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Pick Up Artist are generally viewed in a negative light. One PUA who courts this controversy is Roosh, who expresses his strong opinions on his blog. Roosh is a PUA who gained popularity after writing about the D.C. dating scene. Now he has moved on to South America to continue his adventures. We got to chat with Roosh.

Basic Questions
1) How did you get into pickup?

I was reading a business forum in 2001 when someone randomly posted a link to Tony’s Layguide. As I was not getting laid, I studied the guide for a couple months then tried out some of the techniques. They worked and I just kept going.

2) What is your dating philosophy?

No matter what stage of the game you are at right now or how ugly you are there is a girl out there that will fuck you and the only way to find her is to keep approaching until you succeed. The mere act of approaching is the most important thing a guy can do.

3) How did you get good at dating to become an authority on it?

I’m sure there are tons of guys who are better than me, but my skill comes in explaining it in a clear way that other guys can understand and apply it to their own lives. Everyone knows a natural who bangs tons of women but who has retarded advice like “Be yourself” or “Smile.” He can never be an authority because he has no clue what works and what doesn’t. On the other hand I feel like I  know what will help the average guy.

4)What do you think guys greatest mistake with women is?

They’re too needy. You can see it in their eyes when they’re talking to a girl—it’s like everything collapses in the background and the sole reason for his existence is to give this new girl his undivided attention. This goes hand-in-hand with confidence issues because a guy who thinks he doesn’t deserve a hot girl will wet his pants if he just finds himself in a conversation with one. He sinks her claws in her and of course it turns her off. I think a lot of guys can be served well by adopting an aloof and indifferent mindset.

5) In your experience, what is the best place to find a quality girlfriend?

It depends on the guy and what he wants. If quality to me is a Latin girl who loves to dance then I’d hit the salsa clubs. If I want a girl-next-door bookworm then the coffee shop. If I want a vapid, hot girl then I’d go to the club. A guy needs to find out what he wants and then figure out the place that has it. There is no magic place that has a neverending supply of quality.

6) What are some ways to enlarge your social circle?

Be cool. Do you think a cool guy has to think about ways to expand his social circle? No because other people are trying to hang out with him, calling him on Saturday afternoon trying to figure out his plans. The better question is how can you be an interesting person to both guys and girls so that they want to hang out with you.

7) What was your life like when you weren’t good with women? What is it like now?

I played computer games (Warcraft, Starcraft) and poker with other guys who also sucked with women. It was a vicious cycle: hanging out with guys who were just as bad as I was, our skill never improving. I still believed that one day I’d get lucky and meet a hot girl who would find my lack of confidence, self-esteem, and conversational ability endearing. I also believed that being friends with a girl first was the best way to have sex with her. It never worked. Whereas then it was a huge deal to have an interaction with a pretty girl, it’s less significant now. I work on many girls at the same time and always have options. If one girl is acting flakey then it’s no big deal because there are others I can get with.

8 ) What is one of your favorite techniques/tactics?

Breaking up with her. In the course of our first conversation there is going to be something that highlights one of our differences (e.g. she likes dogs and I like cats). Then I tell her that while we had some good times, I can’t continue the relationship and it’s best if we go our separate ways (while holding her hand or touching her in some way). I’m in Colombia now and I made sure to translate this little routine into Spanish.

9) Do you use props? If so, what gets the most reactions?

I don’t use props, but I think my beard and mop-like haircut is a prop in itself.

10) What is your biggest sticking point?

Sometimes there is a girl I want to talk to but I tap into my experience and determine that, based on my previous approaches in this type of situation, the interaction will not go well and I should just save my energy by not doing anything. In effect I feel like I can predict the future, but of course no one can and I probably cost myself quite a bit by pretending I know how things would turn out. I make things harder on myself by overthinking.

11) What pick up artist has inspired you the most? What did you learn from them?

I would say David D’Angelo. His “cocky and funny” concept was very easy to understand and implement, and did the most to help me understand how attraction works. I’ve toned down the cocky quite a bit and found that humor alone is just as potent assuming you are confident. If not then you will come across as silly or goofy.

12) Describe the moment when your realized you need to work on this part of your life.

It was my last year in college and I asked a girl out to the movies, but she said she was busy. Two weeks later I saw her on campus holding hands with another guy and I realized that I had to make some changes if I wanted to get the girls I wanted.

13) What advice do you give to newbies starting out?

Hit the gym. It’s the most reliable way to improve a guy’s confidence, and he’s going to need every bit he can when it’s time to walk up to girls.

14) In your experience, what is the biggest issue for guys getting attraction from women?

Just being normal. Lot of guys are studying all these lines and routines and it comes across as weird and sometimes creepy. If you observe naturals, they’re having a normal conversation with just a few jokes or cocky bits thrown in, but not everything they’re saying is game. Being a normal, confident guy who can have a laugh is usually all you need to get laid with cute girls.

15) What are you goals for the community? Your life?

When it comes to the community I think guys need to be careful about who they idolize. Because no one guy is going to have the answers (including myself), they should pick and choose the advice that fits their personality or lifestyle best. I understand this is a big business now but guys should be skeptical of everyone. I’m at the stage of my life where I have a lot of experiences that I can share, and that I know helps others. I like passing wisdom I’ve learned.

Specialized Questions

1) Why did you choose to come to South America?

It came down to money and language. The two other parts of the world that I was interested in was Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, but I really loved how in South American I only needed to know two languages to get by. Plus I like women with darker, tanned features and curvy bodies, which South America has.

2) What’s the difference between sarging in North America and South America?

The logistics are about five times easier in N. America. Girls have their own apartments. They like to drink (a lot). They don’t have to be home by a certain hour. They don’t hang out in huge groups. They aren’t strict Catholics. And most importantly, they speak the same language as you do. I think a lot of guys have the view that getting laid while traveling is easier, but that’s only the case if you have a lot of trouble getting laid in your own country. If you think you’re going to visit a new city every few days and get laid in each one, you will be sorely disapointed. You’re going to need your own cell phone, you’re going to need time to find places that have the girls, and you’re going to need your own place (or at least know where there is a love motel). Otherwise you’ll be counting on luck quite a bit.

I’m still surprised that being a gringo hurts more than it helps. The quality girls that you want are not looking for some one night fling with a guy she can barely communicate with. She wants that connection too. If you don’t want to dip into the dregs with the poor girls, you’ll have to work quite hard for quality. That includes studying the local language and building roots in one city for an extended period of time.

3) What country do you like best and why? What about women-wise?

My favorite country is Brazil. The country itself doesn’t is an oddball in S. America because it’s so much more colorful and exciting than all the other countries (and dangerous too, unfortunately). It’s a happy place to be in, and while it’s the most expensive country in S. America I think it’s worth it. The women are extremely sensual. They know how to dress and walk, and most importantly of all, please a man. Once you go Brazilian, you don’t go back. And yes, they like gringos.

4) Can you relate a success story about one of your clients?

When I was in the States I was teaching a day game workshop every weekend. I had two students at a time and one of my students was attending a small college. He had practically no approach experience. I ran the lecture and then we went out to various venues like the coffee shop, clothing store, and eventually the street. Now the street is the hardest place to pick up a girl, but there he picked up a very cute girl using the material I taught him. I hear from him every few weeks and he tells me how much progress he’s making. I want to take all the credit, but of course I know that a lot of guys simply need a nudge in the right direction. He’s doing things now that I didn’t teach him and that’s because his early successes keeps pushing him to approach and continue. In only one year I know he’s going to be very good.

5) Why did you choose the name Roosh?

Roosh is my nickname that I’ve had since high school. I probably should have thought harder about using it online because girls google “roosh” often and my blog is the first result. It gets me into trouble all the time.

6) What are your fundamental teachings?

Approach indirectly in large numbers to aquire the experience needed to know how to talk to a girl and make her laugh. Learn the little tricks that take the interaction from one stage to the next. Don’t worry about quality until you get a solid grasp of how the game works.

7) How do you differ from other dating coaches?

I think I’m less of a sell out. I put out a quality book at a low price and genuinely want to help guys. Even my workshop was so cheap that a bunch of my students said I should charge more. Others have helped me when I was coming up and I want to return the favor. I’d do it for free if I had a trust fund or lottery winnings.

8 ) Your known as a misogynist / sexist pig in the community. How do you respond to that?

I think it’s disingenuous to say you love women but want to have sex with a lot of them. It’s a fact that the less you value women, the more you see them as worthless whores, the more of them you will have sex with. I’ve simply adopted the right mindset for my goals. Guys who think women are flawless princesses will not get many bangs out of the game.

9) You’re a well-known blogger (enough to get a parody site). What can you tell us about blogging and your blog?

I’ve had a blog in one form of another since college but things really took off when I focused on the Washington DC area and blogged almost exclusively about girls and nightlife. Gradually the audience grew to where I was making enough money from advertising and book sales to quit my job. I don’t make nearly as much as when I worked, but it’s enough to live in a third-world country such as Colombia or Argentina. My current blog is going on its fifth year, and while it doesn’t bring me as much joy as it used to (at times it feels like a job), I still have a lot of things that I want to share. I may blog less in the future but I don’t think I’ll stop it completely.

10) Tell me about your products.

Right now I only have my book Bang. I wrote it when I felt confident enough about the level of my game that my knowledge would be worth paying for. It has five chapters: Internal Game, Early Game, Middle Game, Late Game, and End Game, and describes step-by-step what you need to do to from the appraoch to sealing the deal. I even talk about the order you should remove a girl’s clothes in bed, something that I haven’t seen other guys do.

11) What are your plans for the future?

I’m working on a memoir now about my previous trip to South America which I hope to be done with by fall of 2009. After that I start work on a day game book, and I have other ideas for books in the future. I think book writing is what I will be focusing my time on for the next couple years, until I get into straight-up pimping.

Olalala...

This was sent in by a reader who remains anonymous. My answers are italicized in blue.

hey, i just graduated from college and was planning on going to central or south america to learn spanish for a year. I’m really drawn to buenos aires for the girls, but i’ve heard that colombian girls are pretty too. can you tell if a certain pu approach worked better in argentina than in colombia?

Hey. I’d say between the two the Colombian girls are more exotic than the Buenos Aires girls, but BA has a better nightlife. Also, the Spanish in Colombia is a bit easier to understand. Have you looked into Peru? The girls there aren’t bad either.

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Are you more about the nightlife or the women? If you are just looking for hot exotic women, then check out Colombia or Lima, Peru. But, if you like nightlife and pretty cute girls, then check out BA.
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No problem if you have anymore questions let me know. You won’t be dissapointed in Lima.

What should you say to them? Ask Karea.

Karea is one of those dating coaches who you’ve probably never heard of but who your favorite Pick Up Guru knows and respects. He’s currently traveling South America and it was a crazy coincidence that LatinStylez and I met him (He found us by googleing for Colombia Wings and turns out he knows the Pick Up Asia crew). It just goes to show you all the different types of people you can meet when you travel.

1) How did you get into pickup?

I got lucky: when I was 16, I had a music teacher who was a real Casanova. He always had 4 girl-friends, he pushed me into sets when I was too shy to talk to girls and taught me more about women than about chords and scales. Years later, I met a natural who taught me a few more things and that’s when I really started cold approaching on my own. Only another 2 years later, in 2004, a friend of mine told me: “You know, there is a community on the internet of guys like you. They call themselves pickup artists.” I was skeptical – how much could these computer geeks really know about women? Haha. Little did I know. (:

2) What is your dating philosophy?

“Stack work is no less important for a PUA than it is for a comedian.” All the very best PUAs I know have a gameplan – Sinn, Captain Jack, Vision, Mystery, Style… If you write a stack, and then go out and run it often, it’s almost inevitable that you will improve. It’s also almost inevitable that your dating life will be more abundant than you will have free time for. I see the whole “natural game” trend in the community and it’s something I did for several years myself… until I got invited on Mystery’s Lounge in 2006 and realized that it’s the only forum where people consistently post 6-8 new lay reports a month each! Now, whether that’s your goal or not is a different question – but it sure showed me that there is something to this stack work.

3) How did you get good at dating to become an authority on it?

Enthusiasm. I love talking about girls and I love talking to them. What I was really looking for in the community were like minded people – cause most of my friends just got bored when I talked about chicks all the time. (:

4) What do you think guys greatest mistake with women is?

Rather than answer this question myself, I recommend you ask some of your girl-friends about the lame things guys do to try and pick up on them or impress them. It’s actually pretty funny (:

5) In your experience, what is the best place to find a quality girlfriend?

Day game. Two years ago I made a list of all my ex girl-friends, to look for patterns. All relationships with girls I had met in night game were chaotic, to say the least. Some of the most wonderful girls I’ve dated, I met in day game. Other great PUAs I’ve talked to about this topic confirm this experience.

6) What are some ways to enlarge your social circle?

You really only need one friend… he can introduce you to 5 people, who introduce you to 5 more people each, and soon there is no stopping it. The only limit on the size of your social circle should be the free time at hand. And once you have more friends than time to spend with, you can start to be more picky.

7) What was your life like when you weren’t good with women? What is it like now?

I already had a few little “girl-friends” in primary school that I snuck in the bathroom with to kiss, but around age 8 I got into the wrong peer group and ended up being mostly AFC until I was 19. From 19 – 21 I dated one of the prettiest girls from my year, which didn’t really help my social life much at all because the popular guy was in love with her and so all his peer group hated on me. Now? I’m now at a point where, because of my travels, I often have to start a life in a new city where I don’t know anybody – but I know that within a week or two I will have a beautiful girl-friend and a cool social circle.

What is one of your favorite techniques/tactics?

I’ll share a technique here that I came up with years ago when I was reverse engineering the secret to charisma. It is to treat everybody like they were your best friend from high school that you haven’t seen in ages. Not just any friend… your BEST friend. Really imagine you’re not talking to some dude you just met or to some girl with a bitch shield – imagine you’re talking to that one friend from high school that you had all these inside jokes with.

9) Do you use props? If so, what gets the most reactions?

Well, sometimes. I wouldn’t recommend to be dependant on props, but one thing I did for a while was to show girls some pics on my digital camera. You can obviously choose interesting pictures that make you look good, pictures of yourself being social, travelling, doing sports, being on stage, etc. But the one that always got the best reaction was a picture of a cat with two different eyes – a green one and a blue one. The girl would call her friends over and be like “oh my God, look at this cat! That is amazing”. By the time her friends looked at the cam, I’d already flipped to the next picture – a picture of a perfectly normal cat – and show it to her friends. They’d all look at her like “What’s wrong with you? That’s just a normal cat”. Haha. Good times.

10) What is your biggest sticking point?

State dependence. When I’m in state, I’m a rock star. When I’m not, I have AA… even after 7 years of cold approaching.

11) What pick up artist has inspired you the most? What did you learn from them?

There are four I’d mention. David D is great for inner game, Mystery for outer. David Shade is the man when it comes to sexual mastery, and Captain Jack when it comes to Framing.

12) Describe the moment when your realized you need to work on this part of your life.

When I was 16, the music teacher I mentioned above told me that he used to be shy as a kid. I didn’t believe him… he was the most charismatic and social person I ever met, always the center of attention and flirting with beautiful women. But it showed me that these social skills are something that can be learned and practiced… and so I wanted to improve. Now, 12 years later, I’m the one who tells people that I was shy as a teenager – and they don’t believe me.

13) What advice do you give to newbies starting out?

It depends a lot on where they’re at and where they wanna go. But if somebody is not getting results with women, I warn them to stay away from “natural game” products. If being yourself hasn’t helped you so far, it won’t help you in the future just because you watched a DVD. In fact the schools that teach natural game are usually the ones that have forums almost void of lay-reports.

14) In your experience, what is the biggest issue for guys getting attraction from women?

Fear. Fear of approaching, and fear of taking things to a romantic / physical level. Fear of saying something wrong and thus staying on safe, polite conversation. What helped me over this was to tell myself: “She is not my dream girl… she is not the perfect 10 that I will marry some day in the future… so this interaction doesn’t matter… at all.” Outcome independence, if you will.

15) What are your goals for the community? Your life?

Truth be told, I have achieved all the goals I set for myself in this area of my life… be it dating several dancers and models at the same time, or falling in love with one 10 and building an amazing, deep, exclusive relationship. So at the moment I’m enjoying the ride… but since I constantly work on my skills, the goal is mastery. You can always get better – there is no ceiling.

Specialized Questions

1) Why did you choose to come to South America?

I fell in love with this continent when I was a child, maybe 8 years old… we have family friends from there, and whenever they were around, I’d run up to them and go: “Cecilia, tell me about South America!” (: I was fascinated by her stories about the country… eternal summer, salsa music, perpetual smiles and beautiful people, great food and a cocktail under palm trees.

2) What’s the difference between sarging in North America and South America?

The three main differences, in my experience, are:
1.) Latinas don’t usually have bitch shields – they will be polite even if they’re not interested
2.) Latinas don’t cock block. If a girl sees that her friend likes you, she will usually help her get laid rather than sabotage it.
3.) Many Latinas are very catholic and conservative. They’re more flirtatious than Western girls and may even kiss you faster, but wait longer before they go all the way with a guy.

3) Can you relate a success story about one of your clients?

In 2008, I was teaching a lot of guys about relationship mastery, and I received great feedback from all my students. One of them was totally in love with a girl, but he didn’t know what to do about it and how to communicate with her… she obviously walked all over him. I coached him through the issues and I regularly get emails from him about how happy he is with the relationship now… it’s very satisfying for a teacher to see that.

4) Why did you choose the name Karea?

LOL. I had a different handle before, until a chick hacked into my email. Heaven hath no rage, nor hell a fury… The good side is, this made for a funny stalker story that I now tell in set sometimes.

5) What are your fundamental teachings?

There’s a lot… But one fundamental thing is definitely charisma – despite what I said about stack work above, I think it’s far more important to develop personal magnetism than it is to do body rocking or time constraints or negs or BHRR.

6) How do you differ from other dating coaches?

Much like Brad P, I figured a lot of stuff out before the community. So I know both perspectives – natural game and learned game – and how to integrate them with each other.

7) Your known as a “moral PUA” in the community. How do you respond to that?

Haha… yeah, I had a bunch of discussions with other famous PUA about this topic. I believe in pickup with harm to noone. I think it’s neither good nor necessary to destroy other people’s relationships, to cheat on your girl-friend or to lead girls on about your motives. If you truly have an abundance mindset, you will surely be able to find girls who are single, and be honest about it if you’re not ready to commit. Hey, I’m not pointing fingers here… I made mistakes in the past myself. But I experienced that there are ways to play this game win – win.

Tell me about your products.

I used to teach a Relationship Mastery Seminar with a major pickup company last year, and I’m also working on a product about Relationship Mastery myself, but it will be a few months at least before I’m ready to publish that. I also wrote some chapters for the number one Mexican pickup book, and for a book that will soon be published by LoveSystems (former Mystery Method) – about very fast lays in day game (within 15 minutes to 1 hour from meeting a girl).

Currently, I only do private consultations (over the phone or in person) about both those topics – pickup and relationships. So if you’re interested in talking to me and unfuck some sticking points, or simply to take your game to the next level, get in touch through the blog and we’ll have a chat. (:

My best to you all,

-Karea.

Want dating advice from Karea? Email karea at rocketmail.com

We head over to another members place and he says here’s your first guys. One of them, I found out later had a g/f, and didn’t want to go into PUA just yet. However, the other newbie was interested and took in everything. The coaching started earlier in the day with a friend of mine going over the Mystery Method and actually working some sets with him in the coffee shop. He texted me the next day astonished at this stuff and was thanking for me to introduce him to it…

Back to newbie. We go over his history and we discuss game. This was totally informal as I didn’t have anything really prepared and didn’t even know about the coaching opportunity… I go over general game with him and let him know about how it has changed my life.

Venue-  Club Rayn

We head over to the venue. 3 PUA’s, 1 newbie in training, and another one who was “curious.” Once in the venue, it is pretty slow. I remember going over the new Mystery Project Hollywood and he mentioned even if the venue was slow to open whoever. Newbie is watching me and I open a 3 set with the “Drunk I Love You’s Opener”

The opener goes like this

PUA: Hey Quick Question, Do you think Drunk I Love You’s Count?
Her: No
PUA: My friend called his girlfriend last night when he was drunk and told her that he loved her. This morning he called her back and said he was taking it back…
Her: Always receives an emotional response

I worked my target for a few, but didn’t call in the newbie yet. I went over wing rules with him and walked around the venue with him as I was greeting other people.

I open another set obstacle for Falcon- HB 8 Colombiana. This girl was pretty hot and visiting from Ft. Lauderdale. I talked to her about my recent vacation to South America and was running the set in Spanish. Did some cold reading, qualifying, and hit my DHV stories that I have been working on. I get occupied and another girl I know walks past me. I introduce the two of them and say bye to Colombiana and go off with the other girl. I had gamed this HB the previous week. I sit down and she sits down next to me. I would use her later in the night as a pivot in other sets.

One area I would like to work on is taking advantage of using pawns/pivots in my sets more.

I have newbie open a set and he goes in with no AA. Good job he calls me in and I talk to the obstacle HB8 Dental Hygienist. This girl was cute and Southern, too. She had a nice lil Ga accent. Newbie stays in his set for a bit then ejects. I stay in with mine ran some cold reads, qualification, and went into DHV Stories… Number closed her…

I compliment newbie on opening his set and gave him some tips on opening game and how to approach a set better IE not leaning in and not fidgeting… I was really impressed at the fact that he had very little AA and would approach. His opening game needs work, but he has a lot of potential.

The rest of the night I was focused on helping newbie open more sets and getting to know him as a person. He was a great guy and we will be working together tonight. I will have some planned material to go over with him before we head out to the venue… We head to IHOP and all debrief over the night. You could tell we made an impact on him.

Things I did well

1. Got a dose of my first on the field coaching experience
2. Even though the venue was slow, I approached what was there and made the best of it
3. I showed the newbie some stuff that could potentially change his life

Things I need to work on

1. Work more on my coaching skills- I’m new to this
2. Continue to work more on my bi-wing game
3. Using pivots/pawns more in sets

There will be a bootcamp on May 15th that I might be helping with if I am in town. I really enjoyed this and would like to continue coaching other guys…

#1 Lima, Peru

Larco Mar

I never expected too many things when we first got to Lima. I thought to myself it will probably not be that great and I didn’t expect to see too many hot women. Well, I was wrong! Lima, Peru has some of the hottest women I have seen in South America. I also found them to be very friendly. I never bounced so many sets until I came to Lima. The daygame there is really good at Parque Kennedy and the shopping mall near there. The nightlife in Miraflores has three different areas: Parque Kennedy area, Barranco’s it’s a bar street that has all different types of music, and Larco Mar- a bit more upper class, but has plenty of good looking women. If you are looking for a place to stay, there are plenty of hostels in the Parque Kennedy area (Flying Dog Backpackers). If you need something quieter, check out Inka Lounge

The food in Lima is pretty good, but I did get sick and caught traveler’s diarrhea from eating the ceviche. Be careful and make sure the food you eat is properly cooked. Remember to go to Lima during their summer. It is sunny almost every single day and when it is not summer a coastal fog blankets the city   Limeños go in full force to the beaches over the summer. For info on gaming the women there, check out my FR’s.

# 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tango Dancing

Buenos Aires, Argentina is one of the largest cities in South America. I had alot of expectations before heading there, but the city impressed me. What really did it was the nightlife. I remember going out my first night there around 12AM thinking it was kind of late and wondering why there wasn’t a big line of people at the venue. I later found out it’s because  porteños don’t like to hit the clubs till after 2AM. The club got packed after 2 and I was out till 8AM the next morning. That was some true partying there. The women are good looking. Most of South America you run into the tan latina type, but in Buenos Aires it has more of a European influence and a lot of the girls are more light skinned. It’s different, but different in a good way.

The city is so large that there are so many different night spots for whatever type of music you like. There are plenty of places to stay in Buenos Aires. We met a lot of backpackers who were staying at Millhouse Hostel. We heard it is a pretty crazy hostel as far as having parties. If you want something quieter, check out Vanilla House. It is listed as Chill House on the Lonely Planet. It is close to Plaza Serrano which is good on the weekends- lots of bars and restaurants.

The food in Buenos Aires is superb. You can tell the Italian influence in Argentina by its food. Delicious pizza and pasta dishes are common. There are plenty of restaurants in Plaza Serrano and downtown. Palermo Viejo has its own share of food places as well. For more info on BA, check out this article.

# 3 Medellin, Colombia

Many of you may be wondering why I didn’t put Medellin, Colombia as my number one destination. The women in Medellin were some of the hottest I have seen in South America, but the city itself was rather boring. There were times I would go out during the week and there would be nothing to do. The nightlife is concentrated in one small area called Parque Lleras. For more info on the nightlife, check out this article.

Now, back to the good stuff. Medellin is regarded as one of the safest cities in Latin America. The mayor has taken great steps to enforce the law and improve on the city safety. Even the subway system is well protected, and also clean. While you are there, make sure to try the Bandeja Paisa. Typically, bandeja paisa includes grilled steak (either ground or whole), chicharrón (fried pork rind), red beans, rice, chorizo, a fried egg, and an arepa. It is usually accompanied by sweet fried plantains and a slice of avocado.

For places to stay, check out Tiger Paw Hostel. I also heard that the Pitstop is a fun party hostel. I ended up staying in Medellin a month so I got a good deal on a monthly rental.

Artist responds “LatinStylez, firstly you’re obviously a cool guy with considerable experience under your belt.

Anyway.. Good work! Your persistance is admirable.

I have some general questions for you and anyone else who has experience with Latinas / South American girls:

What would you say are the
- Most important things to bear in mind when sarging Latinas vs Korean and Western girls?
- Key points of difference in typical personality traits, social conditioning, and lifestyle of Latinas vs Korean and Western girls?

The context of this is sarging Latinas in a major city in a Western country.

Look forward to your reply  ”

I respond back to him

Hey Artist. Thanks for the compliments they are much appreciated This is going to be a pretty long post as I try to decipher this. Bear in mind, I am still learning more each day about the Latinas in South America and haven’t even covered Argentina yet (which I here has a vastly different style of game than the rest of South America.) I am going to break this down in a South Korea and South America fashion (Countries I have been to). If I include Western countries like the US, I will be typing this for ages.

You know when I first came down here to South America I noticed some of the things that I was doing in Korea weren’t working as much. For example, in Korea I would move pretty quick with the sarge, but I find myself having to keep at a much higher pace down here. I had to readjust my game like to call out flakes more in Colombia. I would hit it off with a girl on the street then later text her and no response. It hurt, but they were growing pains.

Machismo Culture

There is much more competition with the guys as well. Most parts of South America tend to be machismo. This doesn’t necessarily mean you will get guys running into your sets- they may look like anywhere else. This can mean that when you are not around that another guy could very well be gaming her. Peru not as much as Colombia. The Colombian guys seemed to be doing well with their women. Whereas in Korea, the men are not as socially groomed to approach random girls. Here, one of the first questions you get are “What did you think of the Colombian girls?” So, it is a difference in culture on this part where talking to random people in South America is ok. In Colombia, most girls expect the guys to pay the bill (not all though.) Bolo actually had a set walk out because he wanted to split the bill and I had a girl argue with me over it. Generally, most Day 2′s I went on I was expected to pay the bill.

In South Korea, I had girls pay for our dates on several occasions. The girls down here might make it up to you by cooking you dinner or something.

Dance in South America

Dance is a very important part of the South American culture. You will always here people listening to music and going out to the discotecas with their friends as well. You can run dancefloor game here whereas in Korea I don’t recommend it as much. The Latinas are very expressive with their bodies and hand gestures. Don’t be surprised if you are in a set and she is moving her hand in other directions.

I know Korean girls dance too, but here it is more common to grab a girl and dance to some salsa. You can actually do this then once the song is finished sit down with them and run regular game.

Like Korea Most girls live with their family

You know in the West most girls are on their own. Well, in South America and Korea, you have to be ready for the fact that most girls live with their parents. The housing prices out here are expensive for families to afford and the pay isn’t as good as Korea or the West. This doesn’t mean your lost though set it up to meet her in your area

Religion

Religion is a pretty important part of South America. In pretty much every country I have traveled to you can see a church in a neighborhood. Sundays are virtually dead with most people going to church and spending time with their families. The church is a very important aspect of the culture down here.

Family is an important part of the culture so don’t be surprised if the girls tell their mom’s about you or want you to meet their family. I have had this happen to a few friends where the girl invited him over to meet her parent’s.

Text Game

Then there are other things I have noticed like the girls in Peru ARE WAY MORE RESPONSIVE VIA TEXT than Colombian girls. With the girls in Colombia, I had quite a few girls unresponsive to text messages.Korean girls are super responsive to text. On very many occasions, I would have them text me withing 10 minutes of our date.

Sexual vibe

I would say the girls here definitely give off a sexual vibe in their appearances and style of dress. The girls dress less conservative out here than in South Korea.  This doesn’t necessarily mean sex is openly discussed, but you will see something different than Korea- makeouts. You see make outs on the street in Colombia daily and I heard it is even worse in Argentina. In Korea, it is unlikely to see this happening because of the culture. I remember being surprised when I did see this happen…

If you have any specific questions be sure to throw them at me. This is a pretty general gist and I know so much more can be covered! This will also be a new post on my blog so thanks!!

Artist Responds

Great post!  It is much appreciated – the more detail the better.  You also have a good writing style which makes it a pleasure to read.

As you have experience with Asians, Westerners AND Latinas, I’m sure you have some keen insights into the key differences between these girls – insights which the “typical PUA” would not have.

I have a lot of questions – a few of them are below:

For example, in Korea I would move pretty quick with the sarge, but I find myself having to keep at a much higher pace down here.

How would you compare the rate of general acceptable escalation of Latinas with Westerners?

Most parts of South America tend to be machismo. This doesn’t necessarily mean you will get guys running into your sets- they may look like anywhere else. This can mean that when you are not around that another guy could very well be gaming her

Quote from: Artist on March 17, 2009, 09:19:32 PM

(Answer will be compared to the States) I would say that it is pretty similar. For example, down here you will get girls grabbing your arms a lot and giving you more reverse kino from the start. I feel in the States that it is considerably the same with the kino. One difference, is the kiss on the cheek. In Latin countries, people greet each other with a kiss on the cheek. In the States, this doesn’t happen. When I was back for that week, I experimented with it and got good acceptance with it. If they asked why I was kissing them on the cheek, I would explain that I am Latino and that is how we greet each other. It was cool after that, generally they don’t say anything. If you ever make it down to Miami, people do greet each other with a kiss…

Quote from: Artist on March 17, 2009, 09:19:32 PM

You know in Korea I would sometimes have guys come into the set and I would just run AMOG game on them and knock em out of the set. With the Latino guys, they have stayed out of my way (Heard in Argentina the guys approach girls like flocks, but they don’t try to get in your sets as much- we will see.) One thing, if the girls are in mixed sets which is common in Colombia, I show the guys respect in the set. They have never come at me the wrong way.

Peru-

I  have been here less than a week so I will give you my general comments. I have had a lot of the sets go well and have been able to insta bounce as well (two sets so far from day game.) The girls are really receptive to the kino and the PUA material. There is a good girl ratio and lots of good bounce locations for Day 2′s just had an insta date from a girl I met a shopping center today. Text game works well like I mentioned before. I’m sure working your social circle game with other Peruvian guys and girls would help out your game as well. All of the PUA games and tactics work the same, too. For example, strawberry fields sexualizing things and the questions game creates more comfort within the two of you.

Colombia-

Colombia has got to be one of the most interesting places I have gamed. I never in my life have seen such beautiful women. It’s just great sarging them. Then there’s the things that come along with it. I had another PUA friend hit the night venues in Medellin and would have tons of girls give him his number, but then he had a ton of flakes. The same thing was happening to me in Medellin until we started doing some day game. I was also newer to South America and my Spanish was improving so it would be interested to go back later and see how I do. The internet game worked well there, too. Kino is the same as Peru the girls are expressive and give you kino back and kiss you on the cheek to say hello. I have been running street game here in Peru with no problem, but on occasions in Colombia I would have girls get scared, because they thought I was another bum on the street. I wasn’t dressed as one, but that is just the stigma there with people from the street. The best thing to do to inoculate for this once in the set is to introduce yourself as someone who is visiting or be creative with it… Once I got to Bogota, my game got better adjusted and I got into a social circle. Social circle game in Colombia is also very powerful!

Brazil-

Can’t tell you much as I have not been there. From what I hear, the girls are very SEXUAL and sex just doesn’t seem to be a serious issue to Brazilian girls. This is what I heard from many others. They speak Portuguese there so the language barrier could be an issue for some people.

Argentina (Buenos Aires)

Argentina has the highest rate of plastic surgery in the world and it’s not a wonder many girls suffer from the “hysterica syndrome” which means yes-but no-but yes-but no-but yes-but no- goes way beyond flakiness. This is what I have heard here including the fact that you will make out with girls at bars and clubs and they will tell you they wanna meet then dissapear off the face of the earth. A friend who is a good PUA told me down there in Buenos Aires he had to calibrate his game specifically for hystericas and also the cocky funny and ftc methods didn’t work down there. He mentioned that when he was there girls would open and hook easily, but then he later realized that the girls there are just friendly. Boy, am I interested in gaming down there in Buenos Aires to experience all this and figure out some ways to push thru it. I am headed down there next. Cordoba is the next largest city and from what I hear the hysterica craze is not as crazy over there.

Quote from: Artist on March 17, 2009, 09:19:32 PM

I am still looking into this. There are a few active guys in Medellin none that I encountered in other parts of Colombia. The guys who were there moved on to other countries. Argentina has an active community and I believe there might be other countries as well. I am going to look into it and get back to you

Artist responds.

Fascinating post!  Much appreciated.

As you can see in the pic, the airport is right in the middle of the city. I heard from an Ecuadorian couple that the airport is dangerous to fly into. Hince why they are building the new airport. It was pretty cool flying into the aiport seeing all the buildings, though.

Had 6 hours to kill and thought about walking around Quito. Wait I have all my luggage dammit. Reminder never to pack heavy for a backpacking journey lol… Got some food and walked around the airport… Looks like the new airport will be finished in 2010..U think they would have a design layout for the airport instead they showed pictures of people working on a project that looked like they had just started lol…

Pretty much killed the time and was ready to fly into Bogota before heading to Orlando… Well, after killing several hours, the flight was canceled. The airline was also not reimbursing us for rooms or any other expenses… U gotta be kidding me LMAO (Airline was Avianca for future reference)

Turn a negative into a positive. As I am waiting for my plane, an HB 7.5 is waiting next to me (smokin bod, brown hair, dark eyes)… I open her about the flight being delayed… Turns out  she’s from Colombia and on vacation… I just ran the normal stuff I’ve been doing through South America. Cold read, Qualify, kino, and create a fun environment. I also used future projections about hanging out if there wasn’t another flight coming out that night…

Shes goes along with it and then I head to the counter to get the flight changed. We ended up catching the flight back and she’s like “Que hacemos?” I suggest we share a room… She then talks about how we don’t know each other that well… Then, I tell her that I don’t want her to try anything with me cuz I barely know her. Simple role reversal here. She makes some calls then we head to a room. She was cool split everything cab and room…

We check into the room and she throws in a lot of resistance cards. I knew this was gonna happen cuz I didn’t spend much time in comfort and bouncing. We only hung out at the airport. I play it cool just pull back then I get cleaned up. I’m pretty hungry so we go on a food mission late night in Quito. She kinos me right away and puts her arms around me.

Find a food place the guy who ran it lived in NYC and was cool then we head back to the hotel. From there, I went into comfort (story telling, pictures of travels). There was one problem though. At the beginning of the day, I was suffering from allergies. I mean constant sneezing and congestion due to the flying and climate changes. It gets worse in Quito. Let’s just say it affected my sarging lol… She ended up nursing me as I looked for meds.

I escalate with resistance to k closing… Took me a while to get to it… Ran strawberry fields… She was also a MILF with 3 kids, only had sex twice, and listens to Christian music actively (from that I knew she wasn’t SNL material)… Usually I don’t game chicks with kids, but it was an aiport cancellation so what the hell lol…

My allergies kept bothering me to the point where I couldn’t breathe out of both nostrils lol.. Well, finally k closed but couldn’t get past resistance and I was tired… Slept well after finding some allergy meds.

Next day, we kiss some more and have to run to the airport to catch the flight. She bought me breakfast, but I was busy on the computer…At least something good came out of being in the Quito International Airport!

Another night in the world of LatinStylez…

Picture of Medellin, Colombia

Overview:

Medellin, Colombia used to be one of the most dangerous cities in South America. This was due to Pablo Escobar and the drug cartel known  as the Medellin Cartel  ran from the 80′s into the early 90′s. This has changed since Escobar’s downfall. The city is very beautiful with European style architecture. Medellin is known as the city of “Eternal Spring” because the weather is warm with temperatures in the 70s.

Dangers:

Medellin is a relatively safe city, but make sure to use common sense when traveling around. When you are traveling during the night, use a taxi. Make sure to check if the taxi driver is using a meter because then they can give you any price and rip you off.

Sights:

The metro cable in Santo Domingo is a really cool attraction. You go up to the top of the mountain which has a library and some restaurants. It is a spectacular view of the city and a must see.Museo de Antioqua Carrera 52 Carabobo No 52-43 is also a good attraction. You can see works from the famous artist Fernando Botero.

Sleeping:

The El Poblado area has plenty of hostels to choose from. The Tiger Paw hostel in El Poblado is a recommendation. We also heard that Casa Kiwi and Pitstop were good hostels to stay at. It is very close to all the bars and clubs in Parque Lleras. Prado Centro also has affordable hotels.

Eating:

Medellin has plenty of dining options available. El Poblado area has plenty of affordable dining. There is everything from pizzas to burritos in this area. Mario Bros. is a good restaurant for hamburgers and REALLY cheap ribs($5). Also check out Cafe Colombo in Prado Centro. It is on the top floor of the Centro Colombo Americano Building and has very good ambiance.

Entertainment:

The Medellin nightlife really gets going from Thursday-Saturday. There are three different main areas for the nightlife- Parque Lleras, Las Palmas, and Prado Centro. Mango’s is a large club worth checking out. Also check out Club Blue in Parque Lleras on Thursday and Octavia any night in the Parque Lleras area.

Bus:

You can get a bus from Bogota or Cali to Medellin for 50,000 pesos. Medellin also leaves to many other destinations. There are two terminals. The Terminal del Norte which goes north, east, and southeast. The Terminal del Sur goes from west to south.

Girls:

Medellin is known for having the best looking girls in Colombia. I will have to agree that Medellin has some of the most beautiful girls. There is also a high girl to guy ratio. The best time to meet girls there is during the day. The preferable gaming locations are around the universities and the street. During the night, a lot of the girls are with guys. So, have your game ready to deal with guys in sets. There are plenty of good bounce locations in this city.

Overall City Rank: B+

I think Medellin gets this rank because it offers a beautiful climate with plenty of activities to do like museums, paragliding,and casinos. The costs are relatively cheap US $3-4. The people are also friendly and of course the beautiful women you see all over the streets… My only main complaint is that I felt the nightlife venues were a bit limited during the weekdays and the clubs weren’t really happening.

If you want to go to Medellin then call 877-357-3110 for tours and package deals.