Bello - Antiouia Neighborhood

Peter (Moderator) says on Jul 31, 2007, 11:15:

It's a town outside of the center of Medellin, but part of Medellin. It's cheaper than Medellin itself. It's not very poor, but not rich either, so between middleclass and poor I'd say.

Poor but snappy

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webmanco says on Jul 31, 2007, 11:53:

If we were to talk about "estratos" I would say Bello Niquia is mostly 2 and 3.

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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lagringa says on Jul 31, 2007, 13:21:

i'm sorry, i don't understand - 2/3 being lower to middle?

thanks for the pic!

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jul 31, 2007, 13:33:

That's some seriously ugly public art. What's it supposed to represent?

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robi666 says on Jul 31, 2007, 17:11:

Tinto, it is for GIB - Miguel_Clavo peace talk. Don't you get it?

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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famsearch says on Jul 31, 2007, 21:19:

be nice now, my wife is from bello... =)

dan

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Peter (Moderator) says on Aug 1, 2007, 03:47:

2/3 is lower middle, indeed. Not necessarily bad, but not upscale either.

Poor but snappy

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famsearch says on Aug 1, 2007, 21:32:

you're right about that peter. where she lived wasn't the rock bottom, but not the top end either. i'd say about the lower part of the middle. but one thing though, the houses may not have been the best, but in the morning, everyone was either sweeping or mopping the bit of a courtyard out front, and inside, the houses were very tidy. they didn't have much, but they took very good care of what they had.

dan

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lagringa says on Aug 3, 2007, 10:45:

is there much importance placed upon class among colombian people?

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msaucey says on Aug 3, 2007, 10:48:

lagringa, the sad answer to your question is... Yes.... Note that racism doesn't really exist, but classism does.... But, it's not too extreme, where people will be injured... But, depending on what class you fall under you may be insulted....

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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tomtom33 says on Aug 3, 2007, 13:39:

Racism doesn't exist? Which Colombia are you speaking about?

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Peter (Moderator) says on Aug 3, 2007, 14:01:

Yes, class is quite important in Colombia. The middle class family will have a lower class muchacha (cleaning lady), for example, never a middle-class muchacha.

Poor but snappy

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msaucey says on Aug 3, 2007, 14:52:

tomtom.... I said, racism doesn't really exist... meaning, there may be some, but in comparison to other places, not as much... classism is more of a factor then racism for the most part in Colombia....

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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tomtom33 says on Aug 3, 2007, 16:31:

I am most familiar with Cartagena and Medellin having lived in both cities. I have encountered racial prejudice much worse than I have ever experienced in the US. And I went to high school in suburban Milwaukee, the most segregated city in the US. It amazes me to have otherwise intelligent Colombians comment negatively on interracial dating.

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lagringa says on Aug 6, 2007, 11:32:

If you were a male from a lower - middle class family would it be acceptable to date someone from an upper- middle class family that you had worked for?

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billyb says on Aug 6, 2007, 13:30:

Lagringa, sure, isn't that the basic plot for every telenovela :)

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chester says on Aug 6, 2007, 14:24:

sometimes people have really nice insides in the 2/3/4 estratos and pay lower rates on utilities.

but your neighbors will not be the same in the higher estratos.

however, I like some of the 2/3/4 estratos barrios better than some of the sterile upper class neighborhoods.

some of the upper class areas seem dead with no corner stores, services, etc...

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