I need help!!!

vicshere says on Apr 28, 2007, 08:45:

lets see i go on the internet
work on my car and moto
take the family to the county
go shopping
just watch TV
BBQs
work on the house
work in the yard
go to the movies

hummm sound like the same thing we do in north america


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"con mucho gusto"
Vic

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fns714 says on Apr 28, 2007, 08:51:

Thanks for your help!! but are there any things that MOST colombians do that is different from North America??

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webmanco says on Apr 28, 2007, 08:58:

Some of us Play Tejo, Ranita, Teto :-)




Well some music and beers are missing on that video

Other times we surf the net



FOTOS/ANDRÉS JÁCOME



Cómo se juega
Hay varias adaptaciones del tejo, la más tradicional consiste en introducir el tejo dentro de un círculo metálico conocido como tejín o bosín, en los bordes del círculo se colocan cuatro mechas. Quien logre hacer explotar el mayor número de mechas, gana la partida. Hay competencias individuales y por equipos.

Otra variedad es conocida como minitejo, que es lo mismo que su papá pero en proporciones más reducidas. Allí solo se coloca una mecha y gana más puntos quien la estalle. En ambos casos se juega en dos canchas que están frente a frente, usualmente la canasta de cerveza se encuentra a mitad de camino, ya que el constante ir y venir hace que la sed apremie un buen sorbo de fría cerveza. Tira primero quien quede más cerca del bosín y así sucesivamente.

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

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rocinante says on Apr 28, 2007, 09:50:

fns714 En este foro hay cuatro Colombianos que viven en Colombia. Webmanco acaba de contestarte. Los otros están en el foro "Solo en Español". Casi todas las personas de Colombia no tienen computadoras, por eso deberías hacer tu investigación a otro sitio, tal vez en una biblioteca pública.

Soy de norte america pero vivo en Colombia. Yo sólo puedo juzgar basándome en mi propia experiencia que los jovenes juegan futbol en la calle, andan bicicletas, ven varios programas por la televisión y pasan mucho tiempo con su familia. Los sábados comen helados en la calle - no sé por qué pero es su costumbre! Pocos muchachos tienen videojuegos, por el buen clima juegan con sus amigos por la calle a menudo.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Apr 28, 2007, 10:28:

I'm not Colombian either but you'd have to make a distinction between older and younger people. They don't necessarily do same things on their free time. Older people watch TV, spend time with their families, shop, talk on the phone, party.
Younger people party, go to the movies, practise sports, watch TV, hang out with their friends, go to the malls...does this sound familiar?

Then there are people who don't have any free time because they work or study all the time; there are also people who can't afford to have any leisure.

Cheers,
Desi

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they are free." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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Robert Jorge says on Apr 28, 2007, 10:32:

I was going to mention tejo - obviously somebody beat me to it. I would add going with family on Sundays to a river or pool to swim, relax, and cook-out.

He who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

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tannedincali says on Apr 28, 2007, 14:22:

What I frecuently do - I like to go to the malls on weekends with my girlfriend to eat something or drink a beer or coffee,or just watch people (girls)
- go to the movies
- play soccer with my friends on Sundays
- watch soccer
- party on Saturdays (not all, but when I can)
- less frecuently now, play winning eleven on the ps2 ( most colombians don't have last generation video game consoles yet).
- upload photos to flickr, and check other sites.
- and have sex ;)

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scotty says on Apr 28, 2007, 14:22:

4 big ones eat
dance salsa
sexo
sleep

Get Rhythm, when you got the blues. Johnny Cash

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billyb says on Apr 28, 2007, 16:05:

The ones that have them go.... to their fincas or ranches on the weekends. Others go to the country clubs and many go to the local rivers and picnic with their famalies and friends.

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webmanco says on Apr 29, 2007, 06:35:

Soccer or balompie is the mayor sport in Colombia, here is a picture from EL Tiempo main newspaper in Colombia. It shows players at the national championship going out to the field with ruanas a traditional chothe used in cold regions.

The wearing ruana guys (Boyacá Chicó) won the game 1-0 against Millonarios

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

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JMCana says on Apr 29, 2007, 07:30:

different fns714
Just like in the USA you have to specific age and social economic status for it is different for each one.

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fns714 says on Apr 30, 2007, 03:23:

hey thank you for your help everyone!!
Rocinante thank you for your advice I will go to the library to do research for sure!!
I am still a little confused on what Tejo, Ranita, Teto! but i am trying to figure it out.
I understand what you mean JMCana when you say it depends on the age, but i was just trying to get a feel of what Colombians like to do, Thank you for your input though!:)
If any one has anything else to add feel free please!
Thanks again everyone!:)
I love COLOMBIANS!!:)

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Robert Jorge says on Apr 30, 2007, 17:46:

Tejo is somewhat similar to horseshoes in the US. The video posted shows "mini-tejo". Real tejo requires a long open area maybe 100 feet long. At each end of the aisle is a angled open box filled with wet, soft clay. The boxes are roughly 3 feet wide by 4 feet tall, and with the opening angled at 45 degrees. In the center of the clay, is a almost buried steel tube opening. It is slightly larger than the tejo piece, around 8 inches in diameter. On the top and bottom edges of the tube are placed an explosive, paper triangle called a mecha. Then, the object of the game is to play to a certain number of points. Points are won by: The person throwing the tejo closest to the center gets a point. If a person hits a mecha, that is worth 3 points and that turn is done. If a person gets the tejo in the exact center of the tube, without the tejo touching the sides of the tube, they earn 6 points (I think?). The tejo is a round steel disk, quite heavy. Tejo parks and clubs have all kinds of weights available to chose from, like a bowling alley has different balls. The mecha is what makes the game real fun in my opinion, because the explosion is definitely attention getting. Sometimes, the explosion is deafening, Lots of smoke, a little bit of fire, bits of clay spraying. I think drinking Aguila or Costena cerveza is mandatory while playing tejo. The video posted above gives you a good idea, but that is pretty tame and looks like a couple of lady folk playing mini tejo.

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