And I remember walking every morning and afternoon on the property picking mangoes.
All you can eat! - Thread starter DavidZ
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No one in DR should go hungry!
And I remember walking every morning and afternoon on the property picking mangoes.
All you can eat! However, if a tree branch from your neighbors tree is growing over your property line, the fruit belongs to YOU!!!!!
Their's always tastes BETTER!
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In Illinois farm country , a "12 Guage" loaded with Rock Salt was a great deterant!
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I don't care if they pick the fruit on their side of the wall/fence...... I DO care if they come onto my property to take it.
@ Criss Colon.. Congratulations for being the most liked poster. I'm sure this is a milestone in you life on DR1. By the way, as one who likes some of your posts, thank you for recognizing me and others that helped make this milestone a possibility for you. FYI, It has absolutely nothing to do with charm and enjoy your new found fame.
I have helped a family for over a year now with food. The "spouse" is out of the country "making money". I have had the family over for breakfast, lunch and cena almost everyday for the past year. Will I give money...NO..because honestly I think the spouse (wife) receives money from her husband but I think she spends it on crap like nails, salon, etc...But they have 2 girls, 13 and 3. I will feed them no questions asked but giving money..no won't happen. And the problem is that I have seen this many times with other Dominicans. Sometimes their priorities are rather out of line.
Probably children in the US go hungry because fruit trees, yucca, beans, yautias, avocados, etc don't grow like weed. Or maybe because some parents rather go get drunk with the money set aside for food. Or probably because the US government welfare programs think that a low income family of 3 or 5 can survive with less than $1.25 per day.
Why do you think that there are so many Haitians here? to work? FYI there are more unemployed Haitians living in this country than employed.
Hunger Hits Home Video : Food Network
Using the "Tried & True" Dominican excuse to, "Blame The Haitians" for EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Macho Dominicanos stayed in their children's lives, and fed , clothed, educated and LOVED them , instead of just "Making More", kids would be much better off than they are today!
"Somehow", even the "Poorest Of The Poor" here can find money for "Cerveasa", "Celulares", and "Nike's", but not for school uniforms and books!
The ALL of them loudly proclaim how much they LOVE their children, yet don't show it by making their kids lives any better.
Unless, and UNTIL, Dominicans take some personal responsibility for their own lives, and children, "Nada" is going to change, EXCEPT for the worse!!!!
Dominicans must think that $1.25 a day in USA welfare's,"Free Cheese" is better that nothing, they risk their lives everyday to get there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If Macho Dominicanos stayed in their children's lives, and fed , clothed, educated and LOVED them , instead of just "Making More", kids would be much better off than they are today!
"Somehow", even the "Poorest Of The Poor" here can find money for "Cerveasa", "Celulares", and "Nike's", but not for school uniforms and books!
The ALL of them loudly proclaim how much they LOVE their children, yet don't show it by making their kids lives any better.
Unless, and UNTIL, Dominicans take some personal responsibility for their own lives, and children, "Nada" is going to change, EXCEPT for the worse!!!!
Dominicans must think that $1.25 a day in USA welfare's,"Free Cheese" is better that nothing, they risk their lives everyday to get there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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first, this link from few days ago:
El pa?s tiene 73,000 ni?os con obesidad - listindiario.com
more up to date statistics on malnutrition in DR:
FAO: la desnutrici?n desciende 50% en la Rep?blica Dominicana - DiarioLibre.com
plenty of people go hungry in DR and barely manage to put together one meal a day. those in a campo manage with the help of others and often eat what they grow or "forage", that is whatever is plentiful withing its season. those in the big cities often rely on comedores ecnomicos that sell a plate of food for 10-15 pesos.
and yes, often the priorities here are not straight. alcohol, loteria and salon take first place, before the food. many dominicans live today and do not think about tomorrow. tomorrow is saved for them, si dios quiere.
El pa?s tiene 73,000 ni?os con obesidad - listindiario.com
more up to date statistics on malnutrition in DR:
FAO: la desnutrici?n desciende 50% en la Rep?blica Dominicana - DiarioLibre.com
plenty of people go hungry in DR and barely manage to put together one meal a day. those in a campo manage with the help of others and often eat what they grow or "forage", that is whatever is plentiful withing its season. those in the big cities often rely on comedores ecnomicos that sell a plate of food for 10-15 pesos.
and yes, often the priorities here are not straight. alcohol, loteria and salon take first place, before the food. many dominicans live today and do not think about tomorrow. tomorrow is saved for them, si dios quiere.
i have to say that when i was a kid in UK we were poor and we lived day to day. we had meat once a week. all clothes from jumble sale (thrift) or hand me downs. fruit was kindly give by our greengrocer, the stuff he couldn't sell. free school meals all my school years...one toothbrush between four of us and no toothpaste, just salt...no food in cupboards other than salad cream.
its very difficult to live any other way when you need $10 and only have $5.
its very difficult to live any other way when you need $10 and only have $5.
Nothing shameful about being, or "growing Up", poor!
A LOT Shameful when you have no parental support!
I KNOW that you DID!!!!!!
It Shows!
Well Done!
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A LOT Shameful when you have no parental support!
I KNOW that you DID!!!!!!
It Shows!
Well Done!
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not really.....i started work at 14 working every day of the year other than xmas day.paper route 6am left school and was kicked out of my home. so parental support not really.
everything in my life has come from work/job. this country needs jobs.
I sorted newspapers (NY Times and Daily News) on Sundays from 4:30am to 9:00am so I can go rollerskating at the age of 12!!!!!
Sorry to hear about the "no parental support". I feel you!!!!
Its all about mentality. People from the north hemisphere has another mentality then folks from the south. Nobody can change it and thats because the world looks like its look. In my generation ( i am 72 years old) it was normal to start work with 14 or 15 if you weren't rich. Its make you able to collect more money for your retirement.