Shalena, majority of rich or middle class folks are not snobs at all. I find them to be the most friendliest of all. Life is really normal around them (in my case). They are educated, I don't have to explain how life is lived in USA, I am not worried I have to pay their bill at the end of the night, I am don't have to give them a long explanation that pakistan is not an arab country and we have no war going on there, I am not confused for a terrorist, they treat me as opposed to me treating them all the time etc etc.I see no place for a snobbish label anywhere.
Now, not all dominicans have to love Bachata, maybe some of them simply had enough of Anthony santos.It maybe new music to you but remember most dominicans are raised here listening to this music, .
There is plenty of good latin music around, not every dominican has to listen to burracha music which seems to be based on barrio culture and morena who left him or the morena he loves so much etc etc. There is far more to latin music than simply listening to bachata. I got turned off from Anthony Santo when I was invited to his concert in a barrio many years ago. The place was packed with barrio tigres. When Mr. Santos came on stage, he put a body guard type tigre right in front of himself with an uzi machine in hand. This is so chopoish that I simply had to laugh.
I am not a fan of carwash bachata music but that doesn't mean I am a snob. I do help the poor whom I feel deserve my money.I hand out 100 peso bills to beggers whom I feel deserve help. beggers without limbs and old women who are desperately in need for cash. So I hate Anthony santos music but does that make me a bad person?
Nals is correct, people who have little contact with the rich-middle class folks tend to have a distorted view of them. This saturday my friends will take me to nagua for a party. Transportation, booze and food will be covered by them. Now does that seem like a bad deal at all to anyone?I think not.
If I go to NY, guess who will take me to the airport?
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