The" Dominican" is also a place that Americans refer to, for short, just like Dominicans call the United States..."The States". I am not offended by the later and I don't beleive that the Dominican people are offended either, but the Americans that live there seem to be.Rocky said:FYI: The Dominican is a person and not a place.
Most of us refer to it as the DR.
In my case, I had heard good things about the DR & Costa Rica.
My girlfriend, who I was moving here with, had vacationed here, liked it, so I came down and took a look, also liked it, so that settled the DR/Costa Rica debate.
Glad it worked out this way, as I hear that Costa Rica is not as gringo friendly as it used to be.
It may be referred to as the Dominican but it does not make it right. When you say the states you are talking about many states such as the united states. The Dominican is not talking about anything.ggn420 said:The" Dominican" is also a place that Americans refer to, for short, just like Dominicans call the United States..."The States". I am not offended by the later and I don't beleive that the Dominican people are offended either, but the Americans that live there seem to be.
This has been brought up a million times.........and goes nowhere
No one is saying it is right, anymore than calling the US the states is right. It is typical SLANG just like Spanglish.....It will never go away.Dragonfly32837 said:It may be referred to as the Dominican but it does not make it right. When you say the states you are talking about many states such as the united states. The Dominican is not talking about anything.
Sorry to go off topic. Now go on. I cannot answer the post because I am Dominican.
Slang is something that is well known. I have not heard people call the Dominican Republic the Dominican enough to call it slang.ggn420 said:No one is saying it is right, anymore than calling the US the states is right. It is typical SLANG just like Spanglish.....It will never go away.
Hillbilly said:Met someone on August 16, 1963.
Got married in December 1965.
EOS
HB
And, yes, she met all of HB's Three Golden Rules and much more.....
RE: "Dominican" . It's an adjective, while "states" is a noun...EOS, again..OOOOHH yeah!!!
Wag said:I was living in San Antonio, TX, when I received an offer to work in Santiago (Zona Franca) and I thought Santiago-Chile. When the headhunter mentioned Santiago-DR, I hesitated about the offer. After a few conversations with the employer and headhunter, I decided to come here on a trial basis and that was 1 year ago.
THE GAME said:if i may ask what kind of job?
i wish i could work in DR and live over there. i live, work in nyc in software design/test and have degree in accounting.
All the perks of living in the DR and a US salary.Wag said:Needless to say I am getting paid what I would get paid in the US for the same job, but the benefits here are .... well..... very well documented all over this board. Even better now that I am recently divorced and still in my 30's...
Rocky said:All the perks of living in the DR and a US salary.
That's the way to travel.