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Should I go tanned or whitey-white?

I'm a gringo and I'll be visiting Medellin for the first time in a couple of weeks.

Do Medellin women find white, untanned skin more attractive for a gringo or do they prefer gringos with tans.

I live at the beach so I can go either way.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, especially from women from there!

Thanks

World Traveler

By worldtraveler on Mar 13, 2005, 12:59 in Friendly Talkzone. AddThis Social Bookmark Button


kernow62 says on Mar 13, 2005, 13:00:

They prefer the sunburnt look, can you do pinkish to red?

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utopiacowboy says on Mar 13, 2005, 14:38:

My paisa wife says they love that boiled-lobster look. Don't forget those Benjamins pasted to your forehead!

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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cremaster says on Mar 13, 2005, 14:54:

The really hot look for winter in Medellin is the ¨taxi-driver¨ - thats with the left arm REALLY tanned and the right arm as white as Casper.

You might have to tan in your doorway or something, but it´ll be worth it,
Patrick

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daver says on Mar 13, 2005, 15:42:

"Do Medellin women find white, untanned skin more attractive for a gringo or do they prefer gringos with tans"

They prefer Gringos who ask intelligent questions....

Just so you get at least one honest answer, paisas cannot be generalized like that. Some like this, others like that. Like any woman, they like guys to look good, so if you look good with a tan, go for it. You won't win a girl over just be having a tan.

Dave

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valdemar says on Mar 13, 2005, 19:12:

most surreal question 2005 !! this post made my day, I still have a big smile all over my face after some serious laughing. This post must be nominated for something at the end of the year.

keep posting more of this kind !!!!!!

Personally I would go pink - it's kind of cute !

Valdemar

Chao - Jens

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WidowerfromCanada says on Mar 13, 2005, 20:54:

They prefer you pasy white They prefer you pasty white because the Farc will pay them a higher price due to your whiter skin..... lol ( just kidding )..

This thread is hilarious.......






Love is like a butterfly , if you chase it you will not catch it but you can hope the butterfly of love lands on your shoulder.

Love is like a butterfly , if you chase it you will not catch it but you can hope the butterfly of love lands on your shoulder.

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Lionheart says on Mar 13, 2005, 21:37:

the ladder tan lay under a ladder and go with the zebra tan ... women are attracted to exotic looking men. A full body tattoo works too, including your shaved skull.

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Maciek says on Mar 14, 2005, 04:08:

. don't forget to shave Your back!!!!

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dwmte says on Mar 14, 2005, 04:25:

heh there, world traveller... it seems that if you lived near the beach you would have a tan. and if not, you didn't know what the beach was all about. so i am at a loss to really understand what is the question (1); and (2) what would be an appropriate answer.

as for the gals in medellin...trust me, they like men who have clues doesn't make any difference about what, just some clues. get it?

if you live by the beach brother, go tanned. if you live by the beach but don't know what it's about, go pasty white. which ever, you're gonna encounter a lady, appropriate to the magnet. peace

dw

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kernow62 says on Mar 14, 2005, 04:37:

:-D

Oh yeah I forgot about shaving back hair. This is really important especially if you and your new found paisa head off to the coast.

I remember being contantly harrassed by women wanting to braid my hair, finally I relented, and the woman started braiding away, not my head but my back! Man it looked funny with little brightly coloured rubber bands all over my back, talk abbout the exotic look!

Oh and cut your toenails otherwise people will keep coming up to you in the street asking to cut them for a small fee, very enterprising people on the coast.

You have lots of good, sound advice. Now armed with your newfound knowledge head out and enjoy, and post some pictures upon your return.

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dwmte says on Mar 14, 2005, 04:47:

ya know, kernow... i like the braids on some folks...but for me, personally, living near the beach and having a hairy back, i just let it go to hell and now, it's all dredlocks...looks real regge/jamaican. i'll bet the chicas in medellin will die to get their hands and noses into this snarl. what do you think?

by the way, what are you doin up and on line so early? you don't live near the beach...

dw

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 14, 2005, 05:46:

But according to Elmo's theoric the cachacas will love his whitey ass because nobody remember! in Elmo's words cachaca's dont like Elmo's Indio brown ass.

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kernow62 says on Mar 14, 2005, 06:23:

DW I'm up because I have to go to work. :-(

And now I am answering from work. :-)

Oh oh the boss just walked in. :-(

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ARMacleod says on Mar 14, 2005, 09:53:

As a true Scot I am a sort of delicate shade of 'duck egg blue' after two weeks of beach grilling I go white and then the tan kicks in.

Unfortunately, I only have time to do one side before the holiday is over, and subsequently I have to do the other side the following year.

So; If looking like Michael Jackson 365 turns anyone on, I should be OK.

Being of unsound mind and dubious disposition, I cannot be held legally liable for any indiscretions."¡El diablo me hizo hacerlo!" But don't worry, be happy.

The brain is like a parachute, it only functions correctly when it is open. Pax vobiscum.

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elmodefoque says on Mar 15, 2005, 09:39:

Dude, Medellin is the ideal place to take you pasty whitey-white ass. There, your whitey-white ass is highly sought after and is considered prime cut. Don’t even think about bringing your white ass to NYC, girls here find your cottage cheese ass disgusting. Why do cachacas love your whitey white ass, you ask? In Medellin is considered a great step up the social ladder for the family and the girl that lands a pasty white ass gringo. Just ask any of the very lovely Colombian women here.
I gotta admit, the last few days I been sticking my very tanned, ok, black ass in a bucket with Clorox, but the only thing that got lighter was the hairs on my butt.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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dwmte says on Mar 15, 2005, 09:57:

thanks elmo... we really needed some light on the subject and whitey was growing tired of our posts not getting to the meat of the matter. but, finally, you saw the distress signal and came to the rescue.
'
all's well that ends well.

dw

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init4ass says on Mar 15, 2005, 09:57:

i'm pastey white and usually go for the pastey white chicas. it works out good. i love the girls in Medellin with the jet black hair and milky white skin. Trigenas are'nt bad either. i don't like morenas too much unless they look like Maya.

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elmodefoque says on Mar 15, 2005, 10:12:

Have you guys ever seen a black ass with very light blonde hair? I’m going to show you one tomorrow after I go home and take a picture of my butt.
I really have no preference for a certain type of woman. I was crazy for blondes because they were the only ones giving me any action, but now any broad that will jump in the sack with me is my kind of woman.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Mar 16, 2005, 04:39:

Hey a morphus, damn, that’s not a bad looking pasty white ass at all! as a matter of fact with an ass like that, in prison, you probably have lost of guys fighting over you, me among them. In no time they’ll have you squealing like a pig. Now, send a pic with your cheeks wide open, similar to a cavity search.
dude, tell me, how in tarnation did you get that pic in there? I like to post a pic of my very tanned, copper tone , 100% Guajiro ass, I want to make the Colombian women in here throw-up.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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dwmte says on Mar 16, 2005, 05:25:

world traveler... don't take any of this personal. really. we're just a bunch of nuts trying to help a brother in distress over a deeply pressing question.

years ago, when i was in the army, the 'brothers' were making fun of the white guys for using 'man-tan'. now, i hear, that michael jackson has found a black man's solution to the alternate problem, that being, 'spade-fade'.

so, what ever your decision, pasty-white, or black as tar, there's a special product waiting to deliver you fully prepared, to the chicas waiting in medellin.

good luck,

dw

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elmodefoque says on Mar 16, 2005, 06:40:

You know, this guy (morphus) has just come up with a great idea. Since many of us are too shy to show our faces, how about we all send pics of our ass, be it, pasty whitey white or plain ol hairy dark. The women should do the same. Man, I’ll love to see kats butt.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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Cerealkiller says on Mar 16, 2005, 06:56:

grim grim grim *laughs histerically*

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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elmodefoque says on Mar 16, 2005, 08:50:

dude, thanks for learning me, now if i could find someone here at work to take a picuture of my black ass.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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dwmte says on Mar 16, 2005, 16:40:

elmo... just don't fart on the lens. ya know, that gas is a bit greasy...yich.

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