Yesterday was my first time studding the DR1 web pages.
My intensions are to find out if DR could be a second or even a new home for my family.
I vacationed in DR only once and that is 10 years ago.
I have to admit that reading the DR1 web pages kind of turn my idea more down than up.
Number one down spot seams to be the safety in general. But I found many other concerns.
?Better to get a home with bars on all windows / better to not get & drive a motorcycle / better not to wear the usual good clothing?s, a wallet or a watch?. / you can or should get a night guard for your home if you do not life in a protected condo association ? / you should not reliable on emergency medical care or an ambulance / you better stay away from tourist spots? and their large number of often drunken expats? In other areas you are lost anyway without Spanish or friends? / power service is costly but not continuously provided / smiling street Dominicans only want your best?. your money? / ?better characters do not relate with you if you are in a mixed partnership / do not park a car unprotected without extra cautions / make your own food at home because restaurants are costly and serve often low quality / streets are littered with trash because to many people just do not care for keeping a clean surrounding / officials, businesses and police are often corrupt?
Now, what are the good things left? You can buy a beautiful house with a nice view for a relatively low price ? but being trapped behind bars and safety guards? You can get a full time maid service for less than your power bill? You have beautiful beaches but you should not expect that your clothings are at the same spot where you took them off for a swim? Carefully selected I could find some nice people and good friends ? does this not apply for the all the world? Living in DR is slower and less stressfully? Meaning lie in your guarded hammock and enjoy the warm, topical breeze while the maid (slave) is cooking you a dinner? Working in DR cannot be a reason since the salary is a joke ? unless you work for humanity or idealistic reasons.
Well, what are the real reasons to move as an young US middle class family to DR other than being bored with first world life and looking for a temporary adventure or better called ?a vacation??
My intensions are to find out if DR could be a second or even a new home for my family.
I vacationed in DR only once and that is 10 years ago.
I have to admit that reading the DR1 web pages kind of turn my idea more down than up.
Number one down spot seams to be the safety in general. But I found many other concerns.
?Better to get a home with bars on all windows / better to not get & drive a motorcycle / better not to wear the usual good clothing?s, a wallet or a watch?. / you can or should get a night guard for your home if you do not life in a protected condo association ? / you should not reliable on emergency medical care or an ambulance / you better stay away from tourist spots? and their large number of often drunken expats? In other areas you are lost anyway without Spanish or friends? / power service is costly but not continuously provided / smiling street Dominicans only want your best?. your money? / ?better characters do not relate with you if you are in a mixed partnership / do not park a car unprotected without extra cautions / make your own food at home because restaurants are costly and serve often low quality / streets are littered with trash because to many people just do not care for keeping a clean surrounding / officials, businesses and police are often corrupt?
Now, what are the good things left? You can buy a beautiful house with a nice view for a relatively low price ? but being trapped behind bars and safety guards? You can get a full time maid service for less than your power bill? You have beautiful beaches but you should not expect that your clothings are at the same spot where you took them off for a swim? Carefully selected I could find some nice people and good friends ? does this not apply for the all the world? Living in DR is slower and less stressfully? Meaning lie in your guarded hammock and enjoy the warm, topical breeze while the maid (slave) is cooking you a dinner? Working in DR cannot be a reason since the salary is a joke ? unless you work for humanity or idealistic reasons.
Well, what are the real reasons to move as an young US middle class family to DR other than being bored with first world life and looking for a temporary adventure or better called ?a vacation??