The prescience of ‘be quick but don’t hurry,’ how actions defy perceptions.

Dad he loves futbol.  Abandoned me to go to a game in Medellin and came back bruised and battered. How was the game, oh goodness you look like you’ve been to war, Did you get mugged by a Colombian? “No astonishingly enough, the Colombians came to my rescue.”

“I was confused at transfer station.   Wasn’t well mapped, no need because locals have been doing it their whole lives. No G-maps to navigate the train station.  Last train for the night it was chock-a-block. saw door closing, panic time. One foot made it the other, well let’s say I DIDN”T MIND THE GAP. Trip, fall, into the train momentarily unconscious, bruise on bum I could barely walk.”  So how did you make it home?  “Remember the ‘how to defy stereotype’ talk we had.”

Sure do, actions can defy stereotypes Dad.

“Well our Paisa (the ‘tribe’ of Medellin) exhibited textbook stereotype definance. Chica looked at me, she said, “You got phone, you got your wallet?  We saw you fall, su cabeza banged against metal pole, you were unconscious for a bit.” The Paisa opened up space and dragged me to a previously occupied seat.“ Chica screams, “Train not  leaving until we know gringo ok.”  Dad these people are really nice, we’re gonna love it here.

“Tribe of Medellin known as ‘Paisa. Urban Dictionanry it. A top definition: ‘The nicest people in the world.” Dad, those websites loaded with a lotta opinion and conjecture, but sure looks that that got that definition right.