I often offer to help people with information, renting apts, buyiing houses etc in this area. Usually, but not always via DR1. I don't do this for money, have never been paid, nor have I ever had commission. I do it as I know how hard it can be to move to a new country, and almost none of the people I offer to help speak any Spanish. And I have lots of contacts here so I can make their lives easier - from getting an apt, to installing internet, electricity etc.
In the last few months, I have just been given the run around by almost every North American I have been in touch with. And that is a lot. They ask to meet you, and they don't turn up, leaving you waiting for an hour or so. They say they will call you on a certain day or time, and don't. I look after an apartment for an American lady (who is very nice) and potential renters call and say they are coming - and don't turn up. In the meantime I have cleaned the apt and made it ready for guests. Wasted time. Other people have emailed me and asked for photos and information, which I provide, we then exchange 20 emails and they they come and leave without getting in touch like they said they would. Not everyone is like this, just the majority. Do they think we spend all day sitting on the beach and don't have busy lives just because we live here? I have rescheduled to meet people (who don't turn up), I have made appointments for them to meet with other people (and they don't turn up). The english, french, italians and germans all call when they say, and arrive on time but the North Americans just don't. A few will email to apologise - actually that is not a few it is just one(!!).
So, you North Americans out there, please explain to me if this is a new culture in the States and Canada to set up meetings and just not appear, or is it just how they treat people in this country. At the moment they are making the Dominicans appear like little angels as far as time keeping goes!!
Please I am not bashing North Americans - some of my best friends here are from Canada and the States, I just want to try and understand this mind set of messing people about.
Matilda
In the last few months, I have just been given the run around by almost every North American I have been in touch with. And that is a lot. They ask to meet you, and they don't turn up, leaving you waiting for an hour or so. They say they will call you on a certain day or time, and don't. I look after an apartment for an American lady (who is very nice) and potential renters call and say they are coming - and don't turn up. In the meantime I have cleaned the apt and made it ready for guests. Wasted time. Other people have emailed me and asked for photos and information, which I provide, we then exchange 20 emails and they they come and leave without getting in touch like they said they would. Not everyone is like this, just the majority. Do they think we spend all day sitting on the beach and don't have busy lives just because we live here? I have rescheduled to meet people (who don't turn up), I have made appointments for them to meet with other people (and they don't turn up). The english, french, italians and germans all call when they say, and arrive on time but the North Americans just don't. A few will email to apologise - actually that is not a few it is just one(!!).
So, you North Americans out there, please explain to me if this is a new culture in the States and Canada to set up meetings and just not appear, or is it just how they treat people in this country. At the moment they are making the Dominicans appear like little angels as far as time keeping goes!!
Please I am not bashing North Americans - some of my best friends here are from Canada and the States, I just want to try and understand this mind set of messing people about.
Matilda