How Colombians Spot Foreigners | Let's Talk About Expats in Colombia

How does a Colombian spot a foreigner?
Have you ever asked yourself how they found out about you being a foreigner? Is it that obvious?
In this video, we asked Ana our friend and partner. Ana was born and raised in Colombia. She helps foreigners relocating to Medellin for over 2 years now.
We asked her about her opinion, can she spot foreigners, and how does she do that?
The fun thing is a lot of foreigners coming here, no matter if Expats or tourists, they bring their usual clothes from back home with them. For them, it is normal to walk around like that.
For tourists, it's a vacation, so why should they dress up, that's at least what a lot of people think. Just by wearing those "beach type" clothes foreigners can be spotted.
Usually, Colombians tend to wear long pants even though it's hot outside, no matter if you are going to Santa Marta, Cartagena, Medellin or other warm to hot places, locals wear long pants no matter what.
Men wearing shorts or even walking around shirtless is something you will rarely find here.
Let's see what Ana has to say about the foreigners and how she as a local can spot them.
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[@HowToExpat]

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[@sebiamericanu193]

You shold study I bit so called gringo can be Italian Spanish Portuguese Romanian ho are more Latin by any Colombian shold ever be educate yourself bit after make stupid video you shold call westerners or American not all white are gringo

[@jerryoshea3116]

Now as much as the young lady made some valid&practical points,they were hardly new! .Wherever u go in the world,and u could pick the most Cosmopolitan City anywhere around the Globe (and I've been living the US for 21 yrs,but I'm originally frm London,UK)where u may have a diverse population and many overseas visitors,but It won't take u long to spot a Foreign Tourist!. .Now that's a big difference than someone who has moved to a particular City&intends on staying there,then obviously it would pay them to try and adapt&blend in as much as possible!!

[@fernandojuancadena2475]

That's easy look for the only person (american ) spending money's

[@jerryoshea3116]

@@fernandojuancadena2475 And that is a valid comment👍..And wherever (but not every country of course!)u go in the world there is the potential to encounter this problem,where they want&benefit from the Tourists money(Be that American,British,Japanese German,,french,Italian etc)but dislike,or even Hate,that very same person!

[@davidaasen7726]

@@sebiamericanu193 èřþþfþþffťgýp

[@pilothouseking]

Men that wear socks with sandals are also considered nerds here in America.

[@VeryFastRodi]

As a 6'4 Dutch person, I stood out without even trying 😂

[@HowToExpat]

Can imagine 😂

[@isaacalzate8262]

6-4 BOY YOU SSTICK OUT EVERYWHERE im colombian but im like 6-3 and i was the tallest person when i arrived from the airport although tall people arent insanley rare in colombia i got cousins that are 6 foot plus but yeah 6-4 stands out EVERYWHERE last time i cheked the average height in the netherlands is 6-0 so you stand out everywhere

[@adksmsjudn34321]

So did you get plenty of sugar over there ?? 😄

[@VeryFastRodi]

@@adksmsjudn34321 aguapanela gives you plenty of sugar 😆

[@JohnnyRanks-s7z]

I’m a 6’6 black American. Not sure if I stand out in Medellin but in Cali or the Coast I blend in like a chameleon

[@mintheman7]

I just came back from Colombia. I’m 6’1” and Asian, pretty sure everyone instantly knew I was a foreigner in both Bogota and Medellin.

[@BrianVelez]

Oh man, I’ve been trying to figure that out. Being raised in a Colombian household, and speaking Spanish with a Paisa accent, I instantly stick out in Colombia. I don’t know the local slang or understand the way of being. People are very close and friendly, and I tend to be extremely reserve. No matter how hard I try to blend in, people instantly pick me apart 😅

[@Kitiwake]

I tend to be extremely conservative and reserved.

[@jfrunn]

Se pasa, I appear completely white, stand out like a sore thumb.

[@GBU61]

Don’t slam car doors. Colombians are offended if you close the doors too hard.

[@HowToExpat]

Jeje, yes a client of mine did that while I showed him the city. Almost got kicked out the taxi :D

[@nellychess]

Wtf lighten up colombia!

[@Recuper8]

@@nellychess I think it has to do with cars being so expensive there and they made the mental leap that slamming a car door hurts the car. I dunno

[@dremunoz2600]

I can confirm this, my parents go off if I slam a car, bedroom, refrigerator door.

[@hipsonsogbo]

They are offended by everything, very judgemental and arrogant as they have s history as beasts everything they do is a front to cover up their true nature which is to get what they want

[@waynestewart1054]

I'm from Florida and I've been to Medellin five times in one year I absolutely love the culture and the people and they're in such great shape the first thing I learned which I learned before I went from KZbin dress nice comfortable but nice because they put a lot of work into their looks which is fine

[@motimobo]

@Great White He said he's from Florida.

[@headinghome8914]

I'm thinking about moving to cartagena from Tampa

[@ryangeorge309]

@@headinghome8914 Hey I'm from Tampa! But why Cartagena?

[@swissstar1]

@@headinghome8914 rethink that mate. Cartagena is craaaaaazy hot an d humid, unbearable

[@headinghome8914]

@@swissstar1 I live in Florida...I'm prepared lol

[@stevemana1749]

"Try to understand the culture..." Such great advice, we were in a taxi in Laureles when a pack of obvious US Americans (drunk) walked out in front of our taxi and got all bent about the close call. Our taxi driver just shook his head and said something like, they are not in the US now. Exactly. Interesting Video, thanks!

[@HowToExpat]

That's right we have docents of examples like that 😑

[@domirican81]

Steve Mana .. Americans act crazy outside their own country, no idea why. Can't be drunk and disorderly in public in the states either.

[@reddbehrens]

@@domirican81 It's the egotism and self-importance that Americans with money tend to have. They were never disciplined by their families. They think they are special. The smarter ones don't draw attention to themselves. I've worked at airports and shopping malls in the U.S. The people there have a sense of entitlement that you don't see anywhere else.

[@hlabhlabhlab]

@@domirican81 I don't think it's just an American thing...People in a new place tend to kinda go nuts because I guess to them there is less at stake: it is not their home, nobody knows who they are, so I guess they feel as though they have more freedom to do what theyw ant and feel less shame. Though this is just my perspective coming from a reserved American I would do the opposite.

[@clintfalk]

@@domirican81 Correct, and they would get run over by the cab in the US.

[@anicca8957]

She forgot to say "a full wallet".

[@SebastianSanchez-fo6cs]

Really 😒

[@chrisbullock6477]

Typical thing to to say from a typical person. You would be easy to spot as well

[@travel9two557]

Alright this was way funnier than what it's supposed to be 😂😂🤣. But quite true LOL

[@alecstahl2387]

Love Colombian women, especially wallet hunters. All I need to do is pretend that I do not speak Spanish (which I do) and that I am an easy prey (which I am definitely not). Then I take as many "free samples" as I can. Once she wants to discuss the price of the goods I disappear ninja style. This side, outside tourist locations, Colombian women are beautiful, intelligent, and far better than western girls. If I did not get so much free candy I would marry one in a heartbeat. Out and about I put on an old t-shirt and jeans, cheap no-brand sport shoes, an almost empty wallet, photocopy of my passport and visa, and my old mobile phone. I study in advance where I want to go and I walk at a good pace to my destination.

[@thunder3047]

U mean a full credit card 💳 And an empty heart ❤️ Looking for something than can’t get back home

[@shagwellington]

Tacha is awesome. She is not only beautiful but smart, personable and a joy to watch. Good interview.

[@wvanderwahl]

Great video. I've been to Colombia several times, Cartagena and Barranquilla. I never wear shorts ( I don't like them ) and I always speak to people in Spanish and I do carry just a copy of my passport. I would also add to my countrymen from the USA to not talk so LOUD and mind your basic manners as manners and protocol go along way in Colombia.

[@HowToExpat]

Great advice

[@stevemana1749]

Dear Walter, we agree completely. We have a funny anecdote we experienced while with Tacha y Sam. There is a very kind man who runs a coffee shop in a mall located in Centro Medellin. His pricing is as follows, 2500 COP for "Un Tinto", 2000 COP for "Un Tinto, Pro Favor" and 1600 COP for "Buenos Dias, Un Tento, Por Favor" ! Perfecto :)

[@fastlife711]

I'm curious Im going to Cartegena Columbia for the Christmas Holidays. Of course not talking loud,Do you think it's ok to wear Designer Clothes in the Walled City?

[@hasan_z]

@@stevemana1749 that's amazing. I love this culture of proper greetings and politeness because as an Asian it's in our culture, but living in Europe (edit: UK), I don't see it so much, especially in the youth

[@RandySnarsh]

@@hasan_z Wait a second where in Europe do you live? This politieness is typical the same you see in Italia and Spain that you see in Colombia. And maybe you dont know but Colombians speaks spanish. Most European countries are very polite but in many of the countries people are a bit shy or it can seems like they are cold, but they are not. You cant have been to many places in Europe for sure.

[@loll4782]

* If you want to know the Pacific Ocean: go to Chile. If you want to know the Atlantic Ocean: go to Jamaica. If you want to know the Andes: go to Bolivia. If you want to know the plains of the Orinoco: go to Venezuela. If you want to know the forests of the Amazon: go to Brazil. If you want to know pre-Columbian cultures: go to Mexico. BUT if you want to SEE ALL that together: come to. 🇨🇴❤️❤️🇨🇴 COLOMBIA!. 🇨🇴❤️❤️🇨🇴 + desert of la guajira and that of huila + island of San Andres and Providencia. *

[@DCT876]

Jamaica is in the Caribbean Sea. Bahamas is in the Atlantic

[@s3hooligan]

I’m African American and don’t dress like a gringo tourist, I think I’d blend in until people heard my broken Spanish. Tasha you are absolutely beautiful! Subscribed...

[@houserental5424]

You will look like a Yankee, don’t fool yourself

[@f3nomeleven434]

I remember Anna from Escape to Medellin videos when she helped Carl. Good to see her again!

[@EcstaticTemporality]

She did well offering an honest and balanced approach for interacting with people. Respect and humility go along way.

[@Jamminn555]

Love this video! Great tips and info!! Thanks for posting.

[@RiverPlaid]

Thank you for this video. This was so helpful.🌸

[@davisurdaneta1426]

Those tips for foreigners are on point! Those are also applicable to any countries you are visiting. Entitlement should be left home when you and you'll be fine.

[@fanstream]

i love medellin and this expat video series is fantastic

[@nunkito]

great tips girls, im a green eye australian man. i plan to visit cali as soon as im allowed to leave here and enter colombia. hope to be there this year.

[@CarMaintenanceGuy]

Wow! She speaks amazing English! Good job!

[@5ivestring]

One of the main reasons I came here is because of the culture. Love it.

[@andrewcristel6757]

Thank you very much for information. God speed in making next video

[@luisg.hernandez1439]

Great video tacha keep up the good work 😁

[@johnospina7169]

You spot a foreigner because they look different, dress different and mainly they speak a different language or they speak Spanish with a different accent. So you're not disrespectful at all Anna. Colombians average height is 1.70 cm or 5'7", unlike Americans and Europeans that range from 1.80 ( 6') and up. I also agree with your statement in regards to foreigners acting like they own the country because it's a third world country and they feel somehow superior to the locals. Best advice to any foreigner is to learn and embrace the culture, always be respectful to others and also be aware of your surroundings at all times, Colombia is full of nice and warm people but like anywhere they are a few bad apples that can ruin your experience. Godspeed travelers !

[@isaacalzate8262]

UMM no lol im colombian too but the average height in the UNITED states is 5-9 and even than i think thats a lie im 6-2/6-3 but the ONLY european country that men that range from 6-0 plus is the netherlands almost all european countries have there average height of 5-9 as well and even the big european countries height is the same as colombian like russia average height is 5-7

[@monetarnie3841]

@@isaacalzate8262 Polish average is 5 10 and getting closer to 5 11

[@tedpert8786]

Be humble and respect the local people!

[@RalphBoogie]

Very helpful tips! Thank you

[@Mousirelen]

Beautiful segment

[@BrunoFalconi]

Great informative video. Gracias!

[@beshert77]

Good presentation. The content was well organized.

[@oneegyptianpharaoh2798]

Short video, but really perfect. Actually, I plan to visit Colombia by the end of this year. Thanks for your effort.

[@HowToExpat]

Glad you liked it!

[@arte7sol]

End of year is one of the best times to visit

[@PhillyDom]

Great Information thanks for the video

[@istiklalcaddesi]

Chicas Hermosas. Just smile a lot, be friendly, Colombians are cool people. 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴❤

[@lanthanumkhloride8538]

Colombian guys dress smartly with designer brands, while us foreigners tend more casual. Funny thing is everyone says NOT to wear nice things as a foreigner.

[@isaacalzate8262]

YEAH thats some fuckshit im colombian born in florida and i wear whatever the FUCK i want to wear the ONLY thing to watch out for is not to travel with a expensive watch or chains and keep your smartphone at your hotel or bring a cheap smartphone because they will kill you for that shit but YEAH cloths doesnt matter and just to let you know most of the brand stuff in colombia is how to say it without offending my own people is FAKE aint nobody paying 100$ plus for shoes over there

[@itsDjjayy]

@@isaacalzate8262 for any smartphone damn the struggle that real

[@billstead9253]

great video all tourists need to see this!

[@DEWAGE83]

How to expat is a fantastic channel name. Great video, very interesting stuff.

[@HowToExpat]

Thanks!

[@tlsmoke23]

I blend in. Colombians walk up to me all the time speaking spanish. Brooklyn in the House.

[@Miguelon88888]

Are you black?

[@tlsmoke23]

@@Miguelon88888 Y

[@MichaelBatmanKeaton]

Truth

[@nonenone6549]

@@MichaelBatmanKeaton false

[@lamonchapman2289]

Facts

[@billbigd3644]

I do wear shorts in Medellin during the day as the weather is usually great 👍

[@CJ_Foy]

Great info guys!!

[@nepatriots77]

As an Asian, im sure Id stick out

[@kj6597]

Definitely lol

[@Autoctonal]

No some native Americans look very East Asian

[@ImMamba]

Also me as a ginger

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

@@Autoctonal great. I'll visit Colombia someday. Greetings from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 (former USSR)

[@haroonmarikar]

@@erturtemirbaev5207 priveat .

[@DayDream1017]

Thanks... I'm thinking about visiting in next few months.. maybe in October...is that good time

[@bennoventura]

Haha, yes, gotta try to avoid those short trousers and touristy hats. A good rule of thumb is: Go out on the street, check out what people look like and try to emulate this. Well done, Ana and Tacha!

[@hernanmorales5180]

I’m Colombian and wear shorts in Medellin because is hot, I can’t wear jeans with 80 F. degrees weather.

[@Thelostboy1305]

80 degrees???

[@jeanlenor1858]

@@Thelostboy1305 And?

[@korelamerikano]

There's no place on Earth with 80 degrees!! Wtf man

[@chrisbullock6477]

Well of course you do...because there's always one..lol

[@alexanderivkin7086]

@@Thelostboy1305 80 degrees Fahrenheit. This is above 25 degrees celsius.

[@briantravelman]

I appreciate her straightforwardness. I agree with her for the most part, though I'll never understand why people stress so much about how I'm dressed. Unless it violates local cultural practices, I wear what's comfortable for me. If they wanna laugh at me, than it is THEY who are close minded. And they're acting like there aren't any LOCAL people who don't conform to the local fashion trends. And that goes for ALL countries. I also read often that a lot of Colombians don't like Americans because of historic and political stuff.

[@andreygrant8676]

I think this goes in like with not making yourself an easy target. Dressing touristy draws attention to you, especially by people who are looking to scam/pickpocket/rob you

[@cristianloquesea]

You can see that you still do not know the mentality of the common Colombian, you can not ask for pears to the elm, foreigners come to Colombia and automatically want everyone to speak to them in English, you go to a popular neighborhood or a pueblo where a foreigner has never been and you want people to react as if they have known you all your life, you go to a town more than 2900 meters above sea level where people dress a certain way and you arrive in a Hawaiian shirt and sandals and want no one to see you and laugh at you. I have always admired in Americans the virtue of making fun of themselves.

[@renabateman9703]

Colombians are extremely proud people. Even the poorest people dress nice. Unfortunately we are also judgemental so if We see someone in shorts and flip flops, we have something to say

[@biniam2301]

@@cristianloquesea 😂

[@biniam2301]

@@renabateman9703 ooops agree ,we dress casual and clean most time not to get robbed

[@Rohawk009]

Nice video everything is true with this video good job

[@jerryzion2121]

Mucho gusto para esto vlog. Esta muy bien.

[@5ivestring]

I live in Turbaco right now and feel safer here than I felt in the States.

[@danielyruby8696]

Como pinta?

[@juniorhector9582]

@Great White that’s very stereotyping to make such judgment of another race of people. I take it that you’re very ignorant and a racist who really need to travel and expose yourself to other countries and culture. You see white folks like yourself who maybe don’t even have a passport and never leave America tend to be very ignorant.

[@DirectionlessStudent]

Lots of good advice for any tourist in any country really. Anyone who has traveled extensively already knows most of these things, but for some reason Americans (and I am one born and raised) tend to be more arrogant and therefore oblivious to the things they do that immediately mark them as Americans. I once overheard an American woman in a high end Italian restaurant in Milan tell her friends in a Texas drawl: "I like Italy, but they do not know how to cook pasta here -- it's always under-cooked." SMFH What she did not notice was that the waiter overheard and understood her perfectly (she thought he did not). I shudder to think what happened to the rest of her courses that evening LOL. I did notice their entire table had trouble getting anything like another glass of wine from that point forward. Only an American would go to Italy and tell them how to cook pasta. 🤣🤣🤣

[@HowToExpat]

LOL Thanks for sharing that hilarious story!

[@briantravelman]

How's that arrogant? If it was undercooked, it was undercooked. To be fair, from MY personal experiences foreign food more often than not is better abroad than it is in the home country. I've heard many people complain about Italian food. It has nothing to do with arrogance, but simply a matter of growing up with a different version of the food.

[@briantravelman]

@Great White I've met TONS of British tourists and they're always really friendly. Chinese and Russians are the rudest by FAR! Americans, it depends.

[@DirectionlessStudent]

@@briantravelman As you may or may not know, Italians prepare their pasta "al dente" -- which is to say that it needs to have a level of firmness to it and not just be limp and mushy. You (and anyone else) are fully reasonable to say, "I don't LIKE it like that -- it's too hard. I want it to be soft and mushy." Totally fair -- you have a personal preference that is different from theirs, and as you say -- you grew up with a different version. However, when you go to the Italian chef and tell him: "Hey -- you're cooking this wrong," then you're an arrogant ass. Said chef is cooking a dish native to his culture (not yours) and has also had years of training and experience doing so professionally. What are you qualifications to tell him he's doing it wrong? You've eaten it before? Somewhere in Texas or something? This sort of nonsense -- where individuals think that their personal, untrained opinion is completely equal to that of someone who has spent years studying something and working in that field -- is one of the biggest problems in America today. We see it all the time and it has been the centerpiece of COVID-19 stupidity. "I know more about viruses than someone who went to school for 7 years to study medicine and followed that up with 20 years of real experience working on them." Thinking that you know more about any subject than the people who have dedicated their life to that subject is "arrogance." Or alternately, you can just call it stupidity.

[@hump1953]

Great information to know, thanks...you ladies are very cute...I would like to visit post COVID...

[@markkiss6188]

A lot of comments about dress, speech, looks and more obvious differences. But some not so obvious things that mark you as an American are: how you hold your eating utensils, your gait, your shoes, how you count with your fingers, how you point to things, how you measure height with your hands, and how you call someone over to you or try to get someone’s attention.

[@Mr.JT.2114]

Good advice thank you very much

[@renabateman9703]

I’m 6 feet tall and 100% Colombian. Not sure what she’s talking about. But the way foreigners dress, that’s so true!

[@jenc4728]

Can you make a video about family friendly things to do in Medellin? All I ever see online is things for people who enjoy the nightlife. Not much for ppl with kids 😁

[@HowToExpat]

That's a great idea. Will do that 👍

[@jenc4728]

@@HowToExpat great!! I look forward to watching it! 👍💗

[@gymee425]

great question!

[@stevemana1749]

Great Idea!

[@marimedgal]

Great idea! I’ve been to Colombia about seven times. I’ve been to Barranquilla, Cartagena, Las Islas del Rosario, Bogotá, Cali, Chía, Zipaquira, and Boyacá. I’ve never been to Medellín and I really want to go there with my husband and kids. Most of the videos I see show activities that are more geared toward people who are single and ready to mingle and that’s definitely not me. 😂

[@carlosbohorquez9283]

I’m Colombian, average height, blond hair and blue eyes.. so you can’t say it about their physical appearance.. perhaps the behaviour and the clothes they wear yes.. but to say about their physical features doesn’t make sense.. all Latinos have different features

[@DiamondEDC]

I think they're speaking in general terms. That's like saying you're chinese with green eyes... outlier

[@frederic6998]

i'm french in France we also have blond with blue eyes but when it's for example a german we clearly see it.

[@mikemurdoch9653]

You dye your hair lol

[@barnaby4232]

@@DiamondEDC no it isn’t, it’s fairly common in Colombia, Colombia is mostly European genetics.

[@Catarsisx]

@@DiamondEDC Umm not really in general terms, we're very diverse though most of us are white and mestizo

[@charlo17]

I love COLOMBIA!!!!

[@PhillyDom]

Great CONTENT......... Keep the videos Coming............

[@PhillyDom]

I'm in Bogotá Colombia right now........... Please checkout my KZbin Channel Philly Dom..........

[@HowToExpat]

@@PhillyDom We will do :D Thanks

[@michaelrredford]

Sound advice ...applies to a lot of places in Latin American and elsewhere ...

[@PhillyDom]

I agree Ford...........

[@annacarter6559]

Same advice is true for every city in Europe

[@Dadeeo]

I’m an American who lived in Colombia at one time. I was even engaged to a Colombian girl for awhile. I loved my experience there, but will never go back now that I have a family. It’s just not safe. I could get by alright alone, sure. But there would be no reason for me to travel alone, and I would never take my family there.

[@marielacosta1311]

Thanks for honesty. I was thinking about leaving USA and going there.

[@1StepForwardToday]

The both of you look absolutely stunning 😍😍🔥🔥👍👍

[@disarmsox]

I'm British but with dark hair and features. I blend in quite well and I'm always asked for directions in Spanish!

[@frederic6998]

they ask you in spanish because they dont speak english. In France we have no problems spoting britishes.

[@disarmsox]

@@frederic6998 I'm spoken to in Spanish because my appearance would suggest that I could be a native Spanish speaker, this occurs even in England.

[@disarmsox]

@Son of Northern Darkness actually Irish

[@barnaby4232]

@@disarmsox having dark hair and features is extremely common here(UK) , I don’t buy that at all.

[@disarmsox]

@@barnaby4232 well don't buy it then

[@312monty]

Coming there this winter wouldn't' mind hanging out with your group for a tour.

[@gnolan4281]

I'm surprised by the number of Colombians I see wearing shorts in Laureles. It's not typical but I do see it often.

[@outdoorking45]

Thank you guys for all these tips really excited to go to home country 🤗

[@PhiloPommier]

The first step when a city is having a lot of bisness in the tourist industry,then another city is trying the same and the deal gets better,Medellin is a city to visit or live.

[@Van_Wilder]

Awesome video 👍🏻

[@Elew97]

I want to get into expat in Colombia but have no idea where to start 😭

[@HowToExpat]

Check out our website: www.how-to-expat.com/ you find a lot of info there

[@Yryyyys]

i suggest the facebook group "expats in cali colombia", it has a lot of helpful people willing to give good tips

[@dennishassler605]

I do hope to visit Columbia - I''ll likely do that when I move to Mexico and I'm looking for an adventure.

[@farzadakamarsiselekta3844]

Colombia is very nice country wiht lovely people also thailand south Asian

[@Lelogann]

Like I know it’s a generalization but I mean I have dark blonde hair and blue eyes and I was born in Colombia 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@fanstream]

very true...lots of blond colombians, especially in medellin

[@chrisbullock6477]

Alot of them aren5 full Colombian as well. Besides it's not that there isn't she was talking about the full package of everything else, on top of that...alot of sensitive people on here not sure why if they are secure In their Colombian blood.

[@chrisbullock6477]

@@fanstream dont believe everything you see alot of them want to look European...weird color complex.

[@mat1775]

Chris Bullock blonde and ginger Colombian are full blood Colombians my grandma has blonde hair and blue eyes and she is Colombian aswell as her grandparents

[@carlosbohorquez9283]

So true, I agree. my parents are Colombian and they have European features.. I don’t agree with what she said - it’s easy to tell because the foreigner have blue eyes and blond hair.. so not true. Colombians come in all different looks, my dad looks almost German!

[@ildefonsocruz2370]

Being a country that does not require us Filipino Tourist Visa and money requirements... Id love to visit this country as Philippines is also a latino country in Asia. We can relate well to this country specially religion. Catholocism. Problem is.. there is no DIRECT FLIGHT. Hope the government of Colombia and the Philippine government make arrangement for a direct flight even every 15 days.

[@edgelord8644]

I'd love to visit , heard accommodations are cheap. Plus I'm talented at pitching a tent .

[@DepthFromAbove]

Cringe lord.

[@moodesigner]

Dont over dress and give them the reason to rob you, watch your drinks and surroundings.. but ya its safe and i feel safe. LOL!

[@Omar-nd6lh]

But don't underdress and wear shorts and flip flops either. You got robbed for that too.

[@prazertv]

@@Omar-nd6lh LOL

[@supersagarsagar]

@@Omar-nd6lh So your gonna get robbed either way 😂😂🤣🤣

[@eliubfj]

Hhhahaha

[@eliubfj]

Don't carry cash, watch your drinks, watch what you say, that's it nothing more 😂

[@felden123]

It's nice that you give tips about how to stay safe in Colombia. I travel a lot and like to make videos of where I travel. Are you saying it's not safe in Medellin to walk around and make videos with my camera phone?

[@jorgemartinez-medellincol.679]

As in any city in the world, there are unsafe places.

[@putmynameontheinternet8133]

Lol. I’m Indian/ Morrocan and no one picks me out. Been living here 3 years. In fact, even if I’m having trouble with my Spanish.. people STILL don’t think I’m a foreigner. They just get confused lol. I apparently look “costaleneo.”

[@shootingbricks8554]

I had a Columbian Lyft driver. Out of curiosity I asked her a question her being able to spot Spanish speakers from other countries. She says it's easy because of the minor variation in language structure. She gave me an example of Mexican Spanish vs Columbian Spanish which opened my eyes a bit

[@yulianaecheverripineda7214]

And how to write COLOMBIA :)

[@Izakokomarixyz]

oh that’s an easy one. It’s like being able to tell between a southern american from a new yorker and from a british person etc.

[@aonforme3349]

This in not unique to Columbia. I have visited multiple Espanol speaking counties and each dialect is different. My Latin American (Mainly Mexico) Spanish was a novelty in Nicaragua, Argentina, and Chile. The locals were very curious on how I speak Spanish so well, especially as an African American. It was also hilarious on how people would try to raise prices while talking right in front of me at the market and shocked when I communicate in Spanish...

[@arte7sol]

ColOoombian

[@arte7sol]

@@yulianaecheverripineda7214 heehee sip

[@slimechydukes3394]

I go to Mexico or Columbia for peace and to get away from the things that's going on in my country and I don't need a lot of money to have a wonderful time. I never pack luggage I just have my passport and i.d. and just go I love shopping at the stores they have so I come back with a lot of clothes and shoes which is a bit of a hassle when it's time to fly back home because of the searching.

[@snipedotgenius]

Colombian woman are 💯🔥

[@eccentricaste3232]

Venezuelan women.

[@somehispanicdude9230]

@@eccentricaste3232 that too

[@fredflintstone6338]

Thanks

[@cfG21]

Well I dont know in colombia many people wear shorts too..I saw that allover medellin and cartagena

[@yulianaecheverripineda7214]

Because temperatures in there are warm. Here in the Cundinamarca - Boyacá area there's no way to wear shorts because of the páramo cold temperatures.

[@Dioleate]

They are both very pretty.

[@nertz4579]

I couldn't stand out more as a foreigner if I tried in Columbia. There would be a sign over my head saying *FOREIGNER* in bright neon colors as soon as I stepped off the plane

[@unknownwelder6815]

Wow! It's that hard lol. I go to brazilian steakhouses in America and know I'm going to see foreign people. It works at the Mexican Restaurants too.

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, this is cool

[@veraharrison2429]

Awesome tips thanks . But why don't eat the papayas?

[@ezmomentsphoto]

Medellin is the best city out there !!!

[@A2wave]

Tacha is soooo beautiful to me! 😍🥰❤

[@ddontravels7957]

lol yea we are smiling

[@Vivi30908]

Thank you

[@svilla21]

Me enamore de la morenita 😍😍

[@jasonparkinson7621]

Anna is an expert.

[@groove269]

You ladies are beautiful !

[@richardhowe4140]

I was surfing through utube and I found your channel and I subscribed..you are a very beautiful girl..where are you from? Thanks

[@erikhoffman6671]

Hay que felicitarle a Ana; su inglés es excelente. ¿Dónde lo habrá aprendido?

[@HowToExpat]

Gracias! Lo ha estudiado en la escuela acá en Colombia y perfeccionado estudiando en los Estados Unidos.

[@randyabishop9477]

nice, thank you, my wife is from the Philippines, she says they can spot me 5 miles away, lol

[@just86in]

But I thought we all looked alike 😊😊

[@UglySouth]

Escobar t-shirt is the sure sign.

[@marcello4258]

ajajajajaja

[@Emily_sonidito_secta]

Greetings from Colombia too Ñ

[@charlemagne9935]

well i’m korean so i’m a foreigner everywhere except for korea japan and china lol

[@marcello4258]

wow she is soooo beautiful

[@MarcoelOsito]

Her moan is prolly amazing

[@allthingsTechrelated]

We sell the foreigners some shirts when the first arrive and then we spot them wearing them.

[@farshimelt]

Isn't that the purpose of buying a shirt? Duh.