Being a resident of NYC I am very familiar with the social services that one can get when hungry, homeless, needing medical attention, etc.
In contrast to this situation I am confused about certain aspects of life for the Dominican in the same boat and interested in understanding parts of the culture that might be the answer. I have tried for many years in getting certain answers but 2 plus 2 doesn't seem to add up.
For example-It seems to me, and I can be wrong, that everyone in the poor sector has some kind of roof over their head. However pitiful that roof might be they are not sleeping on a park bench.How and why?
No work, no money, there seems to be a culture within the barrio or family of sharing what they have amongest themselves to eat. Without this how would they?
My questions are simple. Can anyone share their thoughts how it is possible (without remittances) for the jobless to survive? Is it part of a process of the culture that can be explained here by someone that has experinced it?
In contrast to this situation I am confused about certain aspects of life for the Dominican in the same boat and interested in understanding parts of the culture that might be the answer. I have tried for many years in getting certain answers but 2 plus 2 doesn't seem to add up.
For example-It seems to me, and I can be wrong, that everyone in the poor sector has some kind of roof over their head. However pitiful that roof might be they are not sleeping on a park bench.How and why?
No work, no money, there seems to be a culture within the barrio or family of sharing what they have amongest themselves to eat. Without this how would they?
My questions are simple. Can anyone share their thoughts how it is possible (without remittances) for the jobless to survive? Is it part of a process of the culture that can be explained here by someone that has experinced it?