Colombian Advice Nobody Tells You 🇨🇴
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ม.ค. 2025
- There are certain things that Colombians do that as a foreigner expat, you may not understand, and even take in the wrong way. Here is some advice on how to best adapt to the culture here in Medellin Colombia
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You should have shown the GYM better and might as well explain how much they charge and so on. They get free advertisements and you get views.
Aight, so I'm a Colombian guy who used to live in the same neighborhood David lives and I can say, he's pretty much spot on on his views 'bout Colombian manners. Every video he makes is just a flashback to my time there. Loved it, hope it'd be back. Enjoy Colombia! Stay safe and listen to advice
Thank you :)
You also use your thumb to signal thank you or all good to drivers when you cross. In Guadalajara they do not do that. Also, talking about haircuts, one slang they have for cutting your hair or the lawn / grass might make you worried. They use "motilar" which means cut a wrist or head off. I heard this after being there for only one or two weeks and was thinking that the caballero did not appreciate my gringo presence. In Antioquia it just means cut your hair. Sometimes I joke with tapatios about that. I am really looking forward to returning next year. I would like to spend some time in Pereira Risaralda, Manizales Caldas and Ibague Tolima and maybe a bit in Bucaramanga Santander. This time with the more open environment I will be able to work on my salsa and bachata.
3:07 What a lovely lady. If she is not the owner, the owner should be very grateful to have her working the counter.
Ive been married to a Colombian woman (in Australia) for 12 years and she does this all the time. Infact, I've just realised after watching this video that i've never actually seen her point at anything with her hand. Haha.
Thanks for showing me something about my wife that i didnt even know. 😆😆
You should do a video just showing those amazing trees all over Medellin. They are impressive
Super pretty
I had a huge tree outside my 4th floor AirBnB once. I went to the balcony and 3 tree trimmers were standing even with me. It surprised me.
do they have bullet holes in them?😋😋
One of the best advice from you my man, is not to get frustrated and just keep on.. it's work like magic
David has a great understanding and appreciation for Colombia and its culture. Much respect.
I grew up in New Orleans, LA but was born in Colombia and my family all do the mouth pointing. Now that you mentioned it I just realized no one in the USA does it.
waiting in exito blew my mind....literally 10 minutes for 2 people with like 5 items between them.
IT IS REALY GOOD TO SEE YOUR VIDEOS AGAIN.
Also -
The reason why in marketplaces, where they tie the bag, is to prevent some items getting stolen from open bags.
I remember a few times when i shopped with my mom, i used to carry her bags for her, untied. Then late on, i find a few kids playing around where we would walk and noticed too late one would try to go behind us and snatch a few stuff from the bag, while the rest would distract us.
Awesome video ! Thank you for detailing Colombian culture traditions !
Very welcome
Cool the gym part.
So good to have you back David.
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Thx for seein my messages and coming back david 😻🌹
The mouth and lip pointing is exactly the same in the Philippines, I wonder why?
Idk if I’ll ever visit Colombia but I love just learning about it while you walk around. You just seem very down to earth and I just get to see bits of Colombia. Great videos. I wish you had more in Spanish!
Another great video David! When I was in Colombia a few months ago, there was another question I was constantly asked at grocery stores and restaurants when paying with my credit card. I believe that asked, “cauantos pagos?” The first time I was asked, I said that I was not sure what they were wanting to know and they told me I could select how many payments I wanted to make. I understood it to mean that I could have them break the charges to my card up over a specified amount installments, but I am not 100% sure. I always said 1.
That's another thing they ask and might be confusing. Saying one is the right answer. They are asking how many quatas or payments do you want to pay, ofcourse more than one has interest included.
They ask cuantas cuotas. Its always one for us.
hey nice i think i will check this place out for a workout tomorrow thanks Dave. been watching your content for sometime. been in medellin for almost 2 weeks.
Funny about being patient… I have an Italian friend (born in Canada) who moved to Italy after university to do his MBA and then work and he said the hardest thing to get used to was how long everything took to get done lol. Opening a bank account was an all-day affair rather than 15-30 minutes like it is in Canada.
I agree. Shopping with my Colombiana wife is an all day affair.
Hi David from Australia.
Polynesian people do the same with their mouth but they lift their eye brows too.
I'm planning to go to Colombia this year and I soak up any good advice I can get.
Thanks David.
As do the Filipinos
Thanks for pushing out the content, brother
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Made me laugh with the "mouth" pointing. My buddies and I got a kick out of it when we were in Colombia. Glad you decided to return and make videos.
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David - This is the format that made you stand out from other youtubers - Also the fact that you concentrate on Colombia, it’s business model, it’s culture, etc. - I think you filled in a void that was in TH-cam and it makes you stand out from all the American guys who film in Medellin and for the most part it’s just garbage- BTW, I’m Colombian (Mom’s family from Medellin and Dad’s family from Cali) AND my wife is Tex-Mex Chicana.
Thank you for the compliment. Happy to represent Colombia well 😊
Tying the shopping bags makes them much stronger!!
I've been living in Colombia for 5 years now, and I still can't with how slow they are at the supermarket! And also how sloooow people are getting cash from ATMs. Why do they take so long?
Who cares what is the rush
That's just the mentality of the people
Spanish culture. Philippines is even slower.
Very nice video , is just like walking the streets of Medellin with you . Very entertained.👍
Thank you. More to come
I recognized the Laureles area you're walking in. Been there... Again, great job David !! Keep it up. You're saving lives in the process !!
I miss these COLOMBIA 🇨🇴 videos man 😁
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All good stuff and all stuff I've observed in Colombia. It is funny that when you visit as a vacationer the slower pace and idiosyncrasies are cute. Maybe even a part of what draws you to Colombia. But I would imagine when you live there and it creeps into every aspect of your every day life it takes a different tone. Like the waiting. I see lines everywhere there and people patiently waiting. And I think oh look it's so nice how orderly people wait. But when I'm the one in those lines and it's for everything I know it will take an effort to deal with. In any event a very useful video.Good luck to you on your passport processing.
You grow accustomed to it after a while 😊
Awesome upload, thanks for sharing
Que hermoso Ciudad, se ve muy verde…. Saludos desde México
Very important tips and advice given by brother David from his personal experience .
We do that in Jamaica too, my granny does it all the time but we still point though so I always thought it was just a lazy way of pointing. I didn't even know Colombians did that until I posted about my granny and my Colombian friend responded. Funny to see how you do tho. A different rhythm.
Great video format, short tips right to the point
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The reason they tie your bags, they do that in Paraguay as well, is that if you're driving things don't fall from your bags all over your trunk. Word
My family from Trinidad do the same gesture of pointing with their mouths.
Nice. 😊
Hey David thanks for the video brother good tips! Ahora Estoy en Santa Marta…. Mi primero vez en colombia 🇨🇴! Gracias 🙏
Thanks, for the tips been in Colombia a few times love it..I'm planning on moving out there in about three years.. 👍🏻
So funny! All those non-verbal gestures are so true! That looked like a great gym. I do like to have lots of fresh air and a view, in a gym, but the chicks are usually pleasing to the eyes. 🤣
I’ll be there in early January so good to know
Navajos (Diné) do the same thing with pointing with the lips for the same reason of it being rude to point with your fingers.
Very interesting. So cool how things relate in cultures.
It's always good seeing David do vids. I may try Laureles next since Ive already been to El Poblado.
Thank you 😊
A man (pointed at me with his mouth) thought he wanted a fight🤣🤣perhaps I was wrong for sizing him up
enjoying your videos tremendously ! keep it up !
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So glad to see David back again!!! Awesome guy and informative videos. Can't wait to go back to Colombia
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They tie the bags to make sure you don’t put more in on the way out lol
Good job David, keep doing these types of videos….short to the point , your more natural… I laugh because those advice tips are so important, most visitors don’t know… have a great day …
Thank you 😊
The mouth pointing is also done in the Caribbean Islands.They also tie the bags at the latino supermarkets in Miami.Enjoyed the walk and talk.🌴
Happy you enjoyed it 😊
The pointing with the mouth is also done in Central America. It may be also done in The Philippines, I will need to ask some individuals to find out.
Great Video. Love the walk and talks
Happy you liked it 😊
Pointing with the lips is customary among the Native American people in the American Southwest as well... they also believe it to be rude to point with fingers.
Great to see you back and uploading very helpful content /advice on a regular basis again... Thanks for explaining how to support your channel the other day, it was wise to do so, not everybody is tech savvy... Just arrived in Medellin a couple weeks ago..Hope you are still doing consults and walking tours... Will try and contact you via email ... retired Canada
Thank you 😊. Right now I'm only doing consults because of lack of time. Email me at contact@lifewithdavid.com to schedule a consult.
Looking forward to talking to you 🙏
interesting, this will come in handy when i visit my colombian gf of almost 2 years.
not in medellin, but i can imagine it's similar in the city she lives in.
Where does she live?
I enjoy all your videos, and wouldn't mind seeing local bands playing music!
Good to see you back David. Don’t forget to do some animal segments in the vids. That’s good stuff right there. Lol.
Haha sure will. I always do when I run into them
pointing with your lips is a Filiino thing
it finally arrived in Colombia
I go to that spa you walked by. Amatsu spa.
Regarding the patience, it happened to me in Mexico, and the reality is that anywhere in the world, but in the US, live moves a bit slower.
The gesture the same way in the Philippines and other Oriental countries.
Other latinos do that pointing gesture with the lips. Me and other Guatemalans do that. My Mexican friend thought it was weird. 🤷♂️️
Ohhh otra cosa en común con Guatemala ❤
Same gestures in the Philippines.
0:42 You know that is common in the Philippines as well, right? Look it up on TH-cam "lip pointing Philippines."
Great area, there is a good Peruvian Restaurant there, yum.
Colombianas son siempre muy amables.
You are one cool guy. keep going.
good series.
Not only Colombians, other nationalities to that too.
Tying the bags is for theft prevention
This video made me laugh, my wife is filipino and they make exactly the same gestures, my wife signals to our dog to come here by waving her hand the poor thing just stands and looks at her like 'WTF' lol
Haha
yeah they've been doing it for about 200 years.
What would you recommend to an individual thinking about retiring in Columbia, good to know video.
They point with their lips in the Philippines too. Must be the Spanish influence.
spanish do not do that
You are not alone, it drives me crazy when they tie my bags. It's awkward to carry. I also like to reuse the bags and if they tighten the knot I end up having to tear the bag. I've only been here a few months so I still ask them not to tie them.
Jaja. Best way to get around that is to use the reusable bags they sell and then buy garbage bags (preferably bio degradable)
That or go with a reusable grocery bag.
Yes, I dont like it when restaurants tie my to go bags
That’s to avoid people from shoplifting , which is VERY common.
We do the lip point in the carribean I'm half Grenadian and they do this all the time 🤣
Great info and a good shave too! I think I have been in that gym, has a 2 or 3 day free pass to try it out if same one close to the Stadium. Got too hot for me indside there though...Funny I had the hand on lap and thought mama was hitting on me too! Hahaha
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You do that mouth lift in Australia it mostly means do you want a fight! 😂
Bring your own recyclable shopping bags, problem solved!
Keep it up David
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Hahaha I'm west Indian and it's cool to know they do it there too
Great to see you're back David...
The gym is REALLY fly AF! :D
I might have to see if i can get a hotel and subscribe for a week in there. :)
Network with people in hobbies or entertainment you enjoy doing
Im colombian and I also hate the queues at Exito. Carolla is must faster, funny fact Exito owns Carulla
We do that in Jamaica 🇯🇲 point with our lip
stay tuned
the "come here" gesture by waving hand in downward motion is common in Asia too, but, using lips to point is not :-)
only Filipinos do that in asia
I understand that for someone who does not know Spanish this is a tough place to get around. Hiw much Spanish would you need to have down to be able to enjoy your trip? Thanks
Haha I learned about all those questions when I went to Exito in Bogota the first few times I didn't hardly understand them because I wasn't very used to the Colombian accent and the rolos speak pretty fast, and then with masks on top of that it was difficult. lol
Masks make it harder to hear them for sure
Imagine being in DR!
Whereabouts in Laureles did you filmed the vid ?
Nice area !!! I love it !!!
Thanks , good luck !!
4 blocks from 2nd park of laureles
@@LifewithDavid cool thanks so.much !!👍
Los paisas tratan muy bien a la gente, como un ejemplo podemos tomar a la señora del gimnasio.
Exactamente
Hi. I have been living and working in Bogota for over a year and I noticed that some people are pulling there nose in a curtain way when I ask them a question. I have wonder why they do that and especially because different people are doing the same. I think it’s a negative thing they do when they don’t want to be bothered.
the atms machines and banks are really busy.
Supermarket checkouts in Colombia are Sooo SSSSlow they annoyed the heck out of me
I always untie the bags 😂
Cool to see nice gym there and 2 things i guess they’ll have in the future is self pay machines in grocery store ect and amazon because these are going worldwide 🌎
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Haha we do that as well here in Philippines the pointing using our lips.
Top !
In Philippines they do the same thing.
Do you know anyone who does Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Medellin? I remember on one of your live videos, someone was friends with the owner of Gracie Barra in Medellin.
EDIT: In the chat someone was mentioning it.
Yes, there are several gyms
Hi david Which camera/equipment you are using to shoot videos
Urbanization and globalization have almost killed off everyday Colombian idiosyncrasies so enjoy them while they last!
So you can have a 6 month visa? After that do you have to leave to renew it? What is the longest visa you can have without any problems?
6 months with the extension as a tourist
You can renew your tourist visa online
Use a reusable shopping bag