Just to add that this is one of the sweetest couples I have ever met. Married 11 years now and still act like newlyweds
No one called you a liar. Just a purveyor of fairy tales.
lots have work permits(visas)
I'll gladly give you the name of the restauranteur and you can go and talk to her and her boyfriend directly about the situation but you're probably sitting in your Mommy's basement and have never been to Sosua.
Yes, he is.
I think liar is a tad drastic. How about a fiction writer. So, you claim there are color police in Sosua. You claim to have two dark skin cedula carrying Dominican friends that have been picked up and detained overnight on multiple occasions. This is a tall tale!
There you go again, calling me a liar - just in coded terms. I'm not a moderator, but I'm surprised they allow abuse like this.
It's happening not only in Sosua but all over the place. My Dominican friend has been locked up three times. The times I have proof of were in Sabaneta and Puerto Plata.
Not that it's really my concern but it does happen or at least was happening while I was living up there back in 2013. What you guys need to understand is it's not about the person, it's about the money. They know that most people, when given the option, would rather pay the 500 pesos than sleep on a hard damp floor in cramped cell that smells like an open air sewer. It's a business to them. Nothing more, nothing less.
You have a Dominican friend that has been locked up three times? Sir, May I suggest you associate with a better class of Dominicans. As we all know, we are all judged by the company we keep.
You have already reached your judgment on me. Others think of me differently, I believe. The person in question is a homeowner and mother of two excellent children. I know the family very well.
Thinks for the heads up Sir. I will now wear more sun screen as not to get arrested by the skin police. Have a lovely day.
One of my girlfriends back in the eighties was black. Blue black as a matter of fact, without a trace of Haitian ancestry for at least 3 generations.
I would think probably less, now. We had two teachers, both very dark, one Haitian with papers who is now a Dominican citizen. She says she has been asked for ID but never harassed by either police or immigration. My wife says she speaks better Spanish than most Dominicans. The other really black teacher has never been hassled, so she says. I think a lot of it must depend on where you are and whom you are with.
Absolutely! and how you are dressed and who you are traveling and/or associating with. If you are loitering around at night with a sports jersey and gold chains of course you are going to peak the interest of the P.D. If you are moving with purpose and look like a professional you are literally untouchable. Like it or not we are all profiled.
