I include citizens of other countires in addition to the US in this = Do Dominicans in general respect or resent Americans for what they have accomplished?? I feel that respect has dropped a lot due to familiarity and the influx of certain types of visitors & immigrants. Also there appears to be a geographic basis as in Santiago generally respect while Sosua generally resent (contempt). I guess the feet of clay syndrome combined with Sosua has had a large influx of people from all over the country who are really not from Sosua as other areas such as Bavaro.