Colombia has been described by many as having lots of beautiful girls. And what´s more they have been described as being easy for an average looking gringo to get. Ahem. Sorry to burst the big balloon, but it just ain´t true.I have travelled to many countries. I have chased rumours all over the world about which countries have the prettiest girls. Consider me extremely unimpressed by the girls here. At least in Bogota. Yes there are some stunning beauties here. And they can actually be friendly and somewhat approachable unlike in most countries. But there aren´t a great many of them. They are no more common than you will find in most other countries. And, yes, just like at home they usually have boyfriends or husbands. And, no, they are not any more impressed by ugly or average looking gringos than by any other girls in the world. And, no, they do not seem desperate to escape this country. The pretty girls at least seem just as happy as pretty girls tend to be anywhere in the world. They are not desperate to leave. They like their lives. Thay are not startving. They do not care that much about La Plata. And they are certainly not going to marry some ugly guy to get it.
Actually, if anything the Colombian guys that I have met here seem more interested in marrying a gringa (even a slightly less attractive one) for the plata. So, Colombia may be an unusually good place for a less than stunning Gringa to land herself a better looking guy than she could ever get at home.
How Colombia ever got its reputation for beautiful girls or, christ, easy and beautiful girls is beyond me. And yes, I do like Latina girls. Although I don´t have any sort of fetish for them or anything. I rate them on the same scale that I would use for European or Asian girls. In my view Colombianas are nothing special, at least on the outside. Like most Colombians, they are unusually friendly however.
I came to this country at least in part to chase this rumour about Colombian girls being unusually beautiful. I have yet to visit Medellin or Cali or Cafeterra. So this is just my preliminary conclusion. Nevertheless, two big ugly thumbs down for Bogota and maybe Colombia as well. Nothing Special. Nice city. Friendly people. But you are not going to be in for any neck strain or whiplash here. Well unless you have a thing for hook-nosed, chubby girls with large breasts.
By pariahdog on Jun 26, 2007, 17:42 in Friendly Talkzone.
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Lucho562 says on Jun 26, 2007, 17:49: Well wait till you go to Medellin.....cant speak for Bogota, pero Medellin has a lot of beautiful girls. Barraquilla does to, with even better bodies. Only my opinion.
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tomtom33 says on Jun 26, 2007, 17:59: You mean that all those hot, young Colombianas like this fat, old Gringo? Here I thought that it was all about the money.
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BillBigD says on Jun 26, 2007, 18:09: If you don't find the girls in Medellin very attractive I will be very surprised. Cali, I think is not quite as good but very nice.
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pedro says on Jun 26, 2007, 18:10: Pariah, you're probably just going about it the wrong way. que nota! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Malito71 says on Jun 26, 2007, 18:11: I disagree. I went to Medellin and was not that impressed....well it didn't live up to my expectations...but it wasn't bad. But Bogota blew me away. I am married to a Paisa (but she looks Calena) and she even agreed the the girls were hot in Bogota. She wasn't crazy about the guys though. Before Bogota St. Petersburg Russia held the top spot for me...but Bogota took it....AND on top of them being hot they are damn friendly. but to be honest...I live in Miami and all of the really good talent has already been exported to Miami. Miami is a neck snapping city. But most of them are a bunch of stuck up bi....s.
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scotty says on Jun 26, 2007, 18:16: So you went to Colombia and your not impressed huh? Maybe they arent impressed with you either? Get Rhythm, when you got the blues. Johnny Cash 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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mvefwd says on Jun 26, 2007, 18:17: M-E-D-E-L-L-I-N..... Medellin.... Medelllin.... Medellin..... No matter where you go... You are who you are... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Flynn27 says on Jun 26, 2007, 18:22: I lived in South Beach for two years - if the Colombianas in Colombia look like the Colombianas in Miami Beach, then they are indeed beautiful!!!!!!
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Man Tequila says on Jun 26, 2007, 18:24: I have travelled extensively, and would certainly put Colombia in my top ten list of countries with the prettiest women. Lots of other countries have pretty women too. Much of the beauty of Colombian women is on the inside, though. Things are sometimes worse when you have preconceived expectations. I hope you find some other things to appreciate about Colombia. Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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manINred says on Jun 26, 2007, 18:37: "Much of the beauty of Colombian women is on the inside"
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arthur brode says on Jun 26, 2007, 18:43: pariah,try the smaller cities/towns.personally,i can tell you that the coffee region is off the chain http://www.calirentals.net/ 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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calipro says on Jun 26, 2007, 19:21: I have been in every major city in Colombia and I like Bogota the least. The weather is terrible and the women are the least attractive and least friendly of any city I have been in Colombia.
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andresest says on Jun 26, 2007, 19:54: Bogota???? Come on!!
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arthur brode says on Jun 26, 2007, 20:06: Cities ordered by the amount of EASY chicks in Colombia http://www.calirentals.net/ 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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adrienne79 says on Jun 26, 2007, 20:40: So, which cities have the hottest guys? LOL!
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toneloc24 says on Jun 26, 2007, 21:15: You went to Colombia and couldn't get laid????? Even in Bogota? Hold up a mirror for the answer to that issue. "Don't tase me, bro!!!!" 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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rocinante says on Dec 28, 2007, 20:57: Hate to bring this to shallow thread back to life but younger guys not from rural areas are not all that enthralled with Colombian women. It's the older guys jaded by the gringas that like the sweetness of the Colombiana that will date a man 15,20 years her senior. "World economic indicators point to a democrat winning 2008. It will surely be Obama. Peso 1400 by November" Feb 5, 2008 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ZeDoCaixao says on Jul 4, 2008, 06:37: This dude was spot on. Travel advisory for all gringo or euro males coming to CO to chase an El Dorado of poontang: ain't happening. If you have a few hundred, possibly thousand to blow on dates, and speak more than serviceable Spanish to at least keep the girls awake, then yes, it probably will, but you'd be better off blowing your wad(s) on working girls in that case. As for Latina 'passion' and so on, forget it -- if it ever was here, it ain't no more. Occasionally in a smaller city a pair of eyes will linger for more than a second, but that's that, expect nothing more. Maybe you have a Colombian buddy who will introduce you to some friendly, likeable girls; maybe you get to know each other and, as Colombians are wont, pick and poke and touch each other a little in a joking manner -- expect nothing more, it's just how they are. These girls aren't passionate, they're juvenile. I don't know what moron confused the two to begin with.
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kalder says on Jul 14, 2008, 05:00: You write well ZeDo. "kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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