Texas Bill said:
If we're to live in this country, we should be allowed a non-voting voice in the conduct of it's government, reference it's effect on our daily lives!
Democracy at work!!
Texas Bill
there is a flaw with these two statements.....i just can't quite put my finger on it. something to do with a "non-voting voice" followed by "democracy at work".....i'm getting a headache.
i'm sure leonel would be very receptive to ideas in a diplomatic sort of way, if you managed to get an audience. how serious he would take any of those ideas depends on literally how much money you have, appear to have, or can generate. i don't mean that in any corrupt sense, i mean that in a general politician sort of sense.
one well-known american company is building a huge free zone plant close to bonao, they sent the company president down to lay the first brick or something - leonel was in bonao like a shot. that was the political thing to do. the government now show they are committed and the american company have also shown they are committed - the common denominator being money.
i don't think leonel is going to listen to expats ideas about solving electricity problems if there is no money to back it - but perhaps there is.
instead of getting expats together and if you are genuinely concerned, why not join your local community group - i'm sure they have one.....every community has one. they are on the tv every night complaining about how they haven't had electricity for two weeks or water for five days or the petrol prices are too high, etc.
if you feel you have something extra to add because you are an expat, .......well they can find out for themselves if that is true.
i know, and this will definitely get your back up, that if i was continuously pissed off and moaning about the...etc., i would pack my bags and go some place else. your instant reaction is to probably answer that this is not possible and you don't want to do that .................if that is true, and i really doubt it, then there is nothing wrong with continuously moaning about current situations, as long as you realise you will always moan wherever you are.
oh yes....and for pity's sake, what other country is everybody on first name terms with the president, so at least get it right. his name has an 'e' and no 'i'.