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Thank you Anita I have been dating a colombian woman for two years I plan to move to Colombia next year Viva Colombia I love your country.

I’m not gringo. I am from Medellin Colombia 🇨🇴!!! And I wear those stuff

I'm coming to Medellin at the end of January. Your videos are helpful and I hope to have lots of fun!!

Most Americans and Europeans are in a hurry all the time because our society is that way. I prefer a slower pace and hopefully one day can live in Medellin. The people are nice and the weather is great.

Hey thanks a lot! This is very helpful. Your English is great.

Anita, thank you for your informative video about Colombia. I have learned so much from you today and I hope to visit there as soon as possible. Warm greetings from California.

Fantastic video!! Thank you so much for all that you do!!

I actually watched the full vid lol I can't wait to come to Colombia

Looking forward to visiting Colombia, thank you for sharing

I was thinking of visiting Colombia, so i googled and so happy i found your channel, what an amazing informational channel, thank you Anita :) still not 100% sure i'll go, just a little hesitant :) I've subscribed to you

Thanks for the tips, really appreciate your channel and contribution.

Polite way to inform gringos how to properly conduct themselves while in your country.

This video was very informative! I never been to Colombia before and already I can tell that the ppl living there are very Warm Hearted & Loving. The ppl's mentality of Colombia (and South America as a whole) are completely different than the ppl's mentality of the US of where I'm from! Colombia seems like a place for one to get away from it all and His/Her troubles!

Muchas gracias por todo su ayuda! I would love to hang out with you when I make a trip to Colombia

? What if I walk fast for a minute and start walking slow again when I approach my destination? Can I wear shorts without perfume if the weather is too hot ?

Didn't notice the dog until I kept seeing it in the comments. Hilarious!!!!!🎩😎

Your observations are so true! Having visited Colombia for 12 days, I experienced first hand how I was perceived and made my best effort to blend. Given that I didn’t get kicked out not broken any cultural rules, I know I did ok. Actually, I can’t wait to go back.

I will be visiting Medellin in October. Do you have any recommendations where to stay?

It's defiantly a very materialistic society . I dated a girl from Colombia, everything is about image, class, gender roles, arguing their point..... pretty much the opposite of Canada

I’ve been to Colombia a few times. When the locals heard my spanish and seemed to accept me for a gringo that speaks Spanish.

Gracias Anita , I'm from Puerto Rico and I will be visiting Colombia in September. DTB

Every foreiner walks so fast, and d people here are so relaxed... Probably that´s you are pure.

You are very attractive and I love your accent I like when you said "oh my lord"

tienes toda la razon... muy verdadero lo que dijistes.. jajajaja. acabo de regresar de bogota y el taxista me regano porque asote la puerta del taxi. espero vivir en Medellin al fin de este ano.... seria un gusto conoserte. gracias por tu video.

Thank you for making this video:)

Thank you, your videos are very helpful. My boyfriend is from Colombia and I am from the U.K (Wales specifically), I agree with a lot of the things you say haha!!

Wow, you are beautiful!! Melenated beauties world wide!!

Great video. She is charming.

Very nice thank you! You have such a nice voice. I now think I want to visit Columbia.

Thank you for taking your time to make this video 🙏' it is very informative and you are very beautiful ❤⚘👏👍👀...

Hey Anita, it was useful to hear some things you mentioned. About the way I dress, well I have to say when I was in Colombia I did dress like the cliches you mentioned and I looked like a tourist from head to toe :-).... But that's only because for me clothes are just practical and should be comfy. Also, when you're used to cold weather (I'm from Belgium), long trousers, socks and shoes are just too hot in such temperatures! And apart from that, I just don't care about how I dress because I think it's just clothes and the person underneath it is all that matters. (but that makes me pretty much an exception in my own country too, so...). In belgium I also tend to ask people for directions and info.. it's faster and doesn't create a distance between myself and 'strangers'. I did pay attention to not slam the doors when I was in Medellin :D. Another thing I "copied" from my Colombian friends is to hug a friend. Here it's not common to do so, but I think it's nice. I am planning to come back to Medellin in october, it's such a thriving, young and sunny city. I would like to live and work in Colombia but wouldn't know what job to do. Do you have an idea what profiles in the labour market are heavily wanted? I'm thinking perhaps in the IT business or teaching English, but not sure where to start. Oh and isn't "gringo" not a pretty pejorative and perhaps racist word? To be honest I always hated to be called like that....

You are so cute! I enjoyed this video and will be sure to leave my sandals in Gringolandia! ;-)

Any recommendations on excursions in the Medellin area?

This video is great. It is helping prepare me for Medellin in January. I hate sandals and I prefer pants over shorts so I'm good their but I now know to pay in cash not card.

I love your accent. When I go to Colombia I want to meet you

¡Muchas gracias! Muy beneficioso. Your video is both pleasant and informative. People like me need it! lol

think you which city you think is better Medellin or Cartagena

I just got back from Colombia and LOVED it Getsemani. Im going to Madellin next time. Better than Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Peru, Nicaragua, Ecuaror etc. But for me Its walk fast and flip flops forever! I'll eat Mohara slow three times a day though.

Thank you for your advice.I will be traveling to Colombia in the near future,so hopefully you can give me some pointers on where to go

What color should I wear for Colombia???

uh... I love the way she speaks English ;) eres guapa!!!

how can I find you? !?!😍😍😍😍

Nice videos) Where in Medellin is the best place to meet a girl with some English skills, since my Spanish is extremely basic?

Me encanta su video....muchas gracias!

I'm half Colombian on my mother side and it's wrong for anyone including Colombians to expect anyone to dress or wear certain clothing styles up to your expectations. Everyone should dress as they like and if you can't accept that then It's you who is wrong.

Great video. Tourists are almost the same in every city in the world. hahaha

This video is very helpful. Thank you!

yes hopefully i can meet a muy Hermosa chica en tu pais

I'm Colombian and gringos aren't "anyone who isn't from here", we refer to gringos as the white Americans. That's our stereotype of Americans for some reason. And well we can easily recognize if you're foreign if you don't speak Spanish. My Mexican side of the family comes down all the time and no one refers to them as gringos.

This is fantastic. I'm in Medellin Floresta for a month and I look exactly how you described a turista haha. Thanks for the great advice. Medellin is a beautiful city.

Como puedes divisarme si yo tuviera una vestimenta de tipo colombiano? Mi forma de hablar? O la característica de mi rostro?

Hi Anita, I have a question? How do colombian women feel about dating black americans? or gringos? How will their family feel about it? I will be moving to medellin next year and I would like to start dating local women :)

i can recognize so many things, when i came i made sure not to wear shorts and sandals so i wouldn't look to touristy foreigner, but only wear jeans and proper shoes. also in colombia there's not that many expensive brands, and neither to people wear it, like adidas, nike. and i can defintely agree with that colombia walk VERY slow compared to europe and when i was there, argh i had to maneuvre, all the time, form us it's important to get effective and fast from A to B :P. Personally i loved asking local colombians for help with directions, and i even had a girl in medellin who was working in a shoe store, walking 200m with me to find the correct street (while she was at work) i couldn't find myself, and even tho we didn't find it in the end, she was the sweetest person to help me, very open and lovely. it's absolutely joy to ask the girls about anything

Thank you, this was very informative & entertaining. I want to visit Columbia soon. I'm from Chicago in the US and I find it funny that in many places with warmer climates the locals tend to not wear shorts often. I guess it can look silly from a different perspective but it's something we don't even realize makes us stand out jajaja. Please make more videos, I just subscribed and will check out more. Thank you.

hi what are the bugs like do they attack? I mean bugs like cologne if went hiking or anything in or near the woods I would smell like off bug spray..

I watched one of your videos back years ago, and even to this day wow you're are so beautiful, and I love your accent. Please feel free to check out some of my videos and even comment if you like.

hehehe....I was laughing at most of this video Anita. Why? Not at you but, because you hit the target, dead center! Having been raised in a family that has traveled and lived in several countries, learned other of cultures and the ways of different societies, the proper way to dress and associated with others, and most importantly, how you appear to your hosts (a foreign country), I can related to so much of what you said. It was funny to me because, what you've noticed, is what I have in so many places where I've been. I look forward to viewing more of your videos. Brava, Anita. Forse alcuni spettatori seguiranno il tuo consiglio. (italian). :)

Anna, love the way you talk as well as the way you look.

My wife is from Colombia and she tells me when she was still living there her own father told her NOT to go out side with anything shiny. Can you imagine if a foreigns goes outside with shiny things?!

She talking about white folk lmao

I have a question I’m a black American, is it easy to ask a woman for dinner there, if you want vacation I’m planning on going there in two months. What’s the proper etiquette to ask a woman out for coffee or a meal

As a brow uk british guy would i have any interest from columbian woman?

No Shorts, No Sandals, Clean Hair, No solid black clothes, pay with cash, walk slow, don't slam doors... as long as I follow these general rules, i should be ok?

The slamming of the taxi door is so true!!!! My wife is Colombian but I am not. I got in the taxi and slammed the door. The taxi driver almost had a heart attack. My wife asked me to NEVER slam the door of the taxi. The taxi car is like a first child to the driver. I also wear flip flops and walk fast.

Very good stuff. Gracias. Will be visited Medellin in February.

Been yelled at a taxi driver in Colombia. We are used to shut car doors very hard. I try to remember when I am in Colombia.

Yo si me quiero casar con una colombiana, tu eres soltera mi amor? Vente a México! para que estés más cerca de la familia, yo si me caso contigo

Americans, cant take them anywhere

I'm looking forward on visiting Colombia!

Hi Marian I am planning to travel Bogotá for the first time , please advise me best safe place to stay and enjoy night life - thx

Good English. Good video. Nice person!

a beautiful colombian broke my heart. fell head over heels for Her

So what's the deal with the slaming door of the taxi, how do we have to close the door properly?

Anita where is place to meet girls from Scott New Zealand Medellin

Here's how you can tell I'm a Gringo in Colombia: You just look at me. It doesn't matter what I wear, I look like a blue eyed white boy whether I'm wearing shorts or not. Here's some advice to travelling Gringos... You just do you. Wear what you want. The Colombians won't judge you for what you look like. If you're cool, they'll like you.

Why i hate if latino call somebody Gringo is hilarious. Even if you speak perfect and know anything you will always be a GRINGO. lo odio esa Palabras es muy negativa.........

i want to visit Medellin for a week. Can you arrange a personal guide for me? I am from the Caribbean

I was 10 days in medellin last week It is amazing there the people are very friendly the music is good the girls are beautiful i will come back next year 😍😍

Beautiful lady with an accent now that's sexy.

El titulo debe ser "How Colombians spot foreigners" no foreings. La palabra depende si es sustantivo o un adjetivo. En el caso del titulo es sustantivo. El uso en el titulo se puede usar si se dijera asi: "How Colombians spot foreign people" en este exemplo es un adjetivo.

That's true with asking for directions. I was in Bogota and can speak a little Spanish. Even with that little Espanol, I made lot of Friends and could understand when they communicated. Eventually, it all matters to having a connection with the people and more importantly, how you treat others. You want to treat others they way you want to be treated by them. "Colombianos, Muy Amiables ! " Gracias !

In America we dress for comfort, not for other people. My wife is from South America. She takes too much time to dress, puts on too much makeup. I like her for her - not her makeup. Once she asked me what sort of shoes she should wear - I showed her a picture in an LL Bean catalog. She accused me of intentionally picking out the ugliest shoe. But I thought it the shoe I wanted was durable and gave good foot support. Later on she came around to my way of thinking. She doesn't go for the european fashions but buys from LLBean and Lands end.

How do you tell someone from Colombia? The say foriegns instead of foreigners.. Hahahaha

so... no shorts, no flip-flops. have some pride in your appearance/make yourself look nice and if you're a woman wear make up. slow down and relax i think i found my people Vida Paisa para mi!

I am going to medallin how do I get somebody to show me around?

Hell yeah I'll subscribe just because you have a nice personality and on top of that you're goregous!

I've visited Bogota and Cartagena. I thing is not so good to be BLACK in BOGOTA. People are not friendly in BOGOTA. No smile on their face. Is like BLACK people are not welcome in BOGOTA. They don't really look at you and ignore you. Nothing to do in BOGOTA.

I'm from newyork we never scared we always just walk fast and do things quickly and we know when ur from out of town too when you come to newyork.

Hello! What did you say at 7:18? What colors to wear for a man? Black because they think you are french? I dont get it haha. Please tell me

Great video and advise, I personally speed the video by 2 because im too impatient bol. But it helped a lot !

Love your videos 😃

You are so kind! Thank you :-)

I love her, nice sound / english. my time in Columbia 2010 was great. even my GF choive for a US golden crédit card guy after my holiday. we was 2y. togther

Coming to Colombia in 6 days Bogata & Medellin. This video was very helpful. Time to go get new clothes and get rid of my shorts. Very nice accent by the way, your English was really nice, attractive even.

This my first time I saw ur volg I have question please I like to visit Colombia and this is my first so please gave advice I'm coming from Canada Montreal

I look spanish and ever day I'm learning more and more spanish thank you for this video lmoa 😂 I love were sandals and shorts my ex girlfriend would always ask me to bring pants but it's almost 50 degrees in Cuba in summer time and it's really humid . I've two Latin girlfriends now I'm understanding the culture better.

Your video was very informative. I am planning a trip to Columbia Medellin to be exact. I am really looking forward to my visit.I will always remember your etiquette rules. Thank you so much. Be well.

Thanks for the advice.

Hi, I am Comming To Columbia, is it ok for a Dog to ride in the Taxi? and bus? Bringing my Chuiwhawha.