I'm Irish, but spent a year in Venezuela and I did everything I could do to blend in and look like a local. I shaved most of my hair off including my arms, dyed the little I had left on my head a darker color, never wore shorts, only wore shirts and shoes bought from the area, wore shades to cover my blue eyes, other stuff too. I never thought of living here in the US as a Venezuelan though. That would be stupid. I think your friend is looking for special attention.
I would ask the same. I'd understand if it was an Islamic country but Latin.. They wear shorts in all the North Africa, even in Egypt.. Maybe the guy is 60+yo..?
I lived in the State of Merida. Men don't wear shorts. It would be like you wearing speedos at your local supermarket. I also spent a couple of months in the State of Zulia where it's very hot. 90's even at Christmas. No shorts on men there either.
No. I took a trip up into the mountains and fell in love with the place so I stayed. Every morning on my way into the town center I would walk past an army base and say hi to the guards standing outside. If those guys knew I was a US veteran they would have grabbed me quick. It was not easy to blend in but it was essential. If they found out what I was having done to my passport to give the appearance that I was not staying beyond their 90-day limit on foreigners I'd probably still be there locked up in a prison. The 'American spy' issue is a real thing. I did get accosted by the traffic police once for taking pictures.
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I'm Irish, but spent a year in Venezuela and I did everything I could do to blend in and look like a local. I shaved most of my hair off including my arms, dyed the little I had left on my head a darker color, never wore shorts, only wore shirts and shoes bought from the area, wore shades to cover my blue eyes, other stuff too. I never thought of living here in the US as a Venezuelan though. That would be stupid. I think your friend is looking for special attention.
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So they never wear shorts in Venezuela?
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Not men.
I would ask the same. I'd understand if it was an Islamic country but Latin.. They wear shorts in all the North Africa, even in Egypt.. Maybe the guy is 60+yo..?
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I lived in the State of Merida. Men don't wear shorts. It would be like you wearing speedos at your local supermarket. I also spent a couple of months in the State of Zulia where it's very hot. 90's even at Christmas. No shorts on men there either.
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How old those men?
Were you on a spy mission there?
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No. I took a trip up into the mountains and fell in love with the place so I stayed. Every morning on my way into the town center I would walk past an army base and say hi to the guards standing outside. If those guys knew I was a US veteran they would have grabbed me quick. It was not easy to blend in but it was essential. If they found out what I was having done to my passport to give the appearance that I was not staying beyond their 90-day limit on foreigners I'd probably still be there locked up in a prison. The 'American spy' issue is a real thing. I did get accosted by the traffic police once for taking pictures.