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Some great insights into Colombian culture. Thanks for posting this. The discussion about people lying about things to keep from saying "no" is very true. Dudes, binge drinking is huge. It is not done in the same way as in the States, but anyone who has ever been to a party at a finca has seen adults of all ages drinking up a storm. Carolina's comments were very accurate.

Just sayin' #4... I noticed in several Latin American countries (Brazil and Colombia especially) they will give you the "conversational sandwich" meaning they open a conversation with "how is your family?" or "how is your health?" (the bread) then get into the purpose of the conversation (the meat) and then close out with "tell your family I said hello" or "I hope you are feeling better soon" (the other slice of bread). I think this is very polite and displays that you care for the person you are talking to, whereas in the USA, we commonly say "how ya doin'?" and don't even care to bother to listen to your response which is kind of flakey.

Good stuff as always. I am enjoying the new conversations, but I am really looking forward to more street interviews!

Great tips! Thanks guys.

Another thing I learned right away is to NEVER point with your finger! It is considered rude and confrontational. Colombians usually point by pursing their lips (as if blowing a kiss) it is much less confrontational and discreet.

The drinking thing may be true to middle class people from Medellin but alcoholism is a huge problems across all classes of,society in many regions such as La Guajira.

Not texting you're home must be an Australian or European thing then. Cuz it's definitely still a thing to Americans and Canadians too.

Manizales is on our list of possible retirement cities. These are very interesting but similar to some other Latin countries. We are traveling and currently in Nicaragua for a year.

One of the best parts of traveling in Colombia is acting exactly the opposite of the people, Ask direct questions, say NO, point at people with your hand, be honest about your feelings, esp bad ones. You will blow their mind. And usually they will laugh it off, you are a gringo after all. Otherwise this is not someone you want to hang out with. 😂

Colombians drive crazy and reckless but they hate when you close the car doors too hard 🤡🤡🥴😂😂

Understatement of the year......"Colombian families are huge"

La señorita colombiana lo ha explicado todo a la perfección. Es muy inteligente. Soy local.

The 5th point you made about checkin in with the person to let them know you made it home. We do, do that in the USA however its normally after a long trip or after a family or friend who lives in a different city or state goes back home. Also checking in...used to be a lot more common before smartphones and cellphones really took over, when there were still payphones and people had pagers and landline phones in there houses...before the mid 2000s.

I find it funny that all the people I know in Colombia ask me if I have eaten!

Being straight is so very true. My friend was downstairs of my building and engaged me on all topics for about 2 hours and i asked him to come by - he then said what do you mean i have been downstairs in front of your building waiting for you for hours??????????????????

I’m not sure the ‘don’t binge drink’ thing applies to Venezuelans living in Colombia 😀 - I live for 6 months a year in Bucaramanga with Venezuelan friends in a neighbourhood with a lot of Venezuelans and they drink a lot - in parties - in clubs - in bars. Maybe it’s different if you live in an upmarket part of Medillin - love the content 👍

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I don't know if someone texting you they are ok when they get home would be classified as "Crazy"😂.

The strato 3 and under crew binge drink. Aguardiente and pilsen until they are leafless 😂

#1,2 and 4.. I am a direct person. I value other people's time as well as my own. I expect others to be respectful of that by not wasting it by beating around the bush. I find not being direct, disrespectful. The unique characteristic nick names is not so good. There is no making it cute. It's just rude to sum people up to a characteristic they have and refer to them by it. The elaborate lies is not for me. I get offended by them and lose respect for the liars. Tell it to me straight. I am an adult. All info that is good to know. Also very eye opening.

Another one to add to the list: people will ask you how many children you have. If you say none and are older than a certain age, they will ask you why. (With the unspoken question being "Why hasn't someone of your age already had children?") If you say that you don't want children, people will look at you quizzically, as if the idea of choosing to not have children is a novel concept, and one which they had never before considered. And should a man make the cultural faux pas of saying that he is too old to start a family, he will be met with all kinds of replies about how men of his age--and indeed men much older than he is--can and do have children. While factually correct--men can have children well into their 70s and 80s--this argument highlights not only the differences between Colobian and other cultures as related to child rearing, but also the way in which culture affects language use. To wit: Whereas a Colombian is likely to interpret a man's statement about being too old to have children literally, someone from the US is more likely to correctly interpret the subtext contained in his statement (I _could_ start a family at my age, but I do not want to).

U guys are just cold hearted 🤣 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇦🇺…….

Can you guys talk about Colombian marriage agency in Medellin AFA to see if it’s legit

Obviously you havent been to cali or the coast if you think they dont drink much

I answered to questions yesterday, and i don't see medellin masterclass message in my email, even in the spam folder yet?

not all of us ..Santandereanos won't lie unless is very very importantor hurt a close friend un buen boyaco se puede beber mas de 100 cervezas en un dia y al clima y un buen santandereano mas de 15 litros de aguardienyte en un dia tambien, colombia no es medellin

theyre definitely not all liars ..

"Its considered rude to be straight to the point"?? Isn't it more rude and shady to have a conversation about something random , waste another person's time and then say what you want to say regardless if its negative or not? I mean it sounds like at that point that the person had another agenda about something and was secretly hiding it for some reason. That is def weird

This definitely confirms how dangerous Colombia is.

I have to disagree on the drinking guys. Go to Boyaca and you guys won’t pick up the drinking cerveza 🍺 😂 Also the south of bogota. Oh my gos the drink like fish 🐠

Noooo....."negrito" "gordito" is not offensive is actually very sympathetic and loving. You will feel a real offensive word directed to someone.

Tropical countries drink less because it feels bad to sweat so much

wut? no "drugging foreigners and taking their stuff?"

I can Frankly say that I don’t like it, savages. Every country has its bs , just don’t like there’s.