ok, ok, I get it. Let me explain myself. The question was more hypothetical. No, I don't actually need to pay rent, my father in law owns the condo copmplex my husband manages. I was just very confused because I see alot of Dominicans in my neighborhood, and wonder how they can afford the rent here? When I say, "who can anyone afford that?" I mean how can the average Dominican afford that. I know know, (thanks to your input) that they can't. It's just one more realization between the Have and the Have Nots in this country. So much for the tricle down effect. And FYI my husband is very American, but his parents are very Dominican. I was raised to be very independent and liberal, so it has been hard for me to assimilate. It has been an interesting adjustment to say the least. Hopefully I will be a better person for it.
Thanks again for your posts! DR1 posts have been such an eye opener for me.
Cheers!