) and i've been in and out of SDQ twice in the last 3 weeks and it was a breeze. never had my bags searched entering the counrty infact i've always just been waived thru.i've never even seen that let alone experienced it and i've been to the DR 6 times this year alone thru 4 different airports. weird:surprised
once i'm in the baggage area the only people i talk to are fellow travellers and the chica handingout the free brugal
at the final baggage check before exiting i either get waived thru outright or answer anything they ask me by saying " i don't understand" in english. in the last 6 trips i've basically just walked out after getting my checked bags if i had any. i've been thru with as little as 1 carryon and as much as 2 carryon and a HUGE duffel, checked.
i learned a long time ago that in places like the airport letting anyone know you speak/understand any spanish is just asking for trouble. most people that are going to try and shake you down (in a govt. building) do not speak english so they are lost if you seem to only speak another language
ofcourse there are other places where this doesn't apply but then i try to avoid most people that approach me, in the street, speaking english. irate:
