So I met some people from Santa Marta and from Cartagena and Valledupar at my conference in Colombia. Smart, educated - doing their MA's, grad school type people, but not from the extreme upper class or anything. Over the course of a week or so of hanging out I heard many comments about the "other" Colombians, those from the interior, the people that wear water shoes at the beach, the people of aparently "mucha bulla" ... mixed in with a couple "Cachacos son corronchos" etc etc ... I don't even know what corronchos are but it sounds like it could be bad. And this sentiment was someties reiterated by locals when I spent time on the coast afterwards, and when I questioned them regarding a possible tension between the coast and interior. When in the interior, the people did not seem to say anything much more than it was difficult to understand the coastal accent at times. People in the know - what's up with this?
By island girl on Aug 24, 2008, 11:25 in Friendly Talkzone.
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island girl says on Aug 24, 2008, 11:25: is there some sort of coast-interior tension?
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 24, 2008, 11:57: There are two totally different Colombias: the Caribbean Colombia and the Andean Colombia. Some areas mix the two cultural and ethnic tendencies: also the bigger cities are not as predominantly one or another. Bogotá is more Andean, Medellín and Cali more mixed and Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta totally Caribbean. The rest of the country looks slightly down on the Caribbean coast (the costeños have a reputation of being lazy, vulgar, womanizer, speak bad Spanish....in one word "corroncho" but some of the most talented Colombians come from the Caribbean cultural sphere), the Caribbean Colombians look slightly down on the people of the interior, the cachacos and call them indios. (Just read what Elmo says...in his rambling ways he expresses rather well the tensions between the costeños and the cachacos) "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 1 helpful. |
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island girl says on Aug 24, 2008, 12:37: thanks desi! the costenos I was chilling with were calling the cachacos "corronchos" ... some of my friends from Magdalena also got drunk one night and were talking about how they especially don't like paisas cuz they are all paracos ... ??? Where is this sentitment coming from?
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toneloc24 says on Aug 24, 2008, 13:02: Island Girl - Corronchos - low class, gutter folks...... "Don't tase me, bro!!!!" 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Monpirri says on Aug 24, 2008, 15:13: Costeños vs. people from any where in Colombia but the Coast, (Llaneros not included because they are from another realm) The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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toneloc24 says on Aug 24, 2008, 16:39: Damn Monpi - Kinda harsh, no??? "Don't tase me, bro!!!!" 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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pedro says on Aug 24, 2008, 17:19: Monpirri, that's the dumbest statement I've heard this week. que nota! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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elmodefoque says on Aug 24, 2008, 18:21: boy, this is my favorite subject. I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Colombiano_divino says on Aug 24, 2008, 18:37: Costeños have sabor, style, unique lifestyle- - - APPRECIATE their own country even if poor, like Monpirri stated, the costeños could show you what COLOMBIA is about in its inner and outer beauty so that you would always have that unique rememberance and appreciation for having to spend time in the coastal region of colombia...HEART Warming People that we could all use in our LIFE...... as for the cachacos...its a total flip flop in the culture and customs..but there are some really heart warming people in the inner country as well...But not likethe carribean sabor of La Costa Colombiana ....
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turnmeon says on Aug 24, 2008, 21:47: To start im gonna remind you guys about a topic here about a poll in elheraldo.com.co where they asked to the reader(costenos) if they like the idea of becoming independent from the rest of Colombia, and most of the costenos voted yes(including me) the truth is if la costa was independent we would be a first world country, all the european and north american inmigration came tru Barranquilla and stayed here, all of the development, telecomunications, cars, airplanes, air-mail, telephones, the commerce, we had the biggest sea port in the world at the beggining of the XX century, we had a stable economy, low crime rates, while the cachacos were killing themselves in the civil wars and la violencia(the violence) we were living in peace with high standarts of live.
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turnmeon says on Aug 24, 2008, 22:08: a little history here, while the cachacos where trowing killing themselves in the jungle, we in la costa were buiding a modern city, this is el barrio el prado, the legacy of a north american engineer who migrated to barranquilla along many others thanks to the boom we had in al costa, this buildings a little old now are a reminder of our history(costeno history only)
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turnmeon says on Aug 24, 2008, 22:10: im sorry about my bad ortography on my last comment, i forgot to double check it
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turnmeon says on Aug 24, 2008, 22:20: btw we speak the best spanish outside Spain, our spanish is the same as the one in southern Spain, our accent, the way the talk and express, or where in the dictiona of the academy of the spanish language say that a "chino" is a kid? or the word/sentence? alasumerce! or pirobo? ha cachacos are corronchos.
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El Polo says on Aug 25, 2008, 06:24: This guys a new artist from Santa Marta, and like all good San Marios, he cant stick to just one genre :)
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dwmte7 says on Aug 25, 2008, 08:12: turnmeon and elmo....beautiful thread. kinda wish i had known the cost when i came to colombia all those years back. you've pointed out things i never thought about and for that i thank you. all these years--20--have been in paisa land, and ive seen it all....the wonderful folks, the culture and food and ALSO, the fricken corruption, murder, capos, sicarios, guerilleros and on and on and on. dwmte 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Monpirri says on Aug 25, 2008, 09:11: Pedro from co.blog you do not have to believe anything I have said about the voltiarepas above, if you know a lot about Colombia you can check it out yourself by reading Colombian history and by reading current affairs about Colombia and by reading here on PBH and find out who spends his valuable time tells us news about the other country. The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Monpirri says on Aug 25, 2008, 09:14: I did say Costeños and Llaneros, so here are Llaneros and from the Amazonas also! The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Monpirri says on Aug 25, 2008, 09:21: RESTAURANTE TIERRAS AMAZONICAS, LETICIA-AMAZONAS-COLOMBIA The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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webmanco says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:24: Coronchos claim Elmo is a cachaco or gringo, (in that order) cachacos (including Elmo`s wife) claims Elmo is gringo. ...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:26: The Caribbean coast has the most corrupt politicians and it's largely controlled by paraco people. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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romy says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:38: Are the people that call me anti-Colombia committing treachery? I mean to break-up a nation because we make fun of your 'burradas'...
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El Polo says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:47: I agree to a certain extent, I wouldnt agree with the most, that to me is just a matter of opinion but there are plenty of areas or municipalites with unpaved streets, poverty etc.. so corruption is evident.
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:50: It looks like all different regions of Colombia can boast of being very special, best or at least better than the others. The regionalism has grown like cancer in Colombia, since the time I lived there. It has always existed, of course, a country as disrupted by topography as Colombia, with such difficult access routes (except by air) between different regions is bound to be that way. The lack of consensus, the communitarian spirit, the cohesion between different regions has resulted in very uneven development and great rivalries and jealousies between different regions, departamentos, provinces and cities. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:51: You're right, Polo, it's just an opinion and for that, not even mine. Just something I've been reading about the corruption on the coast. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Monpirri says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:52: Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 25 (today): flag The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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pedro says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:55: I heard a rumour that all that trash in Cartagena's waterways was dumped there by cachacos. que nota! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:56: Yes, Mompis, Colombian newspapers, Caracol, La Semana, El Cambio and articles I read here and there on forums that discuss Colombia, both in English and in Spanish. But as I stated above, I agree, it's just an opinion, not a fact. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Monpirri says on Aug 25, 2008, 10:58: Are you sure you did not get it from wikepedia? The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 25, 2008, 11:02: Can't be bothered to look for them just now, but if I see anything I'll let you know. I just listed my main sources of information on Colombian politics and latest development. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Monpirri says on Aug 25, 2008, 11:06: I do not want to see an isolated article but rather a chain of articles as you've pointed out. But never mind all that research because you just said it's your opinion and it's not a fact. The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 25, 2008, 11:07: No, I said it was an opinion and not even mine, just something I have read. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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romy says on Aug 25, 2008, 11:24: Rapidamente encontre varios links... escoja a quien le cree
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viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 25, 2008, 11:45: I agree with desideria on this:"a country as disrupted by topography as Colombia, with such difficult access routes (except by air) between different regions is bound to be that way."
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Monpirri says on Aug 25, 2008, 11:51: Sure Colombia or the Coast is the most corrupted country in the world as per the Blitzkrieg news... The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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turnmeon says on Aug 25, 2008, 12:05: "The Caribbean coast has the most corrupt politicians and it's largely controlled by paraco people."
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Monpirri says on Aug 25, 2008, 13:55: I do not think paisas or cachacos have taken over anything because when I was in Barranquilla I read and I heard the real bad news about what happened to a family from the interior and to a business owner also from the interior, real bad news. The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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webmanco says on Aug 25, 2008, 13:57: Turnmeon ...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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webmanco says on Aug 25, 2008, 14:03:
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elmodefoque says on Aug 25, 2008, 16:51: guys, guys pleaseeeee lets stop this bickering. I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 26, 2008, 05:59: Elmo dear, I know you have TRIED and TRIED. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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elmodefoque says on Aug 26, 2008, 06:34: while the lazy costeno is a myth, cachaco VIOLENCE IS NO MYTH. I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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elmodefoque says on Aug 26, 2008, 06:38: BUT WE'RE INJUNS FROM THE FOKIN ANDEAS WE NEVER LEARNED HOW TO DANCE I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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richardshari says on Aug 26, 2008, 06:56: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcyYDH6jn7o
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elmodefoque says on Aug 26, 2008, 07:12: NOJODAAA I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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richardshari says on Aug 26, 2008, 07:24:
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El Polo says on Aug 26, 2008, 07:30: Barranquilla en full rumba, cule ambiente sabroso
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richardshari says on Aug 26, 2008, 07:49: Daaaaaaammmm That song is soooo old! Is that popurri de murgas? Just one side of the lp was the song!!
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elmodefoque says on Aug 26, 2008, 07:56: a cachaco buddy asked me, "hey modefoque whatta we gonna do with all the left over guns, bombs, burundanga and duck tapes after we decide to live the costeno life. I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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turnmeon says on Aug 26, 2008, 09:22: nojoda cachacos no cambian hehe, hell cachacos never change their way
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tomtom33 says on Aug 26, 2008, 14:15: Elmo, you need to tell all those workmen on my Cartagena apartment that they really aren't lazy. When they showed up, it was a miracle to get 4 hours work out of them in 8 hours.
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elmodefoque says on Aug 27, 2008, 06:17: TOP OF THE MORNING MY GRINGO LOVING ANDEAN SISTERS AND BROTHERS FROM MEDELLIN CALI BOGOTA ETC. I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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elmodefoque says on Aug 27, 2008, 06:34: curramberos del sur I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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dwmte7 says on Aug 27, 2008, 07:53: question, elmo....in seriousness...ojolla...i don't know how old you were when you moved from the costa to NYC, dwmte 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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dwmte7 says on Aug 27, 2008, 07:54: FUCKING computers... dwmte 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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elmodefoque says on Aug 27, 2008, 08:46: dwmte. i was 8 years old when i landed in Boston, Mass. was suppose to land in NYC but a big ass snow storm closed JFK. I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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elmodefoque says on Aug 27, 2008, 08:51: I DISLIKE MOST COLOMBIANS, BUT I'M TRYING TO OVER COME THAT I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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toneloc24 says on Aug 27, 2008, 09:02: Damn, Elmo Chamberlain. LOL!!!! "Don't tase me, bro!!!!" 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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elmodefoque says on Aug 27, 2008, 09:14: chamberlain used to do 10 at a time, i only did 2 at a time I'll get there, when I get there! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Monpirri says on Aug 27, 2008, 15:32: Elmo no jodas, no se si estas mamando gallo o te estas burlando de los peruanos, me refiero a los videos que haz puesto aqui! Porque no ponemos fotos o videos de los indios colombianos de los Andes ahi hay muchos y creo que seria mas representativo del mensaje que quienes convocar a tus amigos. The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Monpirri says on Aug 27, 2008, 15:34: Pibe Valderrama: Los futbolistas peruanos tienen calidad The life spam of a taste bud is ten days 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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island girl says on Aug 28, 2008, 13:45: Wow guys thanks for all the comments and entertainment ... looks like some of what I heard is being manifested here too ... wow the intricacies and complexities of Colombia!
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billyb says on Aug 28, 2008, 19:22: Aguilas Negras amenazan seis barrios de Barranquilla
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turnmeon says on Aug 29, 2008, 11:46: "I just hope 'Quilla doesn't export all that violence to peaceloving Cali."
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webmanco says on Aug 29, 2008, 11:53: I just hope 'Quilla doesn't export all that violence to peaceloving Cali. ...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 29, 2008, 12:31: or al bello puerto del mar mi Buenaventura..... "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth) 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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