Bad Advice Times Three
MerengueDutchie said:
Wert,
Don't worry you'll do fine.. esp since you seem not to deceive yourself. Enjoy the nice wheather, the sunshine and the natural environment. Go out for a drink in the afternoon and there will be plenty of women who approach you.. you can sit back and relax...
Some important points imo:
1) Make it clear what you want up front while sipping a beer and getting to know each other a bit.. get someone to translate if you must.
2) Do not pay in advance.. tell her you'll pay her after the work.. with the message that good work brings a higher reward..
3) I recommend that you get yourself a guide.. you will pay for his beers, his car and his contacts but he will ensure you have a good time and stay save..
Enjoy
1. They are sex workers, you pay for sex, getting to know each other over drinks is ridiculous. She is not a date or a new a girlfriend , period. Set the price in advance absolutely, in writing and in PESOS, and make sure she has REAL ID (a cedula with a hologram and make sure she actually is the same girl in the picture - I am not kidding)
2. Tipping is a waste of money. I suspect you will get totally ripped off the first few times and not speaking Spanish and tipping is like overpaying for a bad meal and bad service and then 15% more. Don't bother.
3. NEVER get a guide. NEVER. Any nice English speaking DR men you will meet will rip you off three ways from Sunday and smile doing it. You will overpay, pay for the guide's entertainment and beverages and never get rid of them. They are like gum on your shoe.
You will also not ever be able to learn what to do on your own. I have resecued a half-dozen guys from cholos they have wound up with to their infinite gratitude 9and to the ire of the cholos) .
There is NOTHING good with a guide. You will not be particularly safe either. If you go to a massage parlor theywill add at least RD$700 to the already stupidly high price becuase your "pal" gets a kickback.
NB: The proprietor of a hotel may offer 1/2 decent advice, that said, these joints in Sosua that bring in the girls for you rip you off as well, frankly, by double, in my opinion.
0 for 3, the Blue Jays batting average on this advice.