After arriving in Santo Domingo I went to a pizza stand for lunch. When I got to the front of the line, a guy behind me muttered something in Spanish. He was about halfway through what he was saying before I realized he was even talking to me. I ignored him because I was in the middle of trying to place an order, which he was interrupting. Another Dominican guy who spoke English interjected to inform me that the first guy was saying I had agreed to pay for his pizza. I denied that and he got fairly upset and accused me of causing an uncomfortable situation.
Then I go outside to get a taxi to my hotel. I had a pre-printed map with directions and showed it to the driver before getting in. In broken English he said he knows the hotel and how to get there. I got in the back seat and gave him the printout just in case. Once we get on the road he starts pointing at the map while speaking Spanish loudly and a mile a minute. He kept turning around to show me something on the map and not paying attention to the road. I used hand gestures to get him to focus on the road again, which he fortunately complied with for the most part from then on. But it didn't stop him from continuing to harass and badger me about the map for the remainder of the 30-minute drive.
Then I go outside to get a taxi to my hotel. I had a pre-printed map with directions and showed it to the driver before getting in. In broken English he said he knows the hotel and how to get there. I got in the back seat and gave him the printout just in case. Once we get on the road he starts pointing at the map while speaking Spanish loudly and a mile a minute. He kept turning around to show me something on the map and not paying attention to the road. I used hand gestures to get him to focus on the road again, which he fortunately complied with for the most part from then on. But it didn't stop him from continuing to harass and badger me about the map for the remainder of the 30-minute drive.
