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Colombian Men Are Fond of Unusually Large Tie Knots, Girls in Colombia | Daily Cultural Observations, Colombia, #5

by Andrew | Mar 24, 2018 | Uncategorized

Sorry, I was struggling for a topic today to start off with, I know a bit about classic menswear, and I had observed this but hadn’t thought of writing about it until now. They are. And I know this is something that just screams for pictures and I will get those...

There Are No Comfortable Seats Here | Daily Cultural Observations, Colombia, #4

by Andrew | Mar 22, 2018 | Uncategorized

Before I start I’d like to point out that if when you go looking for criticisms to make about a whole country and you’re reduced to bitching about how comfortable the seats are, that’s actually quite a compliment because it means you can’t find...

How to Cross the Street in Bogota without Being Killed | Daily Cultural Observations, Colombia, #3

by Andrew | Mar 22, 2018 | Uncategorized

As you can imagine, if you’ve been reading these, crossing the street here in Bogota is fun.  It’s not quite as bad as you might think, there is a certain method and set of rules involved, but said rules must be worked out on one’s own via...

Pollution in Bogota | Daily Cultural Observations, Colombia, #2

by Andrew | Mar 20, 2018 | Uncategorized

Pollution and how it affects my mucus It’s not terrible, but you’re going to notice it if you’re coming from somewhere with significantly less of it.  I blow my nose a lot more now and what comes out is far darker (ew, I know, sorry, but I think this...

On the Popularity of Popsicles in Bogota, Colombia | Daily Cultural Observations, Colombia, #1

by Andrew | Mar 17, 2018 | Colombia

Las Paletas (popsicles) So they really have a thing for popsicles here. I mean here in Bogota, where it’s never really hot, for anyone about to say “well of course, it’s hot there”. No, no it isn’t, not where I’m at. It rarely...
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