Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago in the early afternoon by oso
Medellín, Colombia, una ciudad hermosa con paisajes impresionantes y gente amable que te hace sentir bienvenido. Pero hay una cosa que nos deja confundido. Por que a nosotros todos los paisas nos llaman monos?
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ROFL.
I think my sis had it right: it has to do with the european settlers being very hairy in comparison with the local indigenous population and looking too much like monkeys. Although no one remembers this, they do remember the name. Like gringo.
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