Might be silly but a question..........

Music · Jul 21, 2005

Just curious, I've noticed every time I've been in the DR some dominicans offer me candy when I look at it's a HALLS candy? Personally I only use those if I have a cough or sore throat. I always did wonder why they seem to eat it as candy? Anyone know why it's a candy choice for some people? or maybe I'm the only one who noticed this? just curious.

On a funny note I gave a Dentyne Ice gum to a friend and there eyes nearly bulged out of there face hee hee the flavour is a little strong at first. I got a laugh out of it though :laugh:

Stodgord · Jul 21, 2005

Music said:
Just curious, I've noticed every time I've been in the DR some dominicans offer me candy when I look at it's a HALLS candy? Personally I only use those if I have a cough or sore throat. I always did wonder why they seem to eat it as candy? Anyone know why it's a candy choice for some people? or maybe I'm the only one who noticed this? just curious.

On a funny note I gave a Dentyne Ice gum to a friend and there eyes nearly bulged out of there face hee hee the flavour is a little strong at first. I got a laugh out of it though :laugh:

Well,

Smokers use it, I guess is to feel the ice refreshing feel as they inhale. Hookers use it for tricks and the general population use it as a candy because it taste like vapor rub. You know that vapor rub cures all ailments in DR.

Music · Jul 21, 2005

Hmmm interesting answers, thanks for your take on this! :classic:
Anyone else?

Stodgord said:
Well,

Smokers use it, I guess is to feel the ice refreshing feel as they inhale. Hookers use it for tricks and the general population use it as a candy because it taste like vapor rub. You know that vapor rub cures all ailments in DR.

amy2761 · Jul 21, 2005

Because it is candy!!!!

Music said:
Just curious, I've noticed every time I've been in the DR some dominicans offer me candy when I look at it's a HALLS candy? Personally I only use those if I have a cough or sore throat. I always did wonder why they seem to eat it as candy?

I don't think it's ever been advertised as a cough drop here ... correct me if I'm wrong

I never did understand why it was marketed as a cough drop in the first place ..... it's sugar and eating sugary stuff produces phlem (as milk does) right? So how would that help a cough besides making it worse causing you to buy MORE 'cough drops' to soothe your aching throat????!!!!!! Oh wait! I get it!! :bandit:

Stay well,
Amy

Music · Jul 21, 2005

Yes you could be right about the advertising but I'm not sure?

Well halls don't taste that great to me. I get a stomach ache if I have too many too lol they make me feel sick. Yes it has sugar but it doesn't taste as good as other candy no? :classic:
Thanks for your input!

amy2761 said:
I don't think it's ever been advertised as a cough drop here ... correct me if I'm wrong

I never did understand why it was marketed as a cough drop in the first place ..... it's sugar and eating sugary stuff produces phlem (as milk does) right? So how would that help a cough besides making it worse causing you to buy MORE 'cough drops' to soothe your aching throat????!!!!!! Oh wait! I get it!! :bandit:

Stay well,
Amy

POP Bad Boy · Jul 21, 2005

All the time......

...........here in Costambar they eat the "red" halls. They call them "menta's".......which reminds me of another thing that drives me crazy...........they use that Vicks Vapor Rub for everything. They use it for headaches etc and it's much more expensive here than in the states.

All the people around my area in Costambar, Cafemba, buy the Vicks in a small tin the size of a US DOLLAR COIN, and rub it on their foreheads and anything that hurts for that matter...........so one day at the dollar store in the US, I bought about 10 bottles of it.........they were about 1/2 the size of a peanut butter jar.........when I came back I gave one of the people that work for me one and he immediately opened it, took out a HUGE hunk with his finger AND ATE IT!!!!!! He's says he eats it all the time, its good for his lungs! :tired: :bandit: :cross-eye

Frank the Tank · Jul 21, 2005

Funny that you mention the vick's vapo rub thing. On my last trip, I injured my foot, and while at my friend's mother's house, she put the vapo rub on it. Being from the US, i never had seen this before and thought it odd. So I said gracias, and smiled. It's things like this that just add to the charm of the place.

RHM · Jul 21, 2005

You know that vapor rub cures all ailments in DR.[/QUOTE]

Spot on about Vick's Vapor Rub. But remember that Dominicans pronounce it "vee-vay--poo-roo".

Scandall

johne · Jul 21, 2005

How about?

A Dominican that works for me in NYC offered one to me recently-I said no I don't have a cold-he looks at me like I was a Martian.

JOHN

trina · Jul 21, 2005

Scandall said:
You know that vapor rub cures all ailments in DR.

Spot on about Vick's Vapor Rub. But remember that Dominicans pronounce it "vee-vay--poo-roo".

Scandall[/QUOTE]

Very close, but I think it's more like bis---bapo-roo .

Dragonfly32837 · Jul 22, 2005

bibaporu

Music · Jul 22, 2005

Thanks everyone at least I know it wasn't just me who noticed this :laugh:
Hey Vicks vapour rub or should I say bibaporu hee hee works for me when I have a cough.
Well every culture have there remedies I know my Mom has lots of them, some which are gross sometimes :classic:
so next time I get offered a menta I'll say no thanks

:classic:

POP Bad Boy- I can't imagine eating the Vicks Vapour Rub yuk i hope it worked at least :laugh:

stewart · Jul 22, 2005

What about "fletcha". I think it's a chinese product. It is used the same way as Vicks. A cure all. But it is a lot more potent. My wife put some on my temples when I had a cold. I thought my face was going to melt off. ANd I prayed that it would just to be rid of the stuff. I guess that burning sensation means it's working. Right?

poochie77 · Jul 22, 2005

I have a Dominican friend here in Canada and he offered me a halls I said "I don't have a cold" he said it's just candy I like the strawberry flavour.
It was strange but now it all makes sense if that's what he was used to in the DR. I'll have to ask him!
Thanks for the insight.

lsylla01 · Jul 22, 2005

As far as vapor rub is concerned, I've seen someone warm up some water and put in about a spoonful of vapor rub and drink it when they had a cold while I was in the DR last. Even after reading and translating the instructions, the response was, "My mother gave it to us as a child."

The stuff already has a strong enough smell. But to smell it on someone's breath...man, you can imagine!

Dragonfly32837 · Jul 22, 2005

I like the way that halls taste.

Music · Jul 22, 2005

I know they have Excel cherry flavoured gum it tastes like cough medicine/halls to me I hate it yuk yet some love it.
I think it would sell well in the DR

:classic: I should remember to bring some on my next trip :classic:

ZEUS · Jul 22, 2005

Tufo.. Alcohol breath

I'm dominican and I use it to fight 'Tufo' = alcohol breath. It works for me so if I drink beer or something else, you bet I have Hall's in my pocket.

Cant' wait.. 8 more days to DR...AH.. presidente, chicas, fritos.. all the bad stuff that makes me feel Dominicano hasta la tambora..

Zeus (primus inter pares).

:nervous:

nyjcr · Jul 23, 2005

Stodgord said:
Well,

Smokers use it, I guess is to feel the ice refreshing feel as they inhale. Hookers use it for tricks and the general population use it as a candy because it taste like vapor rub. You know that vapor rub cures all ailments in DR.

This is the funniest thing ever... good job Stodgord.

On a little different note, a while back there was a movie, in which a Greek man used to do the same with glass cleaner Windex!... hilarious

Might be silly but a question..........

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