First off, this does not mean I am specifically saying Peruvian men are worse than men of any other nationality. Nor am I stating that all men are bad; but seriously, sometimes, you just have to ask, “WTF are these people thinking?”
Example number one. I meet a nice, but fairly intoxicated chap in Paracas. he’s sweet, but the drunker he gets, the more forward he becomes. He says he’ll see me in Cusco for my birthday. I nod and of course, completely disbelieve him. Two weeks later, whaddya know, but he’s calling me from the bus station in Cusco. Yippee. So, ok, he’s sweet enough to surprise me. I think, “Maybe I should give him a chance.” He professes his love for me over and over again. I, used to this part of the Latin style of wooing, politely dismiss it. He offers to take me to Machu Picchu for the weekend as a gift – which is not inexpensive by the way – and I agree, though a bit reluctantly. All of the sudden, we’re on a supposedly romantic getaway and he doesn’t want to hold my hand, barely speaks to me at the ruins, and decides he should probably leave earlier than we had planned. Huh? Honestly, if anything changed, I was completely in the dark. Of course, now he’s still calling me from Paracas and sending sweet nothings as if nothing had changed. This is the nice guy.
11 May, 2011 at 8:08 am
He had only imagined the fantasy (or script) up to the point of invitation. When it came down to actually enjoying the lift off as you both taxied down the runway, he reaized he had no wings for flight! Altitude sickness gets the low self esteemed every time!
6 July, 2011 at 3:25 pm
I will tell you what I think as a Peruvian woman. He was not that into you. He was just trying to get in your pants!
Sorry to tell you but bricheros, or those aspiring to become one, are all the same. Looking to spend a good short time with you. Come on, who else would say I love you over and over again if it’s not someone who just wants to get something from you?
Bricheros have only one goal and that’s to hook up with the first gringa they see walking by, and they don’t care about looks. Gringa to them equals easy sex, money, drinks. Do yourself a favor, next time you hear someone say “I love you” after the first 30 minutes of knowing each other walk away!