Loved Medellin for a while, been going there since 2018, but lately I am finding myself loosing the love for it. Like you said, living with your head on a swivel can get old fast and the whole “no dar papaya” bullshit they keep repeating as a measure to prevent theft or crime is a whole lot of victim blaming horseshit I have ever seen. Not to mention, that while paisas are mostly good people, I don’t find much inclination of integrating with their culture which I find to be superficial and low trust. The local food is a big disappointment as well and the weather lately is wet and rainy all the time.
Loved Medellin for a while, been going there since 2018, but lately I am finding myself loosing the love for it. Like you said, living with your head on a swivel can get old fast and the whole “no dar papaya” bullshit they keep repeating as a measure to prevent theft or crime is a whole lot of victim blaming horseshit I have ever seen. Not to mention, that while paisas are mostly good people, I don’t find much inclination of integrating with their culture which I find to be superficial and low trust. The local food is a big disappointment as well and the weather lately is wet and rainy all the time.