Lee-Lee, this place is like any other community or neighborhood.
We have established residents, short term residents and everyday foot traffic.
We have expats that have been living in the DR for 30+ years, Dominicans, Americans, Germans, Italians, lawyers, business leaders, experts in their field, teachers, etc etc.
All these people freely give their knowledge and expert advice back to the community.
You don't need to give very much on DR1 to get a more than you can ever imagined back.
It's very simple...
Just like when you move into any new neighborhood you get the low down on your surroundings, who's who and just the general feel, vibe and how it ticks.
You don't go upsetting your new neighbors by blasting the music, painting your new rented house yellow with pink spots and telling them all how they should run their lives and how great you are etc etc.
It's not going to take very long in the above scenario before you get evicted or worse, permanently removed from the planet.
I have seen all sorts come and go over the past 6 years, we are very tolerable community.
As I told you, eat some humble pie, take a step back, learn the neighborhood and the characters that reside in it before you get served your eviction notice.
I'm going to close the thread, I just hope you have learned something about yourself...