If I told you that the manliest girl I met in Colomba as a Colombian/American girl, would you beleive me? Earlier this year I spent 6 months in Colombia and during that entire trip one girl really stands out in my memory…
My home base in Colombia was Barranquilla, and I often took trips to Cartagena for a week or weekend. Sometimes I would go with friends, sometimes I would meet friends in Cartagena. I was about 4 months into my trip and 3 months into my coastal stay. I had already spent tons of time out in bars, clubs, malls, beaches, not to mention Carnavales and most of women I’d seen were average Colombian women. Colombian women in general can range from attractive to smoking hot. But it’s not just their looks. Colombian women, like many other women from all over Latin America take extra time to fix themselves up, even if they’re on a tight budget. If I had to draw an example I would say it’s the equivalent of how guys in the U.S. who spend all their money on their cars. They might still live at home with their parents, or live in a crappy apartment, not pay their bills, but they’re driving around in nice cars with 20 inch chrome rims. Those of you who go to Colombia will probably notice that you’ll find a lot more women attractive, and thats one of the reasons, because the women like to dress up and take care of their looks.
So I was out on one of the Main strips in Cartagena doing some window shopping with my friend. She was going to buy a bikini to go to the beach the next morning, and were hoping from shop to shop. We ended up going into this one shop where two girls greeted us. As soon as I saw the second girl, I knew she wasn’t really from Colombia. This girl was dressed up in baggy pants, with a big baggy t-shirt, she had a ton of tatoos and her hair was a little sloopy. Immediately I thought: “A Colombian girl wouldn’t be caught dead, out in public looking like this girl”. It’s the truth. You don’t know how many times I’ve heard Colombian girls mention that they can’t go out because they haven’t gotten their hair done, or becuase they’re waiting to do their nails, I love it. I love women who take care of themselves and their appearance.
So this very manly girl working in this store greeted us in Spanish, she didn’t say much so I couldn’t pick up an accent but just by her looks I was certain she wasn’t from Colombia. My friend was browsing some outfits, and my curiosty was driving me crazy so I asked the girl if she’s from here and struck up a conversation. It turns out she was of Colombian decent, but she grew up in the United States. How come I wasn’t surprised? We kept on with the small talk, but the whole time I was thinking in the back of my mind: “What the hell is it that makes women so manly, in the United States?” I mean feminism plays a big role but it’s something about the etire country that really changes most women. This particular girl seemed like a nice enough person, but she dressed like a guy. Maybe she was a lesbian, but even the lesbians in Colombia are a lot more feminine.
I know it doesn’t happen with all women, but it happens a lot more often that anywhere else. And it doesn’t just span one cultural niche in the country, it spans everything from blacks to whites to latinos. This girl was the manliest girl I’d seen in all my time in Colombia, and not just the past six months, and she happened to be from the U.S. She had that whole west coast mexican “chola” look to her. All she needed was a bandana. In case you don’t know what that look is like, it looks something like this:
Who would you rather take on a double date with your budy? The girls above or a pair of regular Colombian girls that look this regular Colombian girl:
My home base in Colombia was Barranquilla, and I often took trips to Cartagena for a week or weekend. Sometimes I would go with friends, sometimes I would meet friends in Cartagena. I was about 4 months into my trip and 3 months into my coastal stay. I had already spent tons of time out in bars, clubs, malls, beaches, not to mention Carnavales and most of women I’d seen were average Colombian women. Colombian women in general can range from attractive to smoking hot. But it’s not just their looks. Colombian women, like many other women from all over Latin America take extra time to fix themselves up, even if they’re on a tight budget. If I had to draw an example I would say it’s the equivalent of how guys in the U.S. who spend all their money on their cars. They might still live at home with their parents, or live in a crappy apartment, not pay their bills, but they’re driving around in nice cars with 20 inch chrome rims. Those of you who go to Colombia will probably notice that you’ll find a lot more women attractive, and thats one of the reasons, because the women like to dress up and take care of their looks.
So I was out on one of the Main strips in Cartagena doing some window shopping with my friend. She was going to buy a bikini to go to the beach the next morning, and were hoping from shop to shop. We ended up going into this one shop where two girls greeted us. As soon as I saw the second girl, I knew she wasn’t really from Colombia. This girl was dressed up in baggy pants, with a big baggy t-shirt, she had a ton of tatoos and her hair was a little sloopy. Immediately I thought: “A Colombian girl wouldn’t be caught dead, out in public looking like this girl”. It’s the truth. You don’t know how many times I’ve heard Colombian girls mention that they can’t go out because they haven’t gotten their hair done, or becuase they’re waiting to do their nails, I love it. I love women who take care of themselves and their appearance.
So this very manly girl working in this store greeted us in Spanish, she didn’t say much so I couldn’t pick up an accent but just by her looks I was certain she wasn’t from Colombia. My friend was browsing some outfits, and my curiosty was driving me crazy so I asked the girl if she’s from here and struck up a conversation. It turns out she was of Colombian decent, but she grew up in the United States. How come I wasn’t surprised? We kept on with the small talk, but the whole time I was thinking in the back of my mind: “What the hell is it that makes women so manly, in the United States?” I mean feminism plays a big role but it’s something about the etire country that really changes most women. This particular girl seemed like a nice enough person, but she dressed like a guy. Maybe she was a lesbian, but even the lesbians in Colombia are a lot more feminine.
I know it doesn’t happen with all women, but it happens a lot more often that anywhere else. And it doesn’t just span one cultural niche in the country, it spans everything from blacks to whites to latinos. This girl was the manliest girl I’d seen in all my time in Colombia, and not just the past six months, and she happened to be from the U.S. She had that whole west coast mexican “chola” look to her. All she needed was a bandana. In case you don’t know what that look is like, it looks something like this:
Who would you rather take on a double date with your budy? The girls above or a pair of regular Colombian girls that look this regular Colombian girl:
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