Living In Hell

Aguaita29

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You should complain to management so they get fired. You´re probabbly not the only one who´s getting this treatment. If you´re hesitant about doing something about it, talk to other residents, your probabbly find someone with the same experience.
Hey, how come you´ve been here for such a long time, and still talk as if you were new. I remember your profile from over 10 years ago.
 
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Aguaita29

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Apart from posting something like "Thank you for spending your time to try to provide answers to my situation", the only other advice is:

"Go and talk with them, say/show a 'thank you' for their service, a few words in Spanish even if it's just 'Hola / Gracias' and a smile may help.
Remember: You are in their country and showing respect is the only way to gain respect.

PS. You should really get your residency papers..."
I think that might work if you´re just meeting someone. Otherwise, don´t be nice or show respect to someone who´s doing fart noises in your presence. It doesn
t matter if its ¨Their country¨. Most security is usally nice and helpful. This shitty security should be fired.
 

josh2203

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sure, but making farting noises is.
To be honest, if any adult was making those while working, I would be thinking if there's something wrong with them. Never seen that happening, so security guard doing those would perhaps make me a bit unease as well....

That being said, while it's been discussed in length that customer service is not the best in this country, I have yet to meet a member of the security staff who I would dislike dealing with. All that I have seen are always very polite, regardless if they are young or old...
 
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You should complain to management so they get fired. You´re probabbly not the only one who´s getting this treatment. If you´re hesitant about doing something about it, talk to other residents, your probabbly find someone with the same experience.
Hey, how come you´ve been here for such a long time, and still talk as if you were new. I remember your profile from over 10 years ago.
In his first post, they said neither the owner nor the administration is stepping up to the plate.
 

MariaRubia

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I lived in a condo where the security was completely out of control (once the guard came up to my apartment to help carry some bags and then tried to jump on top of me, another guard tried to get his dick out, one of the cleaners assaulted one of my kids in the elevator). But clearly there was some financial movement between the head of security and the administration (who were equally useless) and when you complained nobody ever got sacked.

The best thing to do is to move. I would be way more careful about selecting an apartment if I ever moved, I'd probably want to rent first and see how the place is managed and how the security work. Where I live now I joke that it's like living in Russia, there is a vicious woman who runs the place and everyone is constantly being told off for not obeying rule number xx.99 , emails fly out for minor infractions. But it's clean, it's very very well run, it's silent, it's super secure.
 

Ecoman1949

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As it is several days since his first post requesting help and he has not replied to anything, I should think our advice is for nought.
They got five pages of advice and other things. If it was a troll it generated a good discussion amongst ourselves. 😆
 
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malko

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I understand what you're trying to say, but I don't think it is the same thing. The terms you give in your example are obviously meant by the person using them as an insult and to put themselves in a position over the one being insulted. Same goes for so many similar slurs we all know that are used against various races or categories of people. I don't think people here use "gringo" as an insult, but more of a description...same as when my lady friend's family refer to others in the family as "la gorda" or "la flaca". But, if the one being referred to is insulted, they need to let the ones using it know. On the other end of the spectrum would be the derogatory terms used for Haitians...obviously meant as an insult and to put the user in a higher position (in their own mind).
The rare times I have been called gringo, it felt snarky. Usually they call me rubio.
 

bob saunders

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The rare times I have been called gringo, it felt snarky. Usually they call me rubio.
My wife has a cousin they call Gringo. Doesn't bother him at all. I don't recall anyone calling me it to my face but I know I have been referred to as a Gringo. I don't think it is used too much here in Jarabacoa where there are lots of white Dominicans.
 

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I've only heard "gringo" used when referencing a foreigner(s) in general - could be American, Canadian, European, or even black Americans. It doesn't seem to be used in a derogatory way. Just easier to say than "extranjero".
 
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