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Trust me I’m a Colombian
Colombians are not to be trusted. They don’t trust each other. (The following is a guest post contributed to this blog by Carl Meek.) I’m not saying this to judge the morality of an entire or to spark fury amongst … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged bogota, carl meek, colombian behaviour, colombian customs, colombians, prepagos, trust me I'm a Colombian
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Are you the Mono?
It has always struck me how polite the average Colombian is and the extent to which they will be almost over slavishly obsequious in their servile flattery. Enter a shop, a hotel foyer or a restaurant that is staffed by … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Journeys, la Casa Amarilla
Tagged a la orden, banking in colombia, blogging about Colombia, bogota the athens of south america, casa amarilla, colombian customs, colombian education, colombian spanish, colombians are polite, customs in colombia, hotel, la casa amarilla mompos, mono, polite people in colombia, what does mono mean in colombia?
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