Quote: (07-21-2013 03:24 AM)Lika Wrote:
Quote: (07-19-2013 01:53 AM)Prosal Wrote:
I think that Colombia (from what I heard, as I have never been there) is an hunting ground much easier than Brasil
I thought so too before I went to Colombia but it wasn't the case for me (as a blonde guy).
I've had beautiful girls in Colombia but not as many as I thought I could, whereas in Brazil I've had more middle / upper class girls with less efforts. It's true that there is something about the Colombian culture that does not vibe well with me: a very formal stratified culture and the insane level of girls flakiness for instance. I've never experienced this level of flakiness anywhere else in the world and it totally disgusted me. On the other hand, an older blond guy I know who's very successful in Colombia (he's totally in love with the culture and knows a lot about it) told me he never got flaked there (sic). Maybe his secret is that he goes and pick up the girls at their house (Colombian girls seem very afraid of the unknown, for safety reasons). I suspect that Colombia is like the Ukraine of Latin America and older (40s and 50s) more established guys can do better than younger looking guys.
I also did not like Medellin at all and after 3 months in Cali that I enjoyed moderately, I wouldn't go back there. Way better and more interesting girls in Bogotá or Barranquilla.
In retrospect, I think Bogotá would be much nicer for me if I stayed there long enough but the climate sucks.
Overall I like Brazil better than Colombia and I feel more at home in Brazil (I have the same good conversational level in both languages), although I must admit that in most parts of Brazil, there is more of a piranha stigma attached for a girl to be seen with a blond guy/obvious foreigner than in Colombia where it can still be seen as high status. But even with that and even in Rio, I dated middle/upper class girls. To a certain extent, it is actually easier for upper class girls to date a gringo because with their looks, manners and education, it's much harder for the locals to label them prostitutes.
Can you elaborate on your 3 month stint in Cali and why you wouldn't go back there? I'm considering going there next winter so any info would be appreciated.