TV dating show in COL(justed aired) with chicas and gringos

Miguel says on Sep 6, 2005, 01:20:

At least... "Claudia" is still available ;-D

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 6, 2005, 01:34:

that was the funniest thing I've seen, the translation was horrible, the presenters bad, they all look uncomfortable, and the wedding song and talking about a wedding menu was big put off, c'mmon this people just meet and they already are talking marriage and not to mention the dancing of some.
they don't even had a romantic kiss at the end.

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Miguel says on Sep 6, 2005, 02:00:

No kidding kat1 It's a toss up as to whether the translation was worse than the gringo's accent...the whole thing was so bad it was good.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 6, 2005, 02:02:

youre right Miguel I felt for the poor Americans they looks like scary puppies.

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Miguel says on Sep 6, 2005, 02:12:

The best part... Was when the colombiano host(s) asked what the gringos looked for first, physically, in a colombiana, then the translator was so bad those gringos started rattling off stuff like "traditional, family values, etc"...then the host makes the translator ask them again and then you hear the replies "piernas, cula"...They better NEVER have Elmo or me on that show.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 6, 2005, 05:56:

I think with Elmo you will only hear on the screen BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
This remember me one of those ridiculous Japanesse or Chinesse programs

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toneloc24 says on Sep 6, 2005, 08:05:

Kat - Or that program that aired on Fox 5 in NYC last year about the dating service in Bogota.

"Don't tase me, bro!!!!"

caslug says on Sep 6, 2005, 11:19:

i thought it was funny how they did the music.. they play easy salsa for one guy and he danced pretty well. Then when the dorky guy was about dance, they switch to reggaeton, poor guy was like a fish out of water. But I was suprise that they were playing as much Reggaeton as much as they did. Especially for contenstant that were older than normal reggaeton listener.

But those chicas dance pretty well i would say. They wedding song at the end of each round was a little odd. Then the whole eating breakfast or lunch on TV with the chef explain what each dish was was odd too. It look like they really try to cram stuff in for product placement.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 6, 2005, 12:07:

I agree with you caslug they really try to cram stuff in maybe to fill time too, did you see none of them looks happy when they were chossen,I think the wedding music maybe scared some of them.
And at least they should've given them as a price a week in Cartagena or a romantic meal for two.

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emiami says on Sep 6, 2005, 13:20:

Is this the show that aired on September 5th in Bogota? If this was the same show that aired in Bogota on September 5th, I saw the show while visiting. Four men from the USA, a couple of the men were from Florida. They were asked silly questions and had to each dance with the woman.

The man that won spoke spanish and that is the reason he won.

Funny thing, on my return flight back to the US, he was on the plane and overhearing his conservation as he spoke about Colombian woman was funny.

I should on screamed out, "Were you the Gringo that was on the dating show this morning in Bogota."

emiami

emiami

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 6, 2005, 13:26:

In this one there was 1 Colombiana choosing 4 Americans (they all ugly)
and later one American (so so not too bad) chosing 4 Colombianas. if I were a man I wouldn't fancy none of the colombianas there.They are not my type jeje

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Dan says on Sep 6, 2005, 13:34:

looking at the video now. I have to say that it's hilarious. I havn't heard of anything like this. I wouldn't be surprised if they did stuff like this more often in Colombia. That would make an interesting "reality show". I got tired of seeing it about half way but it was a good laugh still.

God Bless America!

nanis says on Sep 6, 2005, 13:45:

oh i saw that on dia a dia, that was hilarious my mother and i were laughing all the way through i felt kind of sorry for those gringos they looked so scared! and don't even get me started when they played la gasolina by daddy yankee that man didn't know whether to dance or to ran for his life! why did they make those poor gringos dance? they looked really embarrassed *pobresitos* but i don't know what was worst their dancing or the translator! i think at the end the presenter was talking more than the translator she didn't say anything and if i didn't understand a word she was saying i bet the gringos were even more confussed you can see it on their faces though






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caslug says on Sep 6, 2005, 13:54:

The translator was bad?.. I couldn't tell, was she way off or just a little bit. I cringed a little when one guy said "culo", was this on national TV or just in BOG?

soccerstud says on Sep 6, 2005, 14:12:

Oh my GOD i felt like punching the fracking screen it was pissing me off. that biatch couldn't translate worth shiznet and the wedding music and tips for their wedding. the ackwardness u could see on their faces. the injusice that the translator did to all parties b/c she wouldn't translate correctly or completely. seemed to me like the host knew more english than the translator. anyway thanks for listening to me vent.

tomtom33 says on Sep 6, 2005, 14:32:

kat Which kind of Colombianas are your type?

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 6, 2005, 14:35:

tom like me? jejeje

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tomtom33 says on Sep 6, 2005, 14:39:

Hmmmm That's my type, too.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 6, 2005, 14:41:

Jejej tom we are limited edition. ;-)

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 6, 2005, 16:53:

That's hilarious. So the pasty gringo wasn't hollering "Dame mas gasolina" while shaking his fat ass? They should have more shows making fun of loser Gringos and their loser Colombianas.

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Michael B says on Sep 6, 2005, 18:26:

The translator was bad? Let's be charitable and say that it really didn't matter that she couldn't understand the answers the Gringos gave her in English, since she hadn't asked them the same question the Colombian contestant intended for them to answer anyway. That's why the male host kept interupting so often, he wasn't being rude, he was trying to correct her translations.

Crazy4Cali says on Sep 6, 2005, 21:11:

Bad.... Bad doesn't come close. And those poor gringos...talk about "deer in the headlights." What was really missing was the Aguardiente. And I don't think anyone could have danced to their mix--where each song played for less than 30 seconds.

But what gets me is I still can't believe what some of those agencies charge....

emiami says on Sep 7, 2005, 06:29:

Poor gringos? If you have to go on a TV show to meet a woman, no matter what country, you are a BIG loser
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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 7, 2005, 06:32:

is this programe every week? or was just a one off. I hope so. I cringe with embarrassment

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Miguel says on Sep 7, 2005, 06:47:

kat1 Like somebody else suggested it could be a new reality show, testing the suave gringos and their abilities to win a colombiana. I am sure many of us could provide story lines!

Crazy4Cali says on Sep 7, 2005, 08:45:

It would be a hit comedy... ...just by having the dance portion.

As a gringo, I only dance in Colombia when:

a) it's very dark
b) the crowd has had much more Aguardiente then I have
c) the camera is locked in the trunk or has been left in the hotel

(I screwed up on "c" once...BIG mistake! My children were completely traumatized when they saw the video)

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 7, 2005, 09:54:

:-P yeah right GIB.

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Crazy4Cali says on Sep 7, 2005, 10:16:

I guess that's my feeling about these agencies... GIB said: "Why pay an agency just head down there if that is what you are looking for."

For a couple of Google searches and a couple of e-mails, you can find those places in almost any country. Why pay a middleman? There's no guarantee with an agency anyway.

Heck, if you don't speak the language, take your agency fee and hire a translator (They probably have a cousin who wants to meet a gringo as well).

The $600 or whatever the Latin American Introductions charges would buy a lot of time with a translator/tour guide anywhere south of the border.

I'll bet those herds of gringos were being overly protected by their Colombiano escorts. Heaven forbid they should meet someone like GiB in the bathroom and find out they are paying a lot of money for something they could get for almost free (i.e. some chat time with a Colombiana).

Well, I guess you have to admire the spirit of free enterprise.

caslug says on Sep 7, 2005, 11:04:

One guy(the one that one girl picked) at least.. spoke decent Spanish. I guess the moral of the story is..

If you want to date latina AT LEAST learn basic spanish, DRINK LOTS of ALCHOHOL BEFORE DANCING and DO NOT DANCE without strobe lights! LOL!

I've been to the Pub, didnt know it was a visa hunter hangout, i knew mr. babillas was. BUT i was told even the visa hunter are slightly picky. An expat told me they want EXPAT LIVING in COL not joe blow tourist passing thru. So if you want to score points, tell them you work in COL and not just a tourist. What's the world coming to when a guy has to lie to visa hunters! LOL!

elmodefoque says on Sep 7, 2005, 12:13:

damn, that was painful to watch, especially when they made those sorry modefoques dance. To be honest, I don't think any of those girls were worth all that fuss, and their dancing was not that great either.

over 5 million colombianos in USA and only 27 barranquilleros, i'm one.Curramba, el mejor vividero del mundo!

Dan says on Sep 7, 2005, 12:35:

I know my spanish isn't all that great (although the wife likes it), but I'm sure that even I could have helped the translations a little better. Like mentioned, the guy was butting in a lot after a while. a couple times, instead of waiting for the translator, he spoke to them in English before that lady could say anything. I only saw upto the dancing and I had to shut it off. I'm sure many people got a good laugh out of all that.

God Bless America!

quindioman says on Sep 7, 2005, 13:01:

caslug i nearly pissed my trousers bro.....that Italian American really got me laughing though....even my mum had to come in and see what the fuss was about.....
and Dan you probably know more spanish than that woman knows English....this was when I realised she was waiting to be found out..
Question: what's the Fisrts thing (physically) you notice on a woman
Interpreter : what's the msot important phisical feature?
can't even tell the difference between first and most important....she was prolly the producers niece or something....i smell rosca

Dan says on Sep 7, 2005, 13:38:

hmmm. "she was short, fat and butch"

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... Oh, wait a minute, what am I thinking?

God Bless America!

Mario says on Sep 7, 2005, 15:58:

I thought the dancing bit was hilarious, so much so that I sent the link to my wife knowing she would laugh her ass off. Those poor shmucks. And then they're playing the Wedding March for the gringo and the Colombiana which would have made me run like hell if I was in his two left-footed shoes!

Anyway...

Rock n' Rola!

nanis says on Sep 8, 2005, 10:40:

Do any of you know the names of agencies in cali? you know which ones i'm talking about! dating agencies where caleñas get to meet gringos ... not that i'm looking for gringos!! it's for my 20 year old cousin who wants to meet gringos who the hell knows why! well she asked me to ask you lot if you knew of these agencies... please let me know I would really appreciate your help now that she's convinced herself she wants to do this and she's so hard-headed! although i don't support her decision because she's very pretty and i don't think there's any need for her to go to an agency but I am no one to tell her what to do so all I can do is make sure she doesn't go to a dodgy agency... i'm gonna post some pictures of my trip to colombia soon and i'll post a picture of her as well gracias amigos!





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utopiacowboy says on Sep 8, 2005, 13:01:

Tell her to stay away from the agencies. Oh, you did already. Ok, you can tell them but you can't tell them much.

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caslug says on Sep 8, 2005, 14:02:

Ms.G..if your cousin is hot.. then i'm sure she'll get plenty of interest from guys using marriage agencies. If she wants to find them, she just has to open the phone book or do a search on the internet i would think.

of course the BEST way to meet gringo is to come to gringo land! short of that, i recommend ..

taking english class, first it'll help her talk with gringos when she mets them and second the teacher are sometimes gringos and gringos ALWAYS know other gringos

hanging out a bars and other places that gringo frequent, i dont know which which bar in cali that is the case. But i frequently meet other gringos in hotels especially mid price and upscale ones

work in those places(ie, upscale hotel, tourist places, casinos, etc.,)

find out when gringos have get-together(ie, PBH meetups). I remember going to two PBH meetings that Paisa29 coordinated, 70% of the people were gringos the rest were COL. If your cousin is hot, she'll have gringos coming up and talking to her.

in EVERY city and EVERY vacation i've taking to Peru or COL, i have ALWAYS meet other gringos very easily. Normally i meet them in Casinos. So if I can meet gringos in 1 or 2 weeks in ANY CITY, then she should have NO PROBLEM because she LIVES there. Example, when I was in COL last month, i met 1 UK guy on my bus from MED to PER, i've met 1 american(went to my same college too!) while using the cellur phone guy in the street, i met one american(fr my hometown) while using the internet cafe, he was there with his COL wife(who he met in the US), i met COL-AMERICAN while playing blackjack, etc., ALL within 3 week period. so it's easy to meet them.

tomtom33 says on Sep 8, 2005, 14:28:

Mrs. G Tell her to come to Cartagena. Laguito seems to be Gringo central in Colombia. In my apartment building alone about 10 of 29 apartments are owned by Gringos. I know of at least 6 Gringos looking to buy in Laguito. And I know of 12 other Gringos who own in other buildings in Laguito.

Come to think of it, must be time to sell. All us Gringos are ruining the barrio.

caslug says on Sep 9, 2005, 11:45:

will GIB.. between FARC and COL chicas gunning for ya, i think you should stay in your apartment with the doors lock! LOL!

toneloc24 says on Sep 9, 2005, 13:27:

LOL GIB!!!! Happy hunting in that case!!!

I finally watched the program all the way through, while killing time here at work. All I gotta say is LOL!!!

The dancing....nuff said.

The pronunciation. Well, at least one dude actually was trying to speak Spanish. The others????

It seemed much more like a show spoofing gringos than any reality. And I know it's probably reality. Such a sad state of affairs. When's the next epiosode???

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Sep 9, 2005, 13:40:

whattttt??? It's gringo hunting season? Count me in. Annie get your gun.
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utopiacowboy says on Sep 10, 2005, 11:55:

First thing you do is bait for them. You could have an area with scantily clad Colombianas looking for husbands to draw them in and once the gringos show up, blast away. I don't think they're good eating but you can have them stuffed and mounted.

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Sep 10, 2005, 15:11:

do they make a good interior decorator item? Like stuffed owls and such? Unless there's some profit in it I just couldn't be bothered.

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Desi

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 10, 2005, 15:45:

They would certainly make a good conversation item. Imagine a full grown pot-bellied, pasty, bald gringo standing in your den or living room as big as life. You could tell people how he started to charge you but you blasted the Ben Franklins right off him just as he was about to leap on you. Save the bears and antelope for lesser hunters - you've bagged the Gringo Americano!

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 10, 2005, 15:45:

They would certainly make a g More mouse problems.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 10, 2005, 15:48:

yes UC mocking around again ;-)

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 10, 2005, 15:54:

Why do I sense that you are mocking me, Kat? Waaaaaaaaaah, mommy, she's mocking me!

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Sep 10, 2005, 16:15:

so, you're saying that's big game? Living pasty would probably be too much trouble. I think I'd prefer the stuffed one or maybe just the head on the wall of my living room.
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utopiacowboy says on Sep 10, 2005, 16:16:

Of course you would have him stuffed and mounted. After all "mounting" was probably why he came to Colombia anyway.

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Sep 10, 2005, 16:19:

yes cowboy that'd suit me well. There's a kind of cosmic justice in it, don't you think? Boy you're fast.

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t25 says on Sep 13, 2005, 09:35:

What the..... That was quite strange.

Do men travel to foreign countries just to meet women? If so, television does not do these men any justice.

Crazy4Cali says on Sep 13, 2005, 10:07:

You know how it is... ...you have these busy, career men who are recently divorced or have stayed single as they pursued their career, and now they want a wife. Well you'll never be successful doing everything yourself, so, just as they have an accountant do their taxes, a lawyer handle contracts and a manager handling the day-to-day tasks of the business, it only makes sense to apply the same logic to finding a wife.

So, these successful businessmen hire an agency to find them a wife just like you would have a real estate agent find you a house. You give them your specifications and they find some suitable properties, er, I mean, women, for you to review and check out. It only makes sense to hire an expert matchmaker to find you a wife just like you would want a expert stockbroker to find the stocks for your investments.

Anyway, as in real estate, the wife-broker, er, I mean, matchmaker gives them a "short list" to tour, er, I mean, meet. After careful consideration and due diligence, they pick the one they like and make an offer, maybe make a couple of offers since in many countries it's a buyer's market. After some negotiation and paperwork (that their lawyer is handling, of course), they'll get an e-mail on their PDA that their new fiance has arrived in the country and they need to meet her in the courthouse on Tuesday at 9:00 am to handle the final paperwork (i.e. get married).

So he shows up, signs a few forms prepared by his lawyer, and walks out a married man, chalking up another success! Now he has a beautiful wife to take to all the professional dinners, events and gatherings attended by his buddies and their beautiful wives. And he can start planning his next conquest.

t25 says on Sep 13, 2005, 11:23:

WelI don't and I don't want to know either still, a very strange and odd reason to travel to another country... we're talking about women, not real estate property or business ventures. just women.

caslug says on Sep 13, 2005, 11:32:

i think buying a house(with all it's paperwork).. is a lot more complicated process than finding a women(wife). But matchmaking services have been going on since the end of time. Remember the musical/movie "fiddler on the roof", with it's classic song "matchmaker, matchmaker".

t25 says on Sep 13, 2005, 11:47:

Oh really..... these are human beings, not pieces of real estate.

we're not going to get into any debate on your personal preferences. what you do there is your business.

Crazy4Cali says on Sep 13, 2005, 13:33:

Sometimes imports are better.... For example:

• Cars made in Germany


• Cigars made in Cuba


• Whiskey made in Scotland


...and...



• Women made in Colombia

utopiacowboy says on Sep 13, 2005, 18:16:

I've got an original Colombiana Stepford Wife with very low miles in close to mint condition. Damm, she's a beauty and she runs great.

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tomtom33 says on Sep 14, 2005, 05:42:

Is she up for sale?