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Both have good coffees though...😛
Ha! Colombians are optimistic people. They have the Caribe on their bodies. Colombia is the Ballenato’s land.
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LOL
I think it is rather the hope for more peace, more stability, less criminal death and so on, that makes them optimistic.
But I do not know if this optimism will be answered by reality.
Knowing something about Colombia's recent history and the long peace process it went through could help us understand them. They still have a long way to go, but the progress they have made is enough to be optimistic.
I hope so. My wife is colombian and is rather pesimistic since the new president was an active gerillero. So she is anxious that he will use the peace to empower these non-government groups he made peace with, which could may swing back when they are not happy with reforms. But I also tend to be optimistically.
Your wife's point of view is understandable. I have Colombian friends who think the same because they have experienced the horror of the guerrillas directly or indirectly. The process must continue and learning from all parties is necessary to have a common and peaceful future.