Question [COLOR="Red"][/COLOR] Hey Big Poppa

estebitan1212 · Sep 11, 2010

Big Poppa hello how are you?? I hope you're well, first of all I congratulate you and all your team for doing such a wonderful instruments (obviously lol) I have a JP6 and is the best thing that has happened in my life, but my question is following: 1) you've ever thought of coming to visit Latin America to offer your products, meet people and get a good distributor and no distributor of musicman, I hope my answer and I hope you come to Colombia, there are many hot girls jejejejejejeje here XD Greetings

Big Poppa · Sep 12, 2010

I would love to go to your fine country. I just have to get more mobile..Im all over the western usa all the time. South America is one of the places top on my list. My son Brian
and his wife leave in two weeks for Buenos Aires and Brazil.

The unfortunate perception with Americans is that Colombia is not safe for us. I do not believe that to be true.

Seriously That is on my bucket list!

fbecir · Sep 12, 2010

estebitan1212 said:
I hope you come to Colombia, there are many hot girls jejejejejejeje here XD Greetings

True, I can confirm ! I have some fond memories of Bogota.
Colombia is a nice country.

walleye · Sep 13, 2010

Big Poppa said:
The unfortunate perception with Americans is that Colombia is not safe for us. I do not believe that to be true.

colombia specifically, or that region of latinamerica? if so, why?

Big Poppa · Sep 13, 2010

obvious reasons.

knguro · Sep 13, 2010

Hey BP Guatemala needs another vendor too!

Zippoman · Sep 13, 2010

I don't think it would be that obvious to someone that lives in Australia ...

estebitan1212 · Sep 13, 2010

Big poppa I'm happy to hear that in your options visit my country, but, look, our country does not have good references, but it's like everything has its good sides and bad sides, if you came to my country will gladly daria Tour the most beautiful regions of my country that would make me very happy XD, but seriously I say that this country is not as bad as people say, I do not know if you heard Juanes and Shakira, but they spend most of their time in the country, and they are great artists think about it so that Bp

pd: annex some links of pictures so you see the beauty of my country and not be disappointed and some hot girls jejejejejejeje

Big Poppa · Sep 13, 2010

Zippoman said:
I don't think it would be that obvious to someone that lives in Australia ...

Im glad you dont think so....I will check with you first as you are the Australia expert! hehehe I thought he was talking to me...sorry

walleye · Sep 14, 2010

Big Poppa said:
Im glad you dont think so....I will check with you first as you are the Australia expert! hehehe I thought he was talking to me...sorry

He was right, its not so obvious

i know a lot about the history of US and latin america and their past relations, but i dont know anything specific about US-colombia, nothing that comes to mind anyway.

walleye · Sep 14, 2010

estebitan1212 said:
I do not know if you heard Juanes

he oído algunas canciones de Juanes

no creo que nadie quiere negarte que tu país es muy lindo

yo pasé un poco tiempo en tu país, pero pasé la mayoría en Chile, claramente necesito que pasa más tiempo en sudamericana porqué mi español todavia es terible hehe

Is there an English only rule on this forum? if so, sorry, just practicing

knguro · Sep 14, 2010

walleye said:
Is there an English only rule on this forum? if so, sorry, just practicing

I dont know about that,

very good question.

Big Poppa · Sep 14, 2010

Yes very obvious one....hehehe FOr those drenched in Marmite or vegimite Colombia has a product that they grow that is centered around crime and violence

Now how about not arguing with me and hijacking a very nice thread.

I stand corrected Australians dont know that Colombia is one of the worlds drug centers.

jamie_au · Sep 14, 2010

Plus Columbia isn't the most stable politically, again due to drugs.

Some of us know world politics.

fbecir · Sep 14, 2010

jamie_au said:
Plus Columbia isn't the most stable politically, again due to drugs.

Some of us know world politics.

No, that's wrong. First, we are talking about Colombia (not Columbia)

Colombia is politically stable. It's a democracy.
There are problems with drugs but I believe it's the same in every country (I believe there are some gangs in the US and people get killed

).
Beware of misconceptions. I worked there and people were very nice. The country is well organized.
During the 60's there was political trouble in Colombia ... but remember that during the 40's, Europe, USA, Japan, Australia ... were happily doing a world war.

South America is really a nice place. Of course, nothing is perfect there, but tell me where I can find a perfect country ?

Big Poppa · Sep 14, 2010

Thanks Fbcir That is what I was trying to say in the beginning before I got lectured that Colombia has a reputation for crime and violence...I am also glad that some Australians know this.....

SOme of you can be real doorknobs.

estebitan1212 · Sep 14, 2010

Iam very sad!

but as I said my country has had many problems with violence and drug addiction, but I know that country does not have those problems, perhaps the United States is perfect? can not judge an entire country by the stupidity and bad acts of a few, in my case both my parents work with state and do very well, I'm not addict, I'm not violent and I have no problems of violence or any of those things, so for the readers of the forum and do not let Big Poppa damage the image of a country only by what they see on television because sometimes that is a lie and fit as they want, and do not see the true essence of what the country is!

TheStiffness · Sep 14, 2010

I lived in Colombia (Bogota) for a while, in 1997, before moving to Ecuador for a few years...

At that time, the city wasn't very safe for Americans. The kidnapping rate for North Americans was rather high. My dad would jog, in the mornings. He was advised by the Colombian police to change his route every morning, otherwise he would be making himself an easy target. We had to travel in groups, etc.

BUT!!! The country IS beautiful. The people are incredibly warm and welcoming.

My dad lived there for a few months, in the late 70's. He went to study medicine... but his heart was moved by the street kids... 20 years later... my whole family moved to Colombia. My family is still in Ecuador (been there 0ver 13 years, now)... they have a school and orphanage. I LOVE South America -- the people, the landscape, the FOOD. Who knows... maybe I'll even be buried there...

estebitan1212 · Sep 14, 2010

yeah man colombia is a beautiful country lovely lovely country, i this years the security is more higher and the violence reduced a lot, that depends your side of the country

knguro · Sep 14, 2010

fbecir said:
South America is really a nice place. Of course, nothing is perfect there, but tell me where I can find a perfect country ?

Exactly!

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