When I was in the D.R. I met a fellow who told me he was sitting in an open air restaurant on Cabarette Beach and a man selling newspapers walked up to him and said: "Are you from Canada or France?" The person replied: "No, I am from the U.S." The person selling newspapers then replied: "I only have the Miami Herald"... and walked away. As he was walking away he made a sign with his hand like he was shooting a handgun and while doing that he said: "AMERICANO IS NO MI AMIGO" and then he walked away.
After I heard this story I wondered what could cause him to hate Americans?
Perhaps the Dominican man who was selling these newspapers blames the U.S. Government for the financial collapse which may have affected his earnings selling newspapers to tourists or other earnings to tourists??? But if this is so, it is not fair that he should take it out on this American gringo tourist who may also hate what the U.S. government has done to his country and the rest of the world....
Any thoughts about why this Dominican man would hate Americans and take out his frustrations on an American tourist when that tourist has nothing to do with hurting any Dominican and never met this man selling newspapers before that particular uncomfortable moment in D.R. tourist history?
Bob :glasses:
After I heard this story I wondered what could cause him to hate Americans?
Perhaps the Dominican man who was selling these newspapers blames the U.S. Government for the financial collapse which may have affected his earnings selling newspapers to tourists or other earnings to tourists??? But if this is so, it is not fair that he should take it out on this American gringo tourist who may also hate what the U.S. government has done to his country and the rest of the world....
Any thoughts about why this Dominican man would hate Americans and take out his frustrations on an American tourist when that tourist has nothing to do with hurting any Dominican and never met this man selling newspapers before that particular uncomfortable moment in D.R. tourist history?
Bob :glasses: