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just be mindful that some of the posters here are p?ople of ample means, and can afford to live in condos that cost them thousands of dollars per month. those people will remind you, as often as they can, that if you live in an apartment that costs 300 dollars per month, then it must be in some dangerous barrio, and you will not be able to go through your front door. that is fiction. i live in a lovely one bedroom apartment, fully furnished, with all the creature comforts the average guy would want, and it costs less than 15,000 per month.
another guy who believes that if your apartment costs 300 per month, then it is in a barrio.
Living in a barrio was the best thing we did, you learn so much more about the real DR. Our security is our barrio and community so don't discount living in areas like this for everyone.
elementary mathematics, Derfish. barrio people cannot afford 15,000 pesos per month apartments. they don?t even make that much per month. the only problem you might have in such an apartment is some gringo moving in nextdoor and bringing in Belkis from the barrio, and all her kinfolk. otherwise , you will be fine. i hardly see my neighbors, let alone hear them.
I have been mugged with a knife at my throat. That was close enough for me, thanks.
However, I live here (in Pto Pta), and before my health deteriorated I wandered all round the barrios and bateyes by day and night, despite being a decrepit old fart who could neither run nor fight, and never felt the slightest bit apprehensive apart from that one incident.
Do not direct your ire at me, but at those pampered and prejudiced North Americans who are dispensing advice from their leafy suburbs thousands of miles away.
that is a $100 more a month than I pay on the Philippines but more than covers the difference in air far i would.I am expecting there will be some trade offs but that is no problem,the paso is about 46 here and maybe later I will live some place else but for now I have my sights on Sosua,a good starting point to get acquainted with people and the places and how things work and gorgon your place sounds like just what i I have now here in CDO
I have never been on a form before but must tell you all I really enjoy it and I think if this is a preview of how all the foreigners get along I will be fine,for most part I think everyone is here for the same reason
A thousand pesos a month does not sound bad at all for a watchman! Thank you for clarifying it for me.
I have lived three places in the DR. All had watchmen, but none had shotguns. Generally, of course, you are right. And that trio would win gold, silver. and bronze for Haiti were sleeping on the job an Olympic event.Tamborista said:
Again, generally fair comment. But ours is useless. He spends most of his time watching the landlady's villa up the road and lets all and sundry through to our apartments without a clue who they might be. The only times he comes near my apartment is to collect the food my gf provides for him and occasionally around three in the morning when he wakes me up clanking about like Marley's ghost.
well I think my starting point for living in the DR will be Sousa,I think I will be able to meet a lot of expats and I think a wealth of info,I will try it for a month or so and if I like it I will stay if not I will search for a better place,If there is anyone that is actually living in Sousa,I would like you input.I am learning Spanish now so in 5 months should be able to at least survive in it.