true colombians

Monpirri says on Oct 25, 2006, 20:25:

? Sancocho de gallina, empanadas, caribañolas, changua...

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. says on Oct 26, 2006, 00:44:

Well La ruana, el ajiaco, los frijoles con garra, lechona, arepa, el cafe, las esmeraldas, la arepa rellena, el chunchullo, el bofe, la longaniza, la cumbia, los dialectos, los indios, los mestizos, los zambos, los restaurantes, los hoteles, las sonrisas, los chistes, las empanadas, la gallina criolla, the organic food, los centros comerciales, el parque tairona, el parque de los nevados, las mujeres no las incluyo (por que mujeres bellas hay en todas partes del mundo), el parque del cafe, Panaca, la zona cafetera, Manizales, la mamadera de gallo, el "me importaunculismo" colombiano. el "dejemos para mañana lo que podemos hacer hoy", vida nocturna, etc, etc..............etc.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 26, 2006, 05:32:

Nearly all coteños are monogamous.

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billyb says on Oct 26, 2006, 08:51:

And nearly all Monogamous are... Costeños.

BillyB

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bufalo says on Oct 26, 2006, 09:21:

is colombian a race? or a nationality? Wait a second....I thought stereotypes were bad, when did this change? I have noticed that spanglish takes off more and more, not as much as the puerto ricans nor dominicans in NYC however. (then again look at the original post)

"If you don't like it - lump it, take it down the road and dump it." - Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor

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litost says on Oct 26, 2006, 09:48:

typical stereotypes of colombians (from a parisian perspective):

-we are drug dealers
-we love cocaine
-we are all good dancers
-we have beautiful women
-we are everywhere and in large numbers
-we are good for manual tasks (the amount of colombian immigrants in the home repair and remodeling business is amazing, there's even a recent french comedy depicting it called "Travaux")
-colombian students speak good french and have surprisingly good education and cultural knowledge
-we come from a violent country
-and above all... we love Indrid Betancourth!

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litost says on Oct 26, 2006, 09:52:

I forgot one:
-we play I forgot one:

-we play soccer well (I am a big disappointment)

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elmodefoque says on Oct 26, 2006, 10:13:

hey litost, coma ta le vu?
how's the city that never sleeps, paris

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elmodefoque says on Oct 26, 2006, 10:14:

sorry, wrong city.
how's the sorry, wrong city.
how's the city of lights?

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elmodefoque says on Oct 26, 2006, 10:16:

llema pel Rene. my godparents are french, as you could see i speak french too.

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litost says on Oct 26, 2006, 10:36:

C'est plutot pas mal comme ville, en tout cas je m'éclate... voilà encore une surprise de monsier modefoque, t'es poliglote!

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LUISTOVAR says on Oct 26, 2006, 10:42:

que viva el santafesito lindo del alma You guys forgot la arepita con carne de la senora de la esquina, los partidos de banquitas, el paseo del domingo al rio, sabados felices, la ciclovia, la sobrebarriga, los sudaditos de carne, la changua, el chocolate con queso en monserrate, el pibe, higuita,radioactiva, and a mochila full with mucitas, chocoramos, frunas, mentas pal mal aliento, la foto del nino dios, and a box full of memories. Don't forget los sustos de la llorona.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 26, 2006, 10:52:

yeah, you too monsier litost

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litost says on Oct 26, 2006, 11:01:

monsieur, je me suis trompé...

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bufalo says on Oct 26, 2006, 11:29:

I remember the first time I came to Colombia and met a girl who DIDN'T know how to dance. I was shocked (what a gringo, huh?)

"If you don't like it - lump it, take it down the road and dump it." - Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor

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RUV says on Oct 26, 2006, 17:55:

What about the butt.
The What about the butt.

The females version.

: )

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Colombiche says on Oct 27, 2006, 09:11:

Canadian Perspective Anglo canadians:

"Oh... Colombia is that violent country down south where all the cocaine comes from, right!"
"Sell me a few grams, eh?"
"How come I've met so many light skinned colombians, you, my friend Paco and a bunch of others....I thought you guys were all supposed to be short brown people, what's up with the green eyes, are both your parent REALLY colombian?
"You guys shot one of your soccer players, remember, remember, remember?"
"Pablo Escobar, man that guy was bad."
"Isn't Bogota the city with all the uncovered manholes that kids fall into? "
"Shakira is colombian, do you guys bellydance a lot down there or something?"
"colombia sounds like a cool place, I have an aunt that went to cartagena in the 80's she said it was really hot but nice"
"I read the crime rate is decreasing over there, eh?"

French Canadians:

"Oh, talk to me in Spanish, Je parle Espagnol"
"How come all the colombian girls I meet are tres belles?"
"I went to an exchange prhorgrham in Peru, I want to go to la Colombie aussi".
"Zehre are so many peoplez from bogota hehre in quebec, zey are vehry nice peoplez"

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 27, 2006, 09:15:

BRITIS Perspective

Where is ColUmbia?

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Oct 27, 2006, 09:28:

Swedish perspective (answering the Brit)
"I dunno...somewhere in Africa. They're black, anyway, like that guy with big hair that played football...yeah and the other one too that played in Italy."

Cheers,
Desi
(Oh is she Colombian? Your daughter? How come she isn't black like the rest of them?)

«Sé que los seres humanos y los peces podrán coexistir en paz». ( George W. Bush, Saginaw 29-09-00)

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

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elmodefoque says on Oct 27, 2006, 09:36:

Ladies the same goes if you ask a corroncho or any typical colombiano, where is England or Sweden? Que???
Que mierda es eso?? Donde carajo queda esa vaina, por eeuu?

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 27, 2006, 09:39:

Don't worry too much Elmo your little head can't cope with knowledge just stick to hookers and drugs issues ;)

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elmodefoque says on Oct 27, 2006, 09:46:

de verdad mi amor, when i was in colombia, i had no friggin idea de england or sweden, ok, i knew about france, cuz of my godparents but that was it. EEUU who the hell doesn't know from those modefouques, they own the world.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 27, 2006, 09:50:

I do understand Elmo, but you have to admit that many people in the USA don't know where is even Canada!!! they live in their own little world and never been out of the USA!! they can't even poin out where the hell are they in the Globe!

BTW I never wanted to live in the USA i prefer the UK or even France more classy ;)

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elmodefoque says on Oct 27, 2006, 09:54:

hey! americans know where canada is, i was told canada was thier biggest national park and where the buffalos roam.
france, I like!! viva le france nojodaa!!

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elmodefoque says on Oct 27, 2006, 09:59:

did i tell you i went Montreal in april of 73 and found 3 feet of snow? never went back after that.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:03:

damm! next time you want to come to the UK I make sure we have at least 5 feet of snow :)

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elmodefoque says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:24:

hey kat, do you think i could pass out as a frenchman, or do i look way too colombian corroncho? i got that diomedes diaz look

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oldbongo says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:27:

hey you guys.. what's with the pillow talk??

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:28:

yes why not, as a French man, decendant of Corroncho parents :)

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elmodefoque says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:29:

Man, I know I’m gonna get fired today. I got 3 toilets overflowing and I’m sitting here still messing with you guys

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oldbongo says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:35:

hey kat??? que paso??
we thought maybe you ran away to china.
please forgive poor elmo, his head is in the loo today.

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oldbongo says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:40:

colombian corronchos... always keep a savings account for their children.
and never waste support money from afuera.

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elmodefoque says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:42:

olbongo, sometimes i go home and find pieces of other peoples crap in my ear. if i did not have that barranquillero zest for life and joy, i wouldda shot myself a long time ago.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:44:

Olbongo, no wonder Elmo's head is always full of s** jijij

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webmanco says on Oct 27, 2006, 10:47:

Kat muy inspirada

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

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 27, 2006, 11:01:

Elmos me inspira, he is my Elmo me inspira, he is my muse jiji

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oldbongo says on Oct 27, 2006, 11:01:

that's why we love you... costenos y costenas...

pero,..how the heck are we gonna solve this issue
of the roads in cartagena??
did you ever see such a mess??
with all that money that the gov. throws at proyectos,
it's a sad joke.
burros and dirt tracks are fine in the pueblo, but geez,
it's been 50 years already....nice welcome.

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oldbongo says on Oct 27, 2006, 11:07:

gotta go fry up an arepa con huevo...with suero
the question is,..why does everything oldbongo likes,
have to be immoral, illegal, or fattening?
or, all combined?

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 27, 2006, 22:29:

Kat, everybody lives in their own little world. Even after living over two years in the US, my wife still lives in her Colombian world completely untouched by the world she is living in here. I have no idea how she is ever going to pass the citizenship exam because she knows absolutely nothing about the US. Like the English language, it's all optional as far as she is concerned. Typical of the vast majority of Colombians here, I might add.

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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kat1 (Moderator) says on Oct 28, 2006, 01:55:

what kind of Colombians lives ther UC??? Because here the majority of Colombian have been well adapted to the British culture well at leats they can manage the English. I have not seen yet the first Colombian here that can't speak English.

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 28, 2006, 09:07:

The UK is quite different from the US. In many places here Latinos are or will be the majority and it's easy for a person to live without speaking a word of English. So I guess she's right, English is optional.

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adrimm says on Oct 28, 2006, 09:24:

Pouvre litost (trompe par monsieur modefoque!).. C'est desopilant (je m'excuse!) LOL

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adrimm says on Oct 28, 2006, 09:28:

Colombiche Re English and French Canadian stereotypes of Colombia.

I noticed something similar, but thought it was just me. Very interesting.

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Plato says on Oct 28, 2006, 09:59:

A true Colombian has heart, *feels* their culture and people no matter where they are in the world. We're not perfect by any means, but our good points certainly out weigh our bad points by far.

Viva Colombia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Plato

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those [liberals] who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.--Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321)

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arthur brode says on Oct 28, 2006, 12:54:

bien pueda!...listo...con mucho gusto! ..que estes bien..y tienes un feliz dia!

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Colombiche says on Oct 28, 2006, 17:13:

RE: Colombians have heart It is 3 degrees celcius and dark and gloomy as hell. After driving around the city from end to end, the only places with some signs of life were chinatown and the club district around Adelaide Street and we are talking about a city of around 5 mil, where the hell are people, hiding under the fu****&ng rocks?

I am getty pasty due to lack of sun. I wonder if my colombian heart is starting to get pasty as well, this cold penetrates the skin through your pores and probably makes its way to your vital organs.

I am going to open up a bottle of aguardiente to thaw my heart and play some guasca to get my blood pumping, my lovely buddies are going to shoot me for playing that stuff over and over again, but tonight..... maldinga sea, hijuemama, tengo alborotada la malparidez cosmica y todo me vale huevo.

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Plato says on Oct 28, 2006, 17:23:

¡Que carajos! ¡Brinde por mí también Colombiche! ¡Ahora si me provoca tomar un guarito!

¡Ahogar las penas se ha dicho (aunque las mías aprendieron a nadar – ja ja)!


Platón

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those [liberals] who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.--Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321)

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Colombiche says on Oct 28, 2006, 17:26:

Salud Brindo por baco
Y por este mundo tan berraco.

Pa' arriba, pa' abajo, pa'l centro y pa' adentro!

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Plato says on Oct 28, 2006, 17:30:

¡Pa' adentro! ¡Seguro que si! A ver, la otra?

Platón

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those [liberals] who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.--Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321)

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goin_south says on Oct 28, 2006, 19:09:

Can't sit still... when the music starts to play. (That's admirable!)

...Leads the world in breast augmentations. (some in fact, do need augmented downward, as in 'down-sized' ay-yay-yay, from what I have seen, rather than up - also admirable!)

...Are overly defensive about security or lack of it in their country. (unfortunate, that it is such an issue)

Where do we go from here?

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. says on Oct 29, 2006, 01:01:

galeCito I do not agree with you on that they are overly defensive about security or lack of it in their country, I belive they got used to it!, they do not care as much as any extracolombian national, as a big exmple, it is the USA embassy and the "bombing in any mall situated in the North of Bogota".

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elchantajista says on Oct 29, 2006, 01:38:

my two cents i've met some Colombians in EE UU, but in oct was my first taste of true Colombia and I was not disappointed, my take on Colombia it was everthing i hoped it was, no safety problems, women were beautiful and friendly and hombres were helpful and simpatico, not to say there was no danger, i'm sure there was but i didn't see it. True Colombia TRULY BONITA, Salvaje de corazon tu puedes vivir la vida loca it's how i felt before now more than ever. didn't even bother to change my peso to dollars already purchased my tickets nov 29 staying lot longer, know lots more people, thaila's song should of said AMOR DE la COLOMBIANA, Colombians have alot to be proud of


"Vicente"

anda de parranda en Juanchito "Vicente"

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Colombiche says on Oct 29, 2006, 09:30:

Adrimm The stuff I listed in the Canadian perspective post, I have heard from several individuals at different points in my life, especially the one about the drugs and the murdered soccer player :)

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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goin_south says on Oct 29, 2006, 12:20:

hey juanpbadillo, let me clarify 1) every Colombiana I have ever spoken with on line or phone, usually in the age range of 37 to 42, has said time and time again about 'Colombia is a peaceful place' and they go on and on. Admirably. I understand their desire that Colombia will in fact be at peace. And, I understand they want (not just me, but) everyone, outsiders, to see the same: Colombia at peace.
2) You and I know (and so do every one of these Colombianas I speak about) that in fact, Colombia has many problems and problem areas, in regards to security.
3) Yes, in my travels there so far, I have never been a part of anything other than life as usual, no problems. Nor, have I seen any of these problems that we read about and know about here on pbh. But, we both know, still they exist.
4) My novia of 21 months was adamant about the fact that I had non-justifiable concerns about security for the first 9 months, before my first trip there. I think she and they fear, if you have never been to Colombia, and they admit the security problems, then you will likely never go there. Now that this relationship is becoming 'seasoned'... there is no hiding the fact. Even finally after nine months, on my first trip, she began to admit: 'no, I cannot take you there'... 'no, that is not a good idea for you to go there'.

So, you see what I say now? They defend that there are no security problems, until a certain point.

Where do we go from here?

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utopiacowboy says on Oct 29, 2006, 16:23:

I have to agree with you, Galecito, especially on points 1 and 4. It's wonderful to be in a place like Monteria where you can travel freely and wander around without fear.

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goin_south says on Oct 29, 2006, 18:12:

And, now she even admits it, When she is immobilized for a day or two, in some little freakin pueblito in So Col, in her travel for work, when the town is in fact in a sort of temporary lock-down orchestrated by our Friendly Brethren of the Farc ;)

"No hay tal cosa, como ' español perfecto '."

Where do we go from here?

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shenley says on Oct 31, 2006, 06:57:

I agree... Hi guys! I am having a great time reading your responses...:-) I agree with the fact that many americans have only poor knowledge about rest of the world... not even mentioning Europe!!! But you know what? It is very similar in the UK although people seem to notice other nationalities, let`s say from Europe... it`s just they are very confused about the Central and Eastern Europe... and countries within these parts. When it comes to languages, I went to college to study french as my third language and found only one british woman in the class of 15. There were only 4 people at the end... brazilian, czech, slovak and polish. But have to say that Elizabeth our english classmate was one of the best... :-) nice woman! So, it is not only that americans or british or whoever do not have knowledge of other countries or cultures but also have only limited desire to study other languages! They are happy with english and anyone who can`t speak the language is idiot. how sad but how true... :-(

shenley :-)

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