Real Bogotá vs Tourist Bogotá: Inside Estrato 3's Rio Negro Neighborhood

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  @NelsonRodriguez-we6zr · 3 months ago

  Hey Matt ve todos sus videos. Ud sabe mas de colombia y su estilo de vida que ni los mismos colombianos.

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  @esperanza9928 · 3 months ago

  It seems to me that Matt is missing Rionegro, estrato 3. ( Bogotá) 😊😊

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  @maxs6803 · 3 months ago

  So glad you’re showing this side of Bogotá.  Local Colombian food is so underrated.  IMO, I find it superior non-Colombian food here.

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  @beauno83 · 3 months ago

  I met some of the nicest people in Bogota on my many trips there.  Was at the Restaurante El Poblado and I needed a taxi.  The waiter got off work and gave me a ride in his car back to my hotel.  Super nice people.  I have so many storys like that :)

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  @Rominahope4.0 · 3 months ago

  This is my favourite video so far! Thanks for the street view! And the real side of life! :)

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  @workbench-blog · 3 months ago

  Food has never been our problem in Colombia. We have some of the best "everyday" food you can possibly eat and very underrated

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  @johnniemayhem · 3 months ago (edited)

  One of my coworkers lives in Bogota in San Antionio, Calle 183 which is Strato 3. Had the opportunity to visit the office and her neighborhood. It was really nice, and yes working class.  We did visit a 5 and really I found the 3 to be better.  The more spanish you know the better but not difficult to get by.

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  @paxtecum4814 · 3 months ago

  Great description Matt. In strata 3, 4 and 5 it is possible to weave a large network of small social relationships based on frequent contact, of people who really esteem you and take care of you because you know them and they know you: the store, the bakery, the photocopier, the chicken roastery, the hairdresser, the magazine store, the clothing repair shop, the laundry, the hardware store, the vehicle workshop, and so on, dozens more. You have short conversations and greetings with all of them. They are part of your life. They are yourself.

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  @dsc1970 · 3 months ago

  That was a fun watch, Matt.  I've wondered around poorer barrios in Panama City, Buenos Aires and Montevideo (with a bunch of reading beforehand, ofc).  It'd be neat to see a video on Los Andes/estrato 4, as well.

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  @donjack4932 · 3 months ago

  I doubt that you are questioning your life choices,  but Matt, I’m reevaluating my move after watching your recent heath insurance/ visa review.   Reading the comments is illuminating with more viewers having their choices shaken.   In any case you do a great job of providing rounded more in depth sharing.

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  @NomadInterpreter · 3 months ago (edited)

  The reality with the receipts ! Love it ! Pretty soon you’ll publish a video all in Spanish

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• GJ

  @GJNRMR · 3 months ago (edited)

  You hit the nail in the head Matt! I live in Barrancas, an estrato 3 neighborhood in Bogotá and it is exactly as you described it. These are the best neighborhoods for when you're starting from scratch and can fend for yourself in Spanish. I felt very welcome as a Puerto Rican.

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