As i have stated before, i really love Dominican culture. The good :knockedou, the bad , and the ugly . But i have noticed that they are so dramatic. If you didn't understand what was being said around you, you might think they are arguing, strike that you you would think they are arguing. Tonight I was watching Anthony Bourdain, kind of abrasive guy for me at first but he has grown on me (i like that he cusses, what can i say?.) Tonight he was in Cuba. Definitely on my list of places to go. One of the segments was about Cuban baseball. Evidently they have these licensed fans who show up everyday and argue baseball. I noticed a striking simularity with the DR. On the show it was just baseball, but here I have noticed the exact same thing in regards to almost all subjects, and among men and women.
I have also noticed how my wife (i am somewhat assuming this is pretty normal for here) when she is mad, usually at me, she stomps and slams doors, if she is crying, again usually because of me, it is always so over the top drama. Now i understand most women are outwardly more emotional than men, but here it seems to be in magnitudes.
Then tonight i was trolling through the boards. And there was a video posted in the now closed culo thread (good job mod on both closings.) I would link to the video but honestly i am too lazy. So these two Dominicans get into a fight with machetes. But when i am watching the fight I notice that they arent trying to kill one another. They are using them more like a paddle. Again a lot of drama but nothing really happens, nothing too serious anyway.
I watch some of the novellas from time to time with miesposa, or any number of other television programming. I love Sabado Gigante. But one thing i have noticed is how bad the acting is. It is so over dramatized that i cant help but laugh out loud all the time.
So my question is what do think? Is the television mirroring the people or are the people mirroring the television? I have noticed in my prior experiences with latinos that they have a tendency to wear there emotions on their sleeve. Seems to me to be a big difference between Americans.
I have also noticed how my wife (i am somewhat assuming this is pretty normal for here) when she is mad, usually at me, she stomps and slams doors, if she is crying, again usually because of me, it is always so over the top drama. Now i understand most women are outwardly more emotional than men, but here it seems to be in magnitudes.
Then tonight i was trolling through the boards. And there was a video posted in the now closed culo thread (good job mod on both closings.) I would link to the video but honestly i am too lazy. So these two Dominicans get into a fight with machetes. But when i am watching the fight I notice that they arent trying to kill one another. They are using them more like a paddle. Again a lot of drama but nothing really happens, nothing too serious anyway.
I watch some of the novellas from time to time with miesposa, or any number of other television programming. I love Sabado Gigante. But one thing i have noticed is how bad the acting is. It is so over dramatized that i cant help but laugh out loud all the time.
So my question is what do think? Is the television mirroring the people or are the people mirroring the television? I have noticed in my prior experiences with latinos that they have a tendency to wear there emotions on their sleeve. Seems to me to be a big difference between Americans.