My relocation from the U.S. to the DR is 2 days away. I spent hours scrolling through the forums to get insight. Also I been there plenty of times since 2008 and spent the summer of 2008 in there. As for me I'm very quiet. Most of the time people never notice me. Wherever I go I tend to mind my business and keep a small circle of friends.
I seen dozens of posts on classism and racism. Call me naive, but I never seen it. The only thing I noticed was the Dominican vs Haitian beef. Its tough because I have a good friend that's Haitian and I always get caught in the middle when tempers flare. Just about every Dominican knew I was American and not Haitian. They all treated me well. From what I perceived as racial utopia is one of the many reasons I decided to move to Santiago. I'm not worried about classism that much. I don't want to hang around people that think they're better then others. Are there any parts you recommend me to stay away from because of perceived racism or classism? Again I never seen any racist stuff there.
As a newcomer can I expect the locals to assist me a lot or will I be on my own? I do plan on meeting a couple of Gringos from this board also. Is it true that real estate have a gringo price and a Dominican price? Overall I think dominicans are good people, but you have blood suckers in any country.
Also my Haitian friend said the only reason I was treated so good was because I had a Dominican girl friend and they all thought I was rich. I constantly argue with him on that one. Because Dominicans are friendly to my in the U.S. too. For some reason they are the only women that approach me.
How will my 1st week be? I plan on getting out into the communities.
I seen dozens of posts on classism and racism. Call me naive, but I never seen it. The only thing I noticed was the Dominican vs Haitian beef. Its tough because I have a good friend that's Haitian and I always get caught in the middle when tempers flare. Just about every Dominican knew I was American and not Haitian. They all treated me well. From what I perceived as racial utopia is one of the many reasons I decided to move to Santiago. I'm not worried about classism that much. I don't want to hang around people that think they're better then others. Are there any parts you recommend me to stay away from because of perceived racism or classism? Again I never seen any racist stuff there.
As a newcomer can I expect the locals to assist me a lot or will I be on my own? I do plan on meeting a couple of Gringos from this board also. Is it true that real estate have a gringo price and a Dominican price? Overall I think dominicans are good people, but you have blood suckers in any country.
Also my Haitian friend said the only reason I was treated so good was because I had a Dominican girl friend and they all thought I was rich. I constantly argue with him on that one. Because Dominicans are friendly to my in the U.S. too. For some reason they are the only women that approach me.
How will my 1st week be? I plan on getting out into the communities.