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Manners and Communication
Colombians (like most South Americans) are much less direct than North Americans and Northern Europeans. Reading between the lines is a must when talking to Colombians, as they tend to be the type of people that go out of their way to avoid offending someone. Among close friends and family, however, the opposite is true, and can become shockingly direct when confidence is developed. Colombians use less mannerisms than most Latin Americans, and they tend to stand at a greater conversational distance than their Latin neighbors, which creates the false impression among other Hispanics that Colombians are cold, snobbish, or unfriendly. They aren't really like that at all.
Colombians (like most South Americans) are much less direct than North Americans and Northern Europeans. Reading between the lines is a must when talking to Colombians, as they tend to be the type of people that go out of their way to avoid offending someone. Among close friends and family, however, the opposite is true, and can become shockingly direct when confidence is developed. Colombians use less mannerisms than most Latin Americans, and they tend to stand at a greater conversational distance than their Latin neighbors, which creates the false impression among other Hispanics that Colombians are cold, snobbish, or unfriendly. They aren't really like that at all.