But isn't that the whole point, to give explicit, honest & clear answers?. I for once would love to read your opinion on Dominicans, you're a smart girl, and reading your posts (which I love) you always seem balanced and unbiased. So go ahead & give us your honest opinion, if it's negative, your reputation can afford to take a hit.
How can I not respond having been called a girl
you flatterer. Vacara, I can
describe what I see and experience but I tend not to
judge it because, well, that isn't me. The proudness I experience as patriotism. The arrogance which I have seen in some, I see as a function of a machismo society. I think it's to do with a man measuring himself up against other men (yes almost in
that sense too! :cheeky
. Were I to be in the 'seeking a man' market that would annoy me; not because of the peacock stuff but because I would not be considered suitable to be a player in the game. I don't react well to being 'dismissed' as an unequal...but, since I'm not in that market it doesn't become an issue. The unreliability I know how to interpret now, so, no problem. The humility I see as partly a function of decades of oppression and partly a set of learned responses which aid survival. Ditto the astuteness (being street-smart). The spontaneity can be both glorious and sef-defeating. The generosity is awe inspiring. The resilience earns my ongoing respect. The irrepressible optimism allows me to show mine so there is much of the kindred spirit about that. The litter I plain don't see.
And O&C with reference to the thread title, I have yet to meet a 'simple' Dominican.