nothatsure has written 4 posts

"White"Colombians and costenos and racism.

Why do colombians treat each other like sh..t even when they're far away from home? I'm sick of seeing my costeno husband being rejected subtely or otherwise by Colombians in the country we are living in,but I think I know why...he is dark skinned and they're all fair.They can't be bothered to pass the time of day with him.Really mean and small minded.They should be reaching out to their fellow countrymen particularly as the Colombian population is so small out here. I hated the racism in Col ...

By nothatsure on 2008-04-14 11:53:00. 127 comments.

Colombian Golden Moments.Post yours here.

My last post dealt with one of the negative aspects of Colombian/Gringo relations and comments are still coming...very interesting they are.However,I would like to invite readers of this forum to balance out the negative experiences with some positive ones.Here's mine: Shortly after arriving in Colombia some years ago I was robbed of almost everything(well,there's a surprise!)..money,clothes,documents etc A Colombiana who hardly knew me lent me money to the tune of quite a few million pes ...

By nothatsure on 2007-08-06 11:39:01. 29 comments.

Mary me.....marry my family...sound familiar?

OK....my first post got hi-jacked by people who thought I was someone else...and maybe it wasn't that well written or titled....so here goes again. I'm just interested in experiences of people married to Colombianos(actually it can apply to men married to colombianas too) One of the things I just can't get my head round is the "marry me,marry my family"attitude and the fact that every now and then there is some sort of crisis at home and our hard earned money goes winging its way back to C ...

By nothatsure on 2007-08-04 10:24:25. 86 comments.

Colombian men...as bad as the women?

I have read some interesting comments about the Gringo Colombiana situation and know much of it to be true,having lived in Colombia for a good many years. I am curious to know of experiences with Gringas/Colombian boyfriends or husbands. Let's just say that some of the things mentioned in previous posts regarding money and lying can equally apply to men.I have a niggling feeling as the gringa wife of a Colombian that I might just be being taken for a ride but I am having difficulty proving it ...

By nothatsure on 2007-07-27 14:00:58. 14 comments.