now you are saying I am delusional........really, I thought we were talking about porters at the airport......not murderers.
You bad attitude comes over in your posts.
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now you are saying I am delusional........really, I thought we were talking about porters at the airport......not murderers.
You bad attitude comes over in your posts.
Another thing is that I'm not in another country; I'm in the safety of my own home, in my home country. You are twisting the facts in more ways than one! Shame! LOL
....well, your attitude is bad from where I sit. Look in the mirror: I think you have a hard time accepting the truth.
At least the luggage guys work for a living! Scum
is a bit much, annoying yes but scum I don't think so!
is a bit much, annoying yes but scum I don't think so!
You may not feel that way if you were on the receiving end of the verbal assault.
Hmmmm, I wonder what that tourist did that caused the bar girl to hit him with a bottle, and what the English speaking guy did to the street urchins that made them surround him. I guess we just have one side of the story. Chances are you wouldn't be very proud if you did know that other side.
As for the luggage handlers at the airport, try traveling with just one backpack.
In my experiences, these concho drivers, or monkeys as you call them, have been some of the most pleasant and helpful people I've encountered. I hope none ever lift a finger to help you if you need it someday. Oh wait, you won't need their help, you're a bada$$ expat with a gold chain and a Glock. What a joke and I'm guessing small and insecure as well.
The last portion of your post regarding airports has me thinking the rest of your post is pure bull$h1t, and I dislike BC. Vendors there are really over agressive, but a tourist being surrounded there and getting the crap beat out of him unless he is way down the beach area by Marina Zar Par in what I call no mans land is highly unlikely.
Well, on motoconchos : in my campo they are starting to become "pushy", ie pouncing on carros publicos when they arrive. But they know that doesnt work with me. I use 2 diffr3nt conchos, that I know well. If they are not there I NEVER take a pushy one. I'll walk past them to another concho. Now nobody harasses me. ( see they do learn:laugh: ).
Also, they are great for running errands. No fags, call a concho on the phone. Missing a cement bag, call a concho. Great service.
When I take a concho in POP or santiago ( very rare ), they have always been real helpful....... and cheap. Again I never take one that comes up to me, I always go to them....... works for me.
BTW, I got to meet a great sastre (?) through a random motoconcho. Half the price than other 3 I visited, and great work.
About the airport porters. Now I fly into santiago, and at night apparently there are no pprters. When I used to fly into SD, at times I had to search for a porter.......... 200 pesos, give him ure tags, he picks up ure 8 cases on the carrousel, walk through customs ( as said by other poster, seems that it is less likely to be controled with a pprter ), loads ure cases into the car.
Less than 4 € for 8 cases !!!! It's a bargain if I have ever seen one.
Love the dr for cheap services !!!!!!
Also, they are great for running errands. No fags, call a concho on the phone. Missing a cement bag, call a concho. Great service.
When I take a concho in POP or santiago ( very rare ), they have always been real helpful....... and cheap. Again I never take one that comes up to me, I always go to them....... works for me.
BTW, I got to meet a great sastre (?) through a random motoconcho. Half the price than other 3 I visited, and great work.
About the airport porters. Now I fly into santiago, and at night apparently there are no pprters. When I used to fly into SD, at times I had to search for a porter.......... 200 pesos, give him ure tags, he picks up ure 8 cases on the carrousel, walk through customs ( as said by other poster, seems that it is less likely to be controled with a pprter ), loads ure cases into the car.
Less than 4 € for 8 cases !!!! It's a bargain if I have ever seen one.
Love the dr for cheap services !!!!!!
Because that's how I travel and I've never had anyone hassle me about carrying my one backpack, but I've seen others, with multiple bags, being treated the way you described you've been treated. That's how I deduced you had more than one backpack over your shoulder. If you have been hassled over a single backpack, I would further deduce that you appear rather weak to the bag hustlers, and give the impression that you can't handle it.
This happened on Av Duarte by the hotel I was staying in (Europa Hotel). I was in my room and kept hearing someone outside yelling "F*ck You!... F*ck You!...F*ck You!" So I went out to the balcony and below was a white guy (40ish) surrounded by several boys who were attacking him like hyenas ( I did not see any blood) as he walked toward Hotel Don Juan. One of the boys I recognized as being a shoe shine boy in the area. They passed under my balcony and continued up the street. It was too painful for me to watch. There were no one else on the street at the time that I could tell.
Ok, I guess we don't know the same ones. The ones I'm speaking of is my relative and his fellow concho drivers, all who have treated me, my wife, my sons, and my many friends with nothing but kindness. And another we didn't even know fought off a ladrone that tried to swipe my wife's purse. Like I said, I'm related to one and don't really appreciate a know it all expat calling him a monkey, but I guess since I hang out in barrios and you have your house featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Douchbags, maybe we see things differently.
I live in a barrio and hang in MANY places gringos won't..not saying all are shady but um...the only people who offer me drugs are motoconchos.
So do you live here?
So do you live here?
No. I don't live there, so I guess that makes you the authority on concho drivers. Sorry I insulted your superior position. I just entered the conversation because someone made a blanket statement about "concho monkeys". I guess I have no right to challenge your opinion of Dominicans. I just see things from a different perspective, but I guess my time spent there with family who have lived there their whole lives and are really good people doesn't compare to the opinion of expats who have no family there and are relativly new to the country. So many seem to jump on the "dominican hater" bandwagon. Oh well, to each their own they probably won't make it in the long run and will run back to their country where cab drivers don't offer them drugs.