But I thought you have lived there more than 5 years...Hillbilly said:Since I have lived here most of my entire adult life...
To make a quick point into this, the pros and cons to living in Santiago are the same to living in Santo Domingo, except that they are 5 times smaller in many cases.snoops12 said:What do you think the pros and cons are to living in Santiago over Santo Domingo?
Thanks!
Not trying to hijack this thread, but its true, Son is of Dominican origin. It is believed that it reached Cuba during one of the exodus of Dominicans to Cuba during one of the invasions from neighboring Haiti. At least, this is what I have been told...Hillbilly said:Even a place to dance "sones," which, I was startled to learn originated in Santiago!!. Even the Cuban musicologists admit this...huh!
I'm not going to contradict this possibility, in the end it doesn't matter where it was actually created. The point is that its a fabulous music genre, among the most soothing sounds of all the sounds humans make!juancarlos said:Even a place to dance "sones," which, I was startled to learn originated in Santiago!!. Even the Cuban musicologists admit this...huh!
The son originated in Santiago de Cuba. NOt the one in El Cibao.
The same goes for the bolero. Where did you see the info about the son originating in Santiago, DR?
juancarlos said:Even a place to dance "sones," which, I was startled to learn originated in Santiago!!. Even the Cuban musicologists admit this...huh!
The son originated in Santiago de Cuba. NOt the one in El Cibao.
The same goes for the bolero. Where did you see the info about the son originating in Santiago, DR?
Hillbilly said:Since I have lived here most of my entire adult life, is that Santiago is a nice place to live than Santo Domingo.
The people are nicer, depending, of course, on just who you hang with.
There is enough cultural stuff to satisfy most people, except NYC Ballet season ticket holders perhaps, there are sports-Winter Baseball is now in full swing--very nice Country clubs, a golf club, good movie place-I hear, anyway-one of the top museums in Latin America and a cultural center in and of itself. Plenty of music, ajzz, latin or pop as well as Dominican bachata, merengue and salsa. Even a place to dance "sones," which, I was startled to learn originated in Santiago!!. Even the Cuban musicologists admit this...huh!
And good schools, if you can afford them, up through university.
HB, what's not to like?
And I left a lot out: Distance to beaches or Santo Domingo, major airport, excellent communications, job opportunities (for talented people, numbnuts need not apply)
Stuff like that can and has happened in Santiago too.nancybelle said:This is a purely personal response--and a generalization, no doubt, at that--but someone in Santo Domingo who tried to grab my purse with my passport and pesos is probably singing soprano now. I didn't give a rat's *** about the dinero as it was not all my stash, but I couldn't bear to think about losing my passport. That happened in London once and I almost lost a husband he was so aggravated. Anyway, I had no one attempt any such shenanigans in lovely Santiago; quite the contrary, even strangers in parks and shoeshine boys were kind and helpful to this happy tourist. I'd pick Santiago anytime over Santo Domingo for a place of residence. Save the capital for quarterly excursions!
Saludos,
Nancy Bell