closed down all the time for having **** tune work in there.