Colombia = Drugs. Do you guys really think that way?
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10 years of FIFOne word: cliche.
Ever so often people make judgements based on cliches. As an Italian living in England, I have to put up with my share of that. Most people think at Italians as Mario Bros clones, short tanned guys with a black mustache and a big nose. That's not too bad, even if I come from Milan and not the south of Italy, and I try to explain to people here that there are big difference of looks and culture in the different regions of Italy.
Colombia and drugs is as association that people do because they don't know anything about that country. If you ask them to name 3 cities they couldn't. The only thing they know is what they hear on TV. You mentioned the Schwarzenegger movie Commando, where one of the bad guys is Colombian general Diaz.
I guess one way to look at it is: what do you care about the judgements of people who don't know a thing about your country? Let them talk, no one would take them seriously anyway.
If you haven't been there, and met Colombian people, and got to know their culture, any judgement is plain worthless.
Ever so often people make judgements based on cliches. As an Italian living in England, I have to put up with my share of that. Most people think at Italians as Mario Bros clones, short tanned guys with a black mustache and a big nose. That's not too bad, even if I come from Milan and not the south of Italy, and I try to explain to people here that there are big difference of looks and culture in the different regions of Italy.
Colombia and drugs is as association that people do because they don't know anything about that country. If you ask them to name 3 cities they couldn't. The only thing they know is what they hear on TV. You mentioned the Schwarzenegger movie Commando, where one of the bad guys is Colombian general Diaz.
I guess one way to look at it is: what do you care about the judgements of people who don't know a thing about your country? Let them talk, no one would take them seriously anyway.
If you haven't been there, and met Colombian people, and got to know their culture, any judgement is plain worthless.
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FIF Special Ones10 years of FIFShaun said:a cliche is a dull trite expression which has lost its original humour I think the word you were looking for is maybe a sterotype
Right. Yeah I meant sterotype. I thought cliche meant the same thing, sorry.
The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear Colombia is, IVAN RAMIRO CORDOBA, The King of Kings....
By the way...have you heard that he is Serie A's fastest player over a distance of 60 metres?
I knew it all the time, but it's now proven=)
By the way...have you heard that he is Serie A's fastest player over a distance of 60 metres?
I knew it all the time, but it's now proven=)
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FIF Special Ones10 years of FIFMiki said:Can someone tell me why aren't Martins or Eliakwu participating in the Olympic track events?
Ciao,
Tim
Lol Tim good one!
I remember the old Roberto Carlos days at Inter, he was able to run 100 metres in just over 10 seconds, with the ball! 
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Most Important MemberThe Olympic committe ban them because it would be unfair to the other sprinters. :fero:Miki said:Can someone tell me why aren't Martins or Eliakwu participating in the Olympic track events?
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