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juli comments on dentists in medellin

Juan Carlos charges an arm and a leg, not worth it. Gringos go to him and get raked.

juli comments on NO MEDELLIN MEETUP =(

exactly

juli comments on NO MEDELLIN MEETUP =(

Will I get deleted if I say it's no wonder these boys with severe self esteem issues have a problem with the ladies in their home country? Now boys play nice. Where is the meetup? I will be home all of October. Please send a PM. Thanks

juli comments on Juanes receives death threat in the USA

"how come we didn't see these Cuban hypocrites complaining about the Summer Olympics being held in communist China?" Because they were all part of the "special" Olympics

juli comments on Be Extra careful when taking money out of an ATM

Is this foto really necessary?

juli comments on Juanes receives death threat in the USA

Cuban Americans are not really Latinos and should only be taken seriously by presidential candidates who are about to campaign. For the rest of us, who really cares about them? yawwwwwwwwwwwwwwn......

juli comments on New cruise departing Colombia and can book from the US

Colombians with just a passport need visa stuff worked out beforehand otherwise they are not admitted on the boat or not allowed on the island(s). Royal Caribbean is laxed in their information regarding this via phone or otherwise but after tons of investigation I have found this out. Also the crew and the whole cruise is Latino including the food, music, entertainment, language, standards, etc..... Don't think this is going to be like the other Royal Caribbean cruises you have taken on the bigger boats from Florida/Puerto Rico. These Latino cruises are scaled down. Still nice nonetheless.

juli comments on Help Needed - My Colombian Angel

Oh, this is rich.

juli comments on Thinking seriously of moving!

There is no smoking in any bar in Medellin unless you are outside. $1,000 a month is good for living by yourself and hot water, cable. Also you need to worry about money exchange. We send money every month to family and it changes a lot, believe me I see it.

juli comments on Medellin Traveler

The guy in your avatar is a scream. I see him on Avianca 42/43 all the time around la navidad. Parading up and down the aisles talking to everyone, making a spectacle of himself - on the plane! Que marica!

juli comments on Need help understanding my Colombian Fiance!

claro que hay otros en remojo. jejeje

juli comments on Need help understanding my Colombian Fiance!

Elmer regresas y ya hablas paja como siempre. Donde has estado loco, mucho boleo o que, castigado o lavas baños, o recoges las basuras en la calle? Este lambono con sus problemas, no pues. Claro en la vida casi nada es perfecto desde el principio y si empieza bien en el camino hay tropiezos, mucho menos cuando se trata de sentimientos es perfecto, los sentimientos se construyen perfectos corrigiendolos, moldeandolos, dandoles tiempo, perdonando y sobre todo luchando, por que para todo lo que un ser humano quiere construir en cualquier campo hay que luchar mucho. Pues sin hablar el mismo idioma, pues, suerte. No quiero ofender pues escribo asi por si las moscas.

juli comments on What big city in Colombia has the best air quality?

Having lived in all three, Medellin is the worst. Sorry mom! The mountinas seem to keep everything in. Cali and Bogotá are no picnic eaither but only if you are on the main drags. I was in a large mall in Medellin last week, on the third floor and I smelled nothing but car fumes. The air in the US is a treat.

juli comments on Need help understanding my Colombian Fiance!

You have proposed marriage to someone you cannot even have a simple conversation with. And she accepted? Any woman that does that is immediatley suspect. Hehehehe. We love to talk. Imagine a woman who says she does not believe in having sex ever. Now think about the man that agrees to marry her.

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Sorry to rain on the parade but these will be replicas. It is common practice. The mona lisa is not leaving paris just as much as the last supper is not leaving milan. There will not be one authentic painting and most likely there will be replicas of gadgets and a lecture about the aformentioned two paintings. This is good for the non serious art person.

juli comments on Meal times

Typical meal times ** Desayuno = early like before you go to work. 6 or 7 AMish Big meal, arepas, huevos, meat, empanadas, fruit, jugo, cafe con leche, pan, almojabanas ** Media Mañana a las 10AMish A snack really, fruita, o galletas, o gelatina, o yogurt o algo asi ** Almuerzo a las 12 o 1PMish Large meal with frijoles arroz carne o pollo o cerdo, yucca, papas, starch and more starch, sancocho, ensalada, jugo, aguacate... ** El Algo 3,4PMish Snack again, galletas o fruita, gelatina, yougurt. ** Comida (cena is another country) 6,7PM ish small meal, an arepa with a little stuff, ensalada o carne ** Merienda 8, 9PMish chocolate, cafe con leche, almojabana, arepa con quesito

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This is the place that has a 4-6 hour work week, right? I like the easy life.

juli comments on Do you really have to leave the country?

Some conflicting info but thanks to all. Greatly appreciate the advice. JMJ

juli comments on Do you really have to leave the country?

Thanks Gator, pay the fine? Is it a lot? She may only be over by a month...

juli comments on Do you really have to leave the country?

Thanks Span, from what I have read here leaving the country seems to be the law.

juli comments on A Must See / When Men Learn to Fly

We never see them land. Is this a one way trip? Someone else mentioned an airplane, why not take this to the next level and leap from one? Pass the popcorn.

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Free Elmer!

juli comments on Do you really have to leave the country?

Thanks for responding Span. The question is: " Is there a way for her to switch to a tourist visa without leaving Colombia?" Her student Visa and her EAFIT classes end in July. She will not continue to study at the Uni so a second student visa is not an option. "Or if she just needs an extra 30 days, she can go to DAS and pay a bit of money for that" - are you sure about that? Without leaving the country? She just walks into DAS and they stamp her with 30/60 as if she were at the airport arriving from the US? Without leaving the country?

juli comments on why do men have all the power in medellin

This has nothing to do with the men in one country or another - it has to do with the woman - singular. Desperate one time desperate again, so they say. Women like to go out and dont always have the chance or a good job to pay so it all has to do with the girl and her status and not the guy. Being on time is rough for me in any country.

juli comments on Spanish Crash Course (begginers)

My friend is attending EAFIT right now but her classes end soon. I think she would like to arrange something. I will forward your datos. Thanks!

juli comments on What is the average monthly salary in Colombia?

Don't forget to include the exchange rate. We send and receive money and the fluctuations and inflation take a big toll. 1650 to 2350 is big.

juli comments on WHO PAYS FOR MEDELLINS ELECTRIC BILL?

Every city and town has lights, street lights, lights in your house. No one is their house from when it gets dark out until around midnight without some type of light source. It's just easier to see when the terrain is mountains, the whole city is presented before as if you were sitting in a stadium. I don't think Medellín has more lights than anywhere else, maybe just more people wondering about the electric bill for some strange reason.

juli comments on Bloomberg: FARC Is a `Paper Tiger' After Offensive, Desertions

I said this last january and got lambasted by people here. http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/no-mas-farc/

juli comments on Colombia Positiva - front page of the NY Times

Middle eastern food is not relavent? Please check your Colombian History. Shakira cohas middle eastern blood did you know? Thanks for the article!

juli comments on Is today (Sat) Ley Seca in Medellin

Usually it's on Halloween weekend every year which sucks. This year we are lucky.

juli comments on language proficiency

The schools in Medellín aren't really that good for foreigners. The imersion is the good part of learning Spanish in Colombia and also Colombian Spanish as a whole is very clean.

juli comments on It's Columbia not Colombia.

Esto es una broma?

juli comments on WALL STREET JOURNAL: Obama Is Wrong About Colombia

Simon ud es Colombiano o que? Porque no sabe que: TLC = mierda? Lo que escribió no tiene sentido, al menos que sea lambono o sea americano. Todos los Colombianos que viven en EE.UU creen lo mismo como ud. Son bobos. Lea y aprenda antes de escribir paja sobre mi tierra en este foro. Si ud es Colombiano como pudo hacernos pasar esa verguenza?

juli comments on What?, nobody is going to talk about the debate, McCain talking about Colombian, US free trade?

Colobmia has a nice ring to it. Not.

juli comments on job offers in Bogota for English teachers

is there a proven method for teaching English to Spanish speakers? Not a school. Does anyone know? Thanks

juli comments on Link to email exchanges between Chavez and Raul Reyes talking about Barry Obama!

"Obam is fraud in my mind." Why stop with Obama? All politicians are a fraud. It's how you get the job in the first place.

juli comments on What?, nobody is going to talk about the debate, McCain talking about Colombian, US free trade?

First of all someone will have to convince me that the FTA is good for both "colobmia" as well as Colombia.

juli comments on DMG how does it work? Double your money in 6 months

So Lila how many times have you doubled your money doing this?

juli comments on Another Kick in The Cojones for FARC

"Later she makes the adjustment in a different comment," Romy What are you on glue? No, later I did NOT make an adjustment. You mean to say 'Before in a previous comment that I missed because I'm on drugs' My 'adjustment' - "If the drug trade could be completely erradicated that would kill all of these groups." IS my first post in this thread - not a later adjustment. LOL! This is the second time I am quoting my original post to clear it up for you. No one else but you was confused and thought I was assuming 2 posts later that the FARC, PARAS ELN, AUC all came about because of the drug trade. Even if I didn't post my very first post we all know the order of events - no chicken or the egg question here. Well, maybe for you. How to bake a cake for Romy 1.) Walk up to the oven and turn the knob until the arrow is pointing to the number 350. Look at the thermometer inside the oven and wait until its arrow points to 350. This will take about 10 minutes. Now the oven is ready. 2.) ..... How to bake a cake for normal people 1.) Preheat oven to 350 2.) ....

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Estoy donde estoy, y tengo todo lo que tengo por quien soy, ya!

juli comments on Another Kick in The Cojones for FARC

"as long as there's crime in heaven (government) there will be crime on earth (society)." Tao These types of sayings mean well but impossible to implement. Try adding one of them to your project plan. If the drug trade were eradicated there could be huge adverse effects, unless it were to be a slow process.

juli comments on Carlos Castaño is Dead-Has Been For Some time Now

What do you all think of Raul Reyes! Is this where we start talking about secuestrados?

juli comments on Stuck with pesos

South of the Mason Dixon line? Really? I agree, next trip or give it out as souvineers.

juli comments on Another Kick in The Cojones for FARC

"with or without the drug revenues, the insurgent problem will exist--not to be translated as support--until the sky opens," DWMTE But without the funding from the Drug trade their would be huge limitation as to how they ALL can carry out their jobs. Billy everyone knows the FARC didn't just appear because of the drug trade. A quote of mine in the same post and a previous post was "If the drug trade could be completely erradicated that would kill all of these groups." Only an idiot or someone purposly trying to be an idiot would have missed or ignored that. Twice. Not someone worthy of a conversation.

juli comments on Another Kick in The Cojones for FARC

"juli...a closed mind doesn't see the forest for the trees....you can not speak about farc without getting involved with the other insurgents...eln, paras, et al. by the same token, you cannot speak about the govt of colombia, from top to bottom, without covering these same groups as ALL are so intertwined and compromised that one is/concerns/involves the other. "DMWTE Speaking about seeing the forest howabout seeing the posts. Sanandressi did just that at 07:43 mentioning Narcos, FARC, ELN and Paras. At 8:34 I commended him on being able to make a coherent point including all the groups, and I also added in a post to follw "If the drug trade could be completely erradicated that would kill all of these groups." See I referenced "all of these groups" Check it out please. I have no problem acknowledging other terrorist insuegencies and labeling them as such. Instead of "What about Carlos Castaño and the likes?" dolfi adds nothing. In all likelyhood if there was never a FARC there would not have been PARAS, nor other groups. If there was no drug trade money also there would be no groups. The PARAS exist because the FARC does. I don't believe that if the FARC were to disipate tomorrow that the PARAS would disband as well. Honestly. The PARAS are big bad and strong and need their appropriate can of whupass too. I just believe in order of operations and dependencies. FARC needs to go first. Support of the FARC or any insurgency is idiotic wether or not they intend to overthrow the government is irrelevant. I don't see anyone here defending any group other than the FARC supporters defending the FARC.

juli comments on Another Kick in The Cojones for FARC

"What about Carlos Castaño and the likes?" dolfi What does that have to do with this? Start your own thread. What is it with you poeple who have no idea how to stay on topic? What's your point? How is Castaño constructive or even relative to the FARC topic being discussed? Sanandressi makes a related point and can express himself. Please work on that. :)

juli comments on Another Kick in The Cojones for FARC

Good points sanandressi - Medellín is peaceful. But the paras are completely present. If the drug trade could be completely erradicated that would kill all of these groups.

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American men love eggs . Eggs for breakfast, scrambled, omelettes, over easy. Bloody meat. Cook for half the time you usually would. Turkey sandwiches. Turkey is big in the US.

juli comments on Jail for Danish 'terror T-shirts'

"Juli, what does the Danish kids selling t-shirts have to with being or not "in touch" with Colombia? No, I'm not looking out of a window in a Medellín high-rise, but I may have a wider experience over a much longer span of time on Colombia as a whole than you yourself. " desi Danish kids selling t-shirts has nothing to do with you being out of touch with Colombia. But your opinions about such matters do. I think Roci spelled it out quite clearly. So your age and Colombian vacations superscedes my country of birth, my residence, my people, my culture and my genetics? Sobre todo!

juli comments on Bathrooms etiquitte

"and relish in the fact that i had a very sweet, sexy, and mucha hott Colombiana laying in a bed, not more than 20 ft away, but ass naked, and mine for the taking," Yours for the taking? Sounds like you are talking about a can of Bud in the fridge or a plate of chicken wings.