I have a pure Dominican girlfriend. I am a super white guy( not a nice guy, just extra white)....and I have been to hotels all over the island in the last 20 months with her. In my 18 trips to see her I have stayed in a hotel somehwere with her out of of town ( hers) 16 times....and I have never once got a remark about her. I have never even felt like there was a question brewing in any of the hotels staffs mind...maybe I am just very lucky...maybe we really just look like a couple.. who knows. I am very glad for it. I would HATE for her to be embarrassed. We have stayed in small towns and resort towns and Santo Domingo....
Do they really give you a hard time?..and how do you comabt that when you have a legitimate GF??
I know i would make it ugly fast.....and my GF would just run to the car and hide...she hates when the white guy gets loud ha ha ha ha
bob
At this risk of getting slammed for saying it openly on this site, I am also 'very white' and I have a "very dominican" novio. I have wondered this same question posed by bob, and I didn't see any specific responses to it.
On past trips, and when travelling away from his home, we've avoided this concern by staying at friends' and other relative's homes.
Now, I'm coming out to explore job opportunities and thought we'd have more quiet and privacy by staying at hotels in SD and STI and possibly Sosua area.
So, any suggestions on how to deal with negative reactions? Like Bob said, I don't want mi novio to be embarrassed, I don't want to get offended and loud - But I will defend the legitimacy of our relationship.
I'm just looking for places where our being together won't lead to a conflict or some other negative consequence. (God, I'll be glad when "the search" is over and we can live peacefully in our own place.)
Bob, I'm curious if you think you don't get a "reaction" because of the way you dress? (if so, how?), your gender? your age? I understand you "look like a couple" with your other; so do I. Among friends and family, there is no problem. But that doesn't stop me from fearing the same type of reaction that I've seen in some of these forums.
Suggestions on places to avoid, and places that are professional/accepting? Not looking for anything fancy or large, just safe, quiet, and professional. It looks like Hotel maison Gautreax or the Hotel Discovery in Sto. Dom. - good proximity to govt buildings and at least one university.
Thanks for any help,
vegasdiva