Things you may not know about Medellin
1. Most everyone brushes their teeth after lunch.
2. Unitards are acceptable gym clothing
3. Babies are transported by means of swaddling them in a really warm, thick blanket and nothing else. Regardless of outside temperature or age of baby.
4. "Que tienes?" means "what's up your ass" in a nice way.
5. Personal space is your problem. If you want it, push someone out of the way.
6. Your place in line is also your problem. If you don't want someone to cut in front of you, defend it with shoulders and a side step shuffle.
7. It is not cool to have an unmatching mani/pedi.
8. French cars are popular here.
9. LA gear lives on in Medellin.
10. In general, yogurt and oatmeal are to be drank and not eaten with a spoon.
11. Many people get sick from eating beans.
12. A lot of people hate onions and do not like spicy food or food with any flavor, for that matter. The blandah the bettah is what I say. Or what they say. If they spoke English.
13. They will do a two day long dance to ask you a simple question like may I stay with you when I visit NYC, but "Do you have diarrhea?" is an absolutely acceptable question, and will be asked the second you say you are sick no matter how close you are to the person.
