I don't like the word "Chopo" as it's discriminatory, frequently used by people who feel they are better than the rest of the world...
This world was born in SD city back in the 70s, color have nothing to do with it. Can remember when I was attending HS classes in a private school back in the 80s... I had to fight many times for been addressed of Chopo by some of fellows Capitalenos friends just because I original from Santiago "Cibaeno"... People from SD believe the rest of the Dominicans are "country people" Campesinos or Chopos.
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