Shorts in latin america. Why not?

asdfn says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:05:

I want answers!

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corporalgator says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:08:

I wonder the same myself. That is my usual daytime attire and that gets askance glances. That is what I always wear in Florida because it is so hot, and I didn't feel the need to buy a bunch of pants to placate some people who I don't even know.

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corporalgator says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:11:

To answer your question from the other thread, yes they wear them in Cali also, although I notice more women opt for skirts and dresses, but not shorts.

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asdfn says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:11:

Yeah Im in florida too. in america you go from house to car to work to car to house, unless you live in one of the very few walkable cities we have, so anything is bearable. In medellin I was sweating my ass off getting around town last month. Springtime my ass! how many meters higher do we have to go for eternal fall?

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asdfn says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:14:

oh yeah I mean the guys. I dont get it.

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corporalgator says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:17:

I am talking mainly about walking around at the Uni, even here they wear pants at the Uni.

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TobyBoy says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:26:

Flip-flop over use is DISCUSSTING!!!!!!!!!

Flip flops are loud, ugly, and they embrace DIRTY (-over exposed) SMELLY feet! Only we loud North-Americans don't get why they are SO DICUSSTING !!!!!!!!!!!!

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TobyBoy says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:27:

I have great legs, so I confess I liek to wear shorts when I can get away with it.

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corporalgator says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:31:

Keeping your feet tightly wrapped in socks and shoes promotes odors far stronger than letting them feel the breezes.

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TobyBoy says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:32:

-Oh and did I also mention that Flip-flops are mostly a horrid plastic eysore?

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:39:

It does not look proper, unless you are in Cartagena, San Andres... Last 2 times my B/F was walking around in El Poblado, Medellin and Rionegro like that, he looked very obvious not to be from there, beside his American/German look. I ask him not to, but he would get upset, even though they were very nice like looking shorts, and nice sandals,( not that he bought them with his taste, LOL, I went shopping for him before we went, with his money of course).

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Pappassito says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:41:

DISCUSSTING!!!!!!!!! ?????


What the HELL is that? Nothing wrong with flip-flops. As long as you wash your damn feet.

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TobyBoy says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:44:

You might, but sad to say many others do not.

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:46:

Hey Toy Boy, do you wear the really short shorts, I love man with long legs and and really short shorts LOL

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TobyBoy says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:48:

It depends on my mood Lisa. I do have to be careful with my long legs thoguh.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:49:

i agree with Lisa.

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Ken says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:50:

Thats Funny! I have to tell the Latinos. Como se dice "Swamp Ass"en Espanol? ""Culo de Pantano"?

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Simon says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:51:

"I dont know why latin americans cant wear shorts and flip flops like the backpackers sometimes."

Maybe it's because we take pride in the way to dress and don't like looking like dirty scumbags!

"DON'T FOK WITH COLOMBIA!!"-----Simon

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Ken says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:52:

Actually, they will wear shorts but ONLY on weekends.

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:55:

When I met XX, he used to wear those cut off jeans shorts, really short, and we were at "The Hermosa Beach Art Fare" and the girls were whistling at him, LOL
I told him not to wear them any more, that he looked like a poor hippie! jajajajaja! or gay, he stopped wearing them after years, now they are back in fashion.LOL

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Sam Salmon says on Oct 11, 2008, 14:59:

Carlos Vives went through a short wearing phase.

' a la orden!'

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:00:

Ohhhhh Carlos Vives looks hooooooot in those! jajajaja.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:02:

just a few years ago i started to wear trainers jejej my husband was getting piss off with me exploring in high heels

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Philly says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:05:

They wear shorts here in Cucuta, 95 degrees every day however, not as much as I think they should. I believe it has something to do with the bug bites. They hurt and they really irratate you.
Now, I love to see the girls in flip flops. Here, I would say more then the majority keep their feet and toe nails looking pretty, but I think it looks gay on guys. People from the coast wear them with everything.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:09:

one thing is you would not see girls in flip flops in the town center of Bogota, girls usually dress smart, they only time you see everybody in casual dressor sport clothes in town center is on sundays when is the ciclovias days ( kind of sport days)

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Pappassito says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:14:

Rolos are really particular about their dress. I remember a novia of mine getting pissy because I was wearing light khaki slacks... She said those were only for tropical weather.

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:20:

There you go, we Colombians like to dress up.

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Tejeringo says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:20:

Here in LA is more of a rule for Gringas to use Flip Flops in the Malls!

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:32:

This is how we spot them when in Colombia.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:43:

dressing up is a third world thang.
gringos will never understand cus you have no need to impresss anyone, most grew up able to purchase anything you want at any time, not in colombia
we are a poor nation.
Kids in NYC gehttos throw away their 100 dollars sneakers after a couple weeks.
for colombians to buy sneakers like that it will take 3 fokin years.
These indians are all about rubbing what little they posses in each others face.
I wear shorts , old sneakers and t shirts all over el poblado and if they don't like it, they could kiss my black asss.

thank you

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:46:

to my gringo brothers i say, wear them dirty shorts and filthy sneakers with pride!
this is a way of telling them prenteteous injuns to go fok themselves
I have lots DOLLARS in my pocket!!!
CLOTHES DOES NOT MAKE A MAN.
WHAT MAKES A MAN IS THE SIZE OF YOUR BALLS AND HOW YOU TREAT YOUR FELLOW MAN

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 15:58:

I come from a nation where my people live in shameful horrid conditions , where we will NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER have a chance to see an OBAMA running for the presidency of Colombia and yet they are more concerned whether your wear fokin shorts in public?
How absurd is that??

isn't there a law against posting while intoxicated?

I'll get there, when I get there!

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asdfn says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:07:

I figured it had something to do with trying too hard to impress becoming a norm, but for christs sake it gets fucking hot.

And one day of their lives everyone should realize trying too hard to impress others is just a symptom of low self esteem. You shouldnt self seek in others and try to find some logical reason you are a good person i.e. Im seen wearing a suit so I must be successful. As many suits as Ive worn it just means you are a slave or a con artist anyways.

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Simon says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:07:

"where we will NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER have a chance to see an OBAMA running for the presidency of Colombia"

We don't need need an Obama, we have an Uribe!!!

"DON'T FOK WITH COLOMBIA!!"-----Simon

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adrimm says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:08:

I'm guessing they don't wear shorts for the same reason most guys in North America don't wear bow-ties.. and people don't wear ratty clothing to a wedding. They're simply not considered right by the cultural standard there.

For that matter why don't guys wear capris or lederhosen in the US, or more sleeveless shirts rather than T-shirts?

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asdfn says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:10:

I started working nights and I live in basketball shorts and T Shirts. My life is complete .. . except that I work nights.

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lawyer CO says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:13:

the answer is simple: the short pants doesnt seem to our culture a good way to dress.

In Medellin usually people who dress short pants are foreigns or without a job...except late in the night or sunday where the rich ones wear nike comple outfit..as if they were going to the gym.


it`s the culture...what else we can do..but my personal opinion...i like to wear short pants after a complete day on bussiness suit.

Esteban

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asdfn says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:13:

yeah but seriously, "culturally right" is one thing and sweating your ass off when there is a reasonable, widely available, lower cost alternative is absurd. I know they sell them there. Why suffer? Colombia is on the equator for christs sake.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:16:

i'm fokin hot ,i'm gonna wear fokin shorts no matter who's cultural chit i'm insulting!
my balls need to breath

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:21:

as a child i wore something colombians made fun of, TAPA RABO i 'm too drunk to explain but it was the only thing keeping my genitals and asshole ffrom being fully exposed. why?
cus is fokin HOT IN LA GUAJIRA
TRY WALKING AROUND IN JEANS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GUAJIRAN DESERT with no fokin shade in sight .
i had to fight with my fokin burro for a little piece of shade

I'll get there, when I get there!

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tomtom33 says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:50:

Burro? You swinging both ways these days?

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:52:

Wear what ever the hell you want to wear. My Colombian brothers-in-law all wear shorts. You'd never mistake any of these guys for a gringo even in shorts.

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pavo says on Oct 11, 2008, 16:57:

Hipsters

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 11, 2008, 17:22:

depend the weather but i have never seen in bogota a person wearing shorts in a normal working days, only sundays, where is relaxing days. the same in Villavo, the only one ones who wear shorts here with white sock and sandal are the tourist.

elmo you said that cuz you have been or grew up in the USA, you cannot change the behaviour of peple living there that is the culture.

the things is we live abroad, we make few or lots of buck and we go to colombia thinking we can do were ever the fock(as elmo put it) we want cuz " we got money and come from a better civilized country" and it's not so. we must respect others people culture!

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papiChulo says on Oct 11, 2008, 17:29:

I can't see the big deal if a gringo wants to wear shorts and sandles during the day in a place like medellin or especially cali... be comfortable and happy if thats what it takes. Besides I don't think Colombianos give a shit what a gringo does anyway.

paz

some of the rudest people I know don't smoke

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 11, 2008, 17:32:

i agree papichulo, as long as you are a tourist who cares.. my brother lives in Bogota and when he goes to Villavo, he goes around in sandals, shorts and a little hat, he looks very much like a tourists and people know he is from bogota so they don't care. ( they charge him more thought)

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nbenjamin says on Oct 11, 2008, 17:37:

My girl never wears shorts - because of the looks she gets froom men - she claims - that at least in Medellin women do not like to wear shorts because of agressive man - could just be her - she has a killer a-- and legs.

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mranderson says on Oct 11, 2008, 17:57:

My friend told me that shorts just looks trashy here in medellin. Although it gets pretty hot here most of the time I´m comfortable in pants. Unless I have to walk a lot, then I prefer shorts.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 18:13:

before barranquilla decided go and civilize medellin bogota and cali do you guys have any idea how my cachaco brothers dressed? in fokin ponchos
WTF is this dressing well culture bullchit? where did that come from ?

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 18:17:

HOW SOON THEY FOKIN FORGET!!

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Mongo says on Oct 11, 2008, 18:30:

Thank God everyone in the world doesn't dress the same! Thank God I can travel and see all kinds of different things, including clothes. If everyone in the world dressed like the gringos at Walmart; sweatpants and a t-shirt, how much more boring would the world be?

Beware of dog.

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TobyBoy says on Oct 11, 2008, 18:38:

Come on Elmodefoque, you and I know that that last image is NOT Colombian. Just look at the recently made hats. ...just tell us; is it New Mexico or Texas???

As for the "Ponchos," they are called Ruanas, and if you study the images of the past when more people wore those beautiful Ruanas in Colombia, you will discover that the men had clean, well-tailored suits, and the ladies, beautiful often-time fashionable attire, just like today.

I have attended fashion shows in Bogota and Paris since I was a tot (my mom was a fashion diva, and ex-model), and I know that Colombian's penchant for high-fashion has always existed, even for the workign class. It is no wonder that fashion shows in Milan and Paris are using more and more Colombian talent and/or iconography every year.

Heck, did you happen to see the Colombian hats Gauliter preiered this year in hi Summer '09 collection?

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 11, 2008, 18:39:

Mongo, you don't like the white trash look?

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TobyBoy says on Oct 11, 2008, 18:42:

Oh my God! ..I misspelled Gaultier! -sorreee.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 18:46:

guys guys please
i don't see anything wrong with ponchos or ruanas as toby points out, to me it don't matter what you look like on the outside is how you present yourself.
I'm the last one to talk about fashion, for the first 8 years of my life i had to wear a fokin TAPA RABO as seen in the picture below, How you like to walk around wearing this chit?

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Mongo says on Oct 11, 2008, 18:47:

Utopiacowboy, the white trash look is good at hiding ugliness, so at Walmart, its a good thing! If I am in Colombia, I don't want to see those beautiful women dressed like that....I like the way Colombianas dress.

Beware of dog.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:00:

mogno, if you like to see people all dressed up in their native attire , meet me in la guajira sometime and i'll wear my TAPA RABO so you could check out my ass all day long

I'll get there, when I get there!

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johnny2008 says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:04:

I believe Colombians don't wear shorts because the majority are Muslims apart from the aquila chicas. Sharia law forbids the bearing of one's knees.

Won't you people please learn some respect?

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:07:

hey jhonny boy, what's wrong with exposing your fokin knees jijijj

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Mongo says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:08:

No thanks elmodefoque.....I said Colombianas, not Colombianos...

Beware of dog.

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:14:

Elmo I love that last picture, it would be nice if every *hot* guy would walk around like that, even better than short shorts!. LOL

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miamimike says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:21:

Here in Miami you see many Tourists from Colombia wearing long pants, heavy tops with long sleeves ect in the Killer Hot days of August with 90 + degree temps. This is simply crazy! AND NOT VERY HEALTHY AS YOU SOON GET DEHYDRATED! Then we go into a Denny's to eat with nice Cold AC and they complain its too cold and looking to bundle up even more. Hard to understand this erratic behavior. Not all Latins do it, you see the Cubans here, male and female wearing Shorts all the time. Even where I attend Mass,at the Church I go (and its a Spanish mass) Some of the Church Ushers wear Shorts, male and female. They are Cubans and Americans doing this-wearing shorts at Mass and they don't even get a second look. Who cares??? Its simply crazy to bundle up like you are in the mountains at 11000 feet in the Andes.

On Sept 17, 2008: Senator John McCain said, as he had many times before, that he believed the fundamentals of the economy were "strong."Hours later he backpedaled, explaining that he had meant that American workers were Strong.

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La_Huella says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:32:

I really don't think people care that much in Bogota. There are all sorts and kinds of people here with different tastes. Maybe in other areas things are different.

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Monita Linda says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:40:

I live in the Cali area. I ALWAYS wear jeans (except the very few times I dont). Men here DO wear shorts (but knee or just to the knee length ones). My husband does go out in sandals (he even did so today).

People don't like to see white legs and ugly feet (toes) in sandals.. I think it's a gringo thing

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:48:

IN Cali Or Medellin I get stares everywhere I go because of my LOUD NIKE shorts and Baseball or Basketball jerseys.. I wear them everywhere, EXCEPT when I go out at night to rumbiar, then im dressed to the nines.. I dont sacrifice comfort for assimilation. Plus Ill sit out by the pool or go to Parque de Canas to tan and I get a NICE 12 mil Pedicure/manicure so that takes care of those 2 issues.

I love Laura Acuna & Jessica Cediel! lol

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Monita Linda says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:50:

I would tone down a little PC Lover....

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:50:

"People don't like to see white legs and ugly feet (toes) in sandals.."

No one wants to see their pasty white faces either. Or their pasty white asses. In fact they did a study and most people got physically sick having to look at a pasty white ass.

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Monita Linda says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:52:

Exactly cowboy.

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:53:

Nah,, Been doing it for 3 solid years now, never a glimpse of a problem and my novias parents live in DECEPAZ where I spend ALOT of time, NOT the nicest of areas in CALI.. Granted I DO NOT wear the Jerseys everyday but definitely the shorts.

I love Laura Acuna & Jessica Cediel! lol

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miamimike says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:54:

UC--but you can cover up the Pasty White Forehead with a Nice New $100 Ben Franklin Note! Bet NO one complains about that! LOL Those $100 Ben Franklin Notes make up for a lot of sins, shortcomings and lack of manners! LOL

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:55:

I saw one accidentally one time. This guy was taking a dump and was in the stall with his pants down and I opened the door on him. Geez, I had to jump in the next stall to puke. God it was disgusting. I wondered to myself, why aren't all these people being put to death?

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:03:

UC jajajajaj put to death for simply having a pasty white ass???? jajajajaja
what kind of crazy bullchit is that????jajajaj

I'll get there, when I get there!

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:06:

Yeah it's crazy. I admit it. I just hope no one has to go through what I went through.The whiteness of it. I thought I was gonna go blind. And then I realized it was me ripping my own eyeballs out.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:07:

jajajajaaj

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:08:

it looks like you were traumatize pretty bad
did it have a cottage cheese texture
even with that , the death penalty does seem a little extreme

I'll get there, when I get there!

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miamimike says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:13:

Nice Picture in the canoe Elmo, were you on a Fishing Expedition that day? LOL

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TobyBoy says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:15:

-Yea Elmo, I like that picture too.

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:17:

I was but I guess it could have been worse. If I had seen his tiny little white pecker, I would've had to stick my head in the toilet and keep flushing. I'd rather see his big old turd floating in the crapper than that pasty white pecker.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:17:

i do have a nice ass, don't you think?

I'll get there, when I get there!

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:22:

Notice how UPS said "What can brown do for you?" It wasn't "What can white do for you?" White can't do jack for me, man. Give me the brown.

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Titofijo says on Oct 11, 2008, 20:57:

Is that Simon on the front of that boat, Elmo???

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Robert Jorge says on Oct 12, 2008, 01:48:

I wore shorts on a daily basis in Villavo. No flip flops though. To hard to run! I always had on sneakers with no-show socks. My shorts were military style at or below the knee. People didn't give me a second look usually. My "sort of brother in law" who was as Colombian as you get - llanero - also wore shorts on a daily basis. But I'll admit, most people wear jeans or pants. I don't get it.

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

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tomtom33 says on Oct 12, 2008, 04:58:

Frankly the color of males matters little to me. But I do like a little color in females.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 12, 2008, 09:15:

RJ you see people in Villavicencio in shorts but not many not in town center, they do love their jeans :((

the same in Bogota very rare to see a colombian in short and sandals in town center, unless he is been in the ciclovia.

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Simon says on Oct 12, 2008, 09:54:

"Here in Miami you see many Tourists from Colombia wearing long pants, heavy tops with long sleeves ect in the Killer Hot days of August with 90 degree temps."


And how do you know they were from Colombia? Did you take a fokin survey?

"DON'T FOK WITH COLOMBIA!!"-----Simon

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Chriscan says on Oct 12, 2008, 10:46:

Flip flops are ok if your house has a dirt floor but I don't get them. When I travel, I make sure I pcak light enough so that I am ready to sprint for a mile. Flip flops are part of that - I hate them.

The funniest thing I saw was a girl walking in the rain with an umbrella and flip flops. They flipped up the water and it flopped all over her legs.

My Colombia wife gets me to buy nice pants and shirts with long sleaves from time to time. She will have to wait for the documents to go through before she gets to see me wear them. I keep looking for lighter, cooler shirts.

************* WARNING ************* my words often come from my ass

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miamimike says on Oct 12, 2008, 11:48:

And how do you know they were from Colombia? Did you take a fokin survey?
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I was introduced to them,,,As Colombians,,,

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Papi de Alejo says on Oct 12, 2008, 11:56:

As someone who grew up in a different climate, I understand that people wear what they are accustomed to wear. Take for example, when I go to the office it's always in buttoned down shirt with a tie. Even if it's 100 degrees outside. But that's the "uniform".

In the West Indies, with the obvious exception of Bermuda, only small boys wear shorts as everyday wear. And those small boys yearn to be wearing long pants one day. So when Americans show up wearing shorts and sandals, it is in many instances taken as an offence that they don't take the time to properly dress themselves.

I also understand that climate has a role in this equation. When I lived in Buffalo and we only had three days of summer, any chance to wear less than we did during the brutal winter was taken. You would literally see people shirtless and in shorts on cool Spring days. Didn't want to miss the 3 days of Summer.

PdA

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La_Huella says on Oct 12, 2008, 12:29:

I refer you guys to the song "Gentleman" by Fela Kuti. It talks about the stupidity of dressing in a way that's not appropriate for the climate.

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ujay says on Oct 12, 2008, 12:31:

ask an aussie about shorts ,they are the experts.

http://www.jukelightning.com

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Robert Jorge says on Oct 12, 2008, 12:51:

Jaja ujay.

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

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elmodefoque says on Oct 12, 2008, 13:09:

To understand Colombian dress code first you have to study the racial make up of each region.
Growing up in the Caribbean coast I always picture cities in the interior exactly like this recent picture below. They continue to have strong Andean injun influence AS YOU COULD WELL SEE which is very conservative, solemn soft spoken and shy, so shorts is outta the fokin question.
Wearing shorts In Bogotá, being the most native of all, will get you nasty stares from locals including a non local like me, but my reaction has nothing to do with traditions only wondering why would any modefoque wear short in such nasty cold ugly weather.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Oct 12, 2008, 13:18:

Barranquilla being the most racially diverse city with zero injun influence does not really care whether a modefoque wears shorts or not
Most choose to wear long pants due to machismo and others to hide their skinny ashy hairy legs, no matter how fokin hot it gets.
Chit, now that I think about it, in almost 70 years both living and visiting Barranquilla , I’ve never seen ONE damn INJUN.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Desi1 (Moderator) says on Oct 12, 2008, 13:23:

Oh....and I thought you were a wayuu...? Did you look in the mirror ever down in Barranquilla?

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elmodefoque says on Oct 12, 2008, 13:25:

ok, if i count myself then i stand corrected ONE injun in barranquilla

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Robert Jorge says on Oct 12, 2008, 16:32:

As a matter of fact, I thought of you today Elmo. I was at T-Mobile paying my bill, and the guy working was dark complected, wore a Colombian flag colored woven bracelet, and spoke a wierd dialect of Spanish to some Mexican customers. I asked him where he was from, and he said he was from Tumaco (sp?). Anyway, he is Wayuu too.

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

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goin_south says on Oct 12, 2008, 19:46:

I have not read any thing in this post, other than the headline, but.... IF I WANTED TO WEAR SHORTS IN COLOMBIA, THEN I WOULD. IF NOT, THEN NO.

damn.... do what you wanna do.
there are guys in Colombia who wear shorts. not alot, but some. damn.

“ I would rather be a conservative nut job rather than a liberal with no nuts and no job.”

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 12, 2008, 20:16:

When my brothers and nephews go on vacation to Cartagena, Santa Marta or any place with hot weather, they all wear shorts of course!, even my sisters in law.

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Desi1 (Moderator) says on Oct 12, 2008, 20:45:

Tumaco is in the southwest, on the Pacific coast, close to Ecuadorean border. They are not wayuu.

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goin_south says on Oct 12, 2008, 22:07:

did someone (else?) mention ..... Tumacoooo?

“ I would rather be a conservative nut job rather than a liberal with no nuts and no job.”

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turnmeon says on Oct 12, 2008, 22:10:

i used to wear shorts in Barranquilla when i was onmy house or playing futbol, but when i was going out the jeans were the rule

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Robert Jorge says on Oct 12, 2008, 22:56:

Then the guy was a liar Desi. I didn't bother to look at the map. He just said he was Costeno and Wayuu. Maybe I got the town wrong?

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

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morphus says on Oct 13, 2008, 02:33:

Yeah, why not?

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morphus says on Oct 13, 2008, 02:33:

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morphus says on Oct 13, 2008, 02:33:

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morphus says on Oct 13, 2008, 02:34:

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turnmeon says on Oct 13, 2008, 07:26:

ty morphus, your pics say it all

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ColombianoGringo says on Oct 13, 2008, 08:13:

In very hot places like Neiva and elsewhere in Southern Colombia, you won't get such crazy looks for wearing shorts, but most guys still do wear long pants, albeit with short sleeve button down shirts(the kind copier/printer repairmen wear in the US). However, the women in these areas frequently wear tiny, incredibly tight little shorts and spaghetti strap tops. If you like "toe", then you'd love Southern Colombia.

A few weeks ago, I took my Southern Colombian wife to the mall and she bought about ten pairs of shorts. I warned her that it will be getting cool soon around here, but she didn't care. Luckily for me, pretty much all shorts are now on the end of season clearance racks so she didn't pay more than $10-15 for most. However, she looks so good in them, I'm not complaining.

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ColombianoGringo says on Oct 13, 2008, 08:18:

A few years ago, I was at a hotel on Calle 100 with my then girlfriend. I needed something urgently from the Olimpica down the street, but didn't feel like getting dressed so I just walked out in the shorts and t-shirt I was already wearing along with some tennis shoes. It was the middle of a weekday and this is a business district. Consequently, most people are dressed in business suits. Everyone on the street gave me very crazy looks. I actually had a few guys whistle and laugh at me. Oh well, it was worth it.

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toneloc24 says on Oct 13, 2008, 08:27:

It's a cultural thing. It's done this way all across Latin America and the Caribbean. It existed way before gringos started going there. It will exist after. They believe that men should dress like adults, and short pants when not at the beach, diminishes that. Supposedly, you are taken more seriously by the way you dress. I call BS, but whatever. Therefore, in the interior cities (Bogota, Medellin, Cali, etc.), this is how they usually dress. On the coast, on the weekends, it's more relaxed. If you want to respect the culture, fine. If you don't, fine.

It's generally applied to older men (30 yrs old). The younger generation have different rules and no one really holds them to that standard.

If you're just on vacation, and like me, don't really care what people think, dress as you wish. That being said, I never dress like a bum. Even in shorts, it's done tastefully.

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dwmte7 says on Oct 14, 2008, 16:45:

well, well, well....they been putting up with me in shorts and what ever even my rubber high waters out in the pasture. they, you, anybody....just get used to it. when it's hot, its shorts, when it's not, it's something else.

culture? what culture....elmo had a rag up his ass til he was eight....that culture? me, just give me some 'jams' and i'm good to go.

wait til you see these old legs, lisa. but i ain't got no rag up my ass.

dwmte

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paisa29 says on Oct 14, 2008, 18:13:

Hay dos razones principales al menos para la mújeres, la primera es que como buenas latinas algunas veces no nos atrevemos a usar short para mostrar las piernas porque no estan bien bronceadas o porque estan muy flacas o un poco rellenitas (inseguridad femenina)
y segundo porque no falta el guache que diga vulgaridades o nos quiera mandar la mano.

"Fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" Conrad Hilton

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elmodefoque says on Oct 14, 2008, 18:55:

ragarding the rag up my ass, let me make IT perfectly CLEAR, YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE A WIFF OF THAT RAG AFTER I WORN IT FOR A MONTH WITH OUT WASHING

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 14, 2008, 19:00:

Right on Duglas....

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elmodefoque says on Oct 14, 2008, 19:02:

THE STUFF STUCK TO THAT RAG WAS HARD AS A ROCK

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webmanco says on Oct 14, 2008, 19:14:

Elmo not wonder why you don´t want to stay in CachacoLand, you are afraid to be sent back to Guajira and Curramba in your original outfit, tapa rabos

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

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