- Thread starter Mamluke13
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Depends on how they are feeling and how much money gets thrown at them. It would have to be something very special for me to call the police here, way more of a headache! Done that and gone the trial route a few times...I know better now 
Good friends that you trust is a MUST!!
Good friends that you trust is a MUST!!
If you are willing to the police for their assistance, yes. If not, good luck.
Most of the women down here would much rather you just stayed home and
sent them money every month via Western Union.
If you pay attention here you will not find you self having any police contact. Play the fool with alcohol, drugs, chicas, or driving at night you could find yourself in a world of hurt and very very alone. In the DR there is a "presumption of guilt" for gringos.
I have lived here for nine years and I have never once needed to speak with a cop (other than polite small talk if I found myself sitting next to one in a public place).
And I do not live in a protective gringo bubble like many posters. I frequent rough barrios and associate with many in the working-class and under-class.
Never getting drunk and not owning my own transport has probably helped me steer clear of the cops.
And I do not live in a protective gringo bubble like many posters. I frequent rough barrios and associate with many in the working-class and under-class.
Never getting drunk and not owning my own transport has probably helped me steer clear of the cops.
Unlike some posters....I don't live near tourists....so no special tourist Police in my neighborhood
I live in a barrio in Santiago. Interact with local cops all the time. No issues at all. I agree with others on the fact......don't drive ...and don't be drunk in public.
As for the women.... same as anywhere...good women....and bad women. Just have to weed out the bad ones.
I live in a barrio in Santiago. Interact with local cops all the time. No issues at all. I agree with others on the fact......don't drive ...and don't be drunk in public.
As for the women.... same as anywhere...good women....and bad women. Just have to weed out the bad ones.
They fall in love with your dinero. It doesn't take any motivation on their part if you show any interest. They set the hook and real you in like a trout. It can be fun while you are in the DR but be careful. Your not in your comfort zone any longer.
Hi Mamluke, never had any problems with police in 10 years of living here and I drive all the time in all parts of the country both in the day and night. I'm fluent in Spanish so that may have kept me out of trouble at times. As to the women, you can find whatever you like and want here, however most will be after your dinero and or a visa. There are a few good ones though and in all my years and before I found a good one I went through a number of very bad ones. Never forget a first date with one such chica where I took her to a very nice and romantic restaurant in Santo Domingo when within the first 10 minutes of conversation she asked me to buy her a computer and a cell phone. I ate as quickly as possible and immediately took her home never to call her again. I learned quickly to tell a first date that if she asked for anything it would be the last time she would see me. This didn't work a lot of times, but helped to cut out the really bad ones quickly. In the end, I did finally meet a very good women and have been happily married for over 5 years. She has been great and stuck with me through thick and thin. They're out there but takes a lot of patience to find a good one.
I live in a barrio here in Santiago as well. Police are to be avoided at all cost
where I live as they act just like a gang of armed thugs. The only time they ever
come into the section I live in after 8 or 9pm at night is to collect their money
from the drug dealers.
It depends - and you should take heed of all the good advice offered here . Let's just say that as a tourist you don't want the opportunity to find out if the police would side with the locals or not . Prevention is better than cure .
Yes , they do. All the time - day and night . Nuff said.