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The following is something (from the archive) that I penned some time ago:
Re: Topless sunbathing (WBDominicana
^ ^ ^ "Respectable (and less than respectable) Dominican females do not go topless; in fact, young girls there frequently wear a T-shirt OVER a swimsuit when on the beach. . ." ^ ^ ^
~ Estimada WBDominicana,
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Ms. Dominicana, your response is exactly as I could expect from a proper Dominican lady of good upbringing. Nudity on public beaches (not resort controlled areas) in the context of a "Dominican family" outing just isn't proper, period. As you've stated "when in Roma" particularly applies
when children or grandparents are present.
On the beach areas directly controlled by a resort an entirely different situation occurs, the attendance of large numbers of Europeans and Canadians. What to do? The resort is in business to make money and the preponderance of guests are non Dominican. How can the resort reasonably require the offending guests (nude) to cover up? The all mighty dollar//peso rules in this case. I guess one answer would to post the beach with a warning, something about the presence of topless sun loving 'uro dollars' and 'loonies' (being spent).
Regards,
. . . CES
PS . . . my wife (una Dominicana) has just returned from holiday in the DR and commented on the 'toplessness' of Casa del Mar, it didn't bother her one bit, I was here in California and she was there. . . if you catch my drift . . . lol