Hi Everyone! I'm new to the forum. I visited the Punta Cana for a 3 night excursion back in January 2005 to celebrate my friend's birthday and absolutely fell in LOVE with the island, the culture, the people (what little bit I did get to see while trying to escape the resort). I wasn't able to get the Santo Domingo excursion...this is one of my life's greatest regrets. As an African American female it is amazing to me to see people who are of African decent myself who possess a totally different culture. Being immersed in their culture made me realize that I remembered more espanol than I originally thought. I've even contemplated moving there...my husband isn't feelin it tho.
My suggestion is this:
I've noticed that there are quite a few Spanish speakers on here who live in the DR and are familiar with Spanish and DR slang. I looked everywhere, but could not find a GLOSSARY on the website for unfamiliar words. There was a thread that I saw on here last week that mentioned words and their meanings, but I think that a GLOSSARY of popular Spanish words and slang would be helpful for those of us trying to eventually be able to be conversational in their Spanish.
My Question:
What exactly is a GRINGO? Is it someone who appears to be of European decent. Or someone who looks like anybody but doesn't speak the Language (Spanish)?
My suggestion is this:
I've noticed that there are quite a few Spanish speakers on here who live in the DR and are familiar with Spanish and DR slang. I looked everywhere, but could not find a GLOSSARY on the website for unfamiliar words. There was a thread that I saw on here last week that mentioned words and their meanings, but I think that a GLOSSARY of popular Spanish words and slang would be helpful for those of us trying to eventually be able to be conversational in their Spanish.
My Question:
What exactly is a GRINGO? Is it someone who appears to be of European decent. Or someone who looks like anybody but doesn't speak the Language (Spanish)?