Cyprus has had centuries with the Turk/Greek divide (despite the actual division of the island in two states happening in the last century) and some sort of rapproachment among them has yet to happen. Plus, the genetic company 23andMe has shown that Dominicans with actual Haitian relatives (and vice versa) in their relative finder tool are the exception, and not the rule (contrary to what happens with us vis-a-vis Ricans and Cubans, with which we have like a gazillion of relatives, specially with the former), and there are no signs that the stigma of the inter-ethnic unions among both nations of the island will cease as long as Haiti remains in its postrated state and Haitians remain being seen as the pariahs and untouchables of the continent. I will give it to you that we DR's are somewhat more open to cross-ethnic relations than most groups in Latin America, but this most of the times happens with groups that either we see as peers, or we think will advance our station in life, and not put ourselves into what the French call a "mesalliance". I know, it sounds ugly and distateful in these politically correct times, but I rather tell you how reality is in the most brutal way possible than sugarcoat it with false niceties.
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