In the capital you on a lottery as far as finding English speakers who know what they are saying goes. I think this idea that 40% of people working in front of house positions in the capital (restaurants, bars, hotels, etc)speak English is nowhere near. Now if you were to ask me if 40% of these establishments had 'someone' somewhere that worked in the establishment who could string a sentence together then I'd probably not argue with maybe 40%, but I'd still only put a 15% figure on that, and those probably are the deportees stuck back in the kitchen.
To say you can walk into 40% of these establishments and hold a conversation with a staff member is bull poop of the smelliest sort. If someone is finding this then they are going out of their way to find English speaking establishments, if you want to do that then you are still on a lotto but you play better odds.
Most accommodating have one person specifically to call if a English speaker comes, these hotels are probably the likes of BQ. Restaurants, are a bit better obviously.
If you aren't speaking Spanish and have no intention then go to the Northcoast or the Eastcoast, in reality the South coast isn't THAT accommodating to those who can't be bothered. Most foreigners who speak English, aren't Dominican. And the Southcoast air makes people naturally a bit more stupid for some reason. So even if they do speak English then often they have no idea what they are saying and just repeating Americans got idol.
i can't remember holding a conversation in English in Cap, ever, not for want either. Sorry, the reality of the question is probably 2%, and they must be the places I've not found. But you learn not to so.............
To say you can walk into 40% of these establishments and hold a conversation with a staff member is bull poop of the smelliest sort. If someone is finding this then they are going out of their way to find English speaking establishments, if you want to do that then you are still on a lotto but you play better odds.
Most accommodating have one person specifically to call if a English speaker comes, these hotels are probably the likes of BQ. Restaurants, are a bit better obviously.
If you aren't speaking Spanish and have no intention then go to the Northcoast or the Eastcoast, in reality the South coast isn't THAT accommodating to those who can't be bothered. Most foreigners who speak English, aren't Dominican. And the Southcoast air makes people naturally a bit more stupid for some reason. So even if they do speak English then often they have no idea what they are saying and just repeating Americans got idol.
i can't remember holding a conversation in English in Cap, ever, not for want either. Sorry, the reality of the question is probably 2%, and they must be the places I've not found. But you learn not to so.............
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