Does Google think the DR is part of Africa?

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My default homepage is google news in English and when I open it up there is apparently a news feature regarding Santiago on the right side. However, all I see is news about Africa or other LA countries? Here is a screen shot:

 

bachata

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Hey chip, it should be that the editor of the news made a mistake.
Last time I was in Santiago I though the plane landed in Africa by accident so many Haitians I saw on the streets.:cheeky:

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Well we do look like some parts of Africa. When you see some pics of The DR you could easily think that's some place in Africa. Good thing we have people like you now moving to "Mejorar la raza" as Trujillo would have said.

 

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POPNYChic

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oh boy. *sighs*

 

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jajajaj! damn chip you let someone clown you in your own thread.

 

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suarezn said:

Well we do look like some parts of Africa. When you see some pics of The DR you could easily think that's some place in Africa. Good thing we have people like you now moving to "Mejorar la raza" as Trujillo would have said.

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What I your talking about? I came here so that a Dominican could "mejorar" my race.

 

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My point is does Google just lump all of us "third world" countries together like so many Americans do? Heck, even my own family does it. It's such a shame because there are good and bad places in every country on the globe.

 

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Or maybe ther isnt enough news of interest to fill that column. So they put it all in the "World Music aisle".

 

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Perhaps they mis-took you as Dominican with African traits ?

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D in the Dark!

 

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that reminds me when i wanted to buy a calling card in london. i went to this small indian newsagent in whitechapel and say: "can i have a card to call eastern europe?"
and the dude says: ""you wanna call algeria?"

 

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Chip - get firefox or chrome.

 

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Just ask the everage Dominican to point their great country out on a map....

 

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This is a great country and it isn't the citizens fault that they don't have access to a decent education.

 

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pedrochemical

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I disagree -
Nobody is going to give it to them it - they have to take it.

4% on education
Get yer yellow strides on!!!!

 

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pedrochemical said:

I disagree -
Nobody is going to give it to them it - they have to take it.

4% on education
Get yer yellow strides on!!!!

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By the same token you could blame the common Haitian for the predicament they're in. Unfortunately this is just not the case. Both the DR and Haiti are lacking in many areas because their politicians care little about their fellow man.

 

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Taino808

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If you ask this average Dominican to point out any country on a world map, I would be 99.9 percent correct. Education is?nt lacking in my neighborhood, or sicial class. And yes I am wearing a yellow polo-shirt today.

 

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Right wing, left wing or chicken wing-no talk about US politics.

Thank you.

 

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Chip said:

This is a great country and it isn't the citizens fault that they don't have access to a decent education.

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You're so right, Chip.

How can Dominicans compete with this:

<object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lj3iNxZ8Dww?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lj3iNxZ8Dww?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>

From the question all the way to the answer, speechless!

What are we going to do with those evil politicians... :cheeky:

 

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pedrochemical

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I think her original premise was quite brilliant - "Because they don't have maps."

Can't argue with that!

 

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Berzin, the movie The good shepherd with Matt Damon and Deniro was supposed to filmed some parts in Africa, but I think it looks like good old D.R.