Contrasting views - El Pais de Las Maravillas

CFA123

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and the original

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So what is your point? By way of your first video, are you implying DR is a third world country with poverty? We already know that.
In the second video many of the country's natural wonder's are one display in order to foster a)tourism and b) a sense of pride in those unfortunates we see in video #1.

I grew up in a places like the one's you are showing, what's your point? Foreigners coming in and filming me taking a bath with a bucket in the campo I grew up in and then posting it online for the world to see is the last thing I wanted for my dignity.
Are you trying to perpetuate the victim mentality that many people have or are you trying to help them overcome their poverty, by displaying their dirty laundry to the world? Ever heard of that word, dignity? What's your point in showing las tristes desgracias en el Pais de las Maravillas?
 

CFA123

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In honesty, I didn't put much thought into it other than as the title states "Contrasting views". I'd seen the tourism video a while back & it's well done highlighting the country's beauty. The flip side of that beauty sometimes isn't pretty.
 
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I think can be interpreted in any number of ways, from an overly defensive perspective, to a very light-heart look at the tourist marketing game.

Whatever way one feels inclined to interpret the videos, I think the videos themselves are very interesting, and they are certainly a study in contrasts.

Perhaps it would be best not to attempt to read too much into it. They are simply two videos that someone chose to share. Take it for what it's worth. Geeeez!
 

bachata

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I agree we this people, este es el pais de las maravillas si!!! pero para el que tiene $$$ who cares about those poor people...
I would say like tio Hipolito; subele los vidrios.

JJ