Yes you are a Dominican!!! But if you drive your car fast and eat at the same time and walk with a cup of coffee in your hand on your way to office.... You are an American!!!
haha
JJ
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What it means to be Dominican?
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Yes you are a Dominican!!! But if you drive your car fast and eat at the same time and walk with a cup of coffee in your hand on your way to office.... You are an American!!!
haha
JJ
If anything I think that what identifies us as Dominicans more than anything else as those describes hereto, is our ability to face the most adversity and worst aftermath you can think of and still be able to smile soon after and even crack a joke about it.
Where else during a "velorio" can people find those weeping and still the group, that even with respect, laughs about the crazy things from the past they shared with the recently departed.
We're a people that will not make a wall when sharing our culture and "costumbres" with others of our nationality from different social or economic status, in or out of the country. Even the most rich and Elite will seat humbly, on a pine and guano chair, to share in on the Habichuelas con Dulce serving...
Whilst the rest of the world fights to be recognized as white or black, we're proud that even when negrito con bembes, blanco jojoto, y el epitome del bronce refinado, we're "Indios Dominicanos" proud of our indigenous roots first and foremost.
Outsiders don't even understand that we used Indio to denote skin color, when in fact 100% of those born in the colony of Santo Domingo were deemed as such, even when born to fully white European parents just off the boat in the Santo Domingo port.
Indio Dominicano is not about color of the skin, but pride in your roots as a people. I think this is the reason why very few outsiders are ever able to fully understand the Dominican culture, from their narrowed cultural perspectives.
As in the words of the song writer and poet Juan Luis Guerra, we're Dominicans because we never stopped dreaming when we turned adults and keep our hopes alive just like children do.
Where else during a "velorio" can people find those weeping and still the group, that even with respect, laughs about the crazy things from the past they shared with the recently departed.
We're a people that will not make a wall when sharing our culture and "costumbres" with others of our nationality from different social or economic status, in or out of the country. Even the most rich and Elite will seat humbly, on a pine and guano chair, to share in on the Habichuelas con Dulce serving...
Whilst the rest of the world fights to be recognized as white or black, we're proud that even when negrito con bembes, blanco jojoto, y el epitome del bronce refinado, we're "Indios Dominicanos" proud of our indigenous roots first and foremost.
Outsiders don't even understand that we used Indio to denote skin color, when in fact 100% of those born in the colony of Santo Domingo were deemed as such, even when born to fully white European parents just off the boat in the Santo Domingo port.
Indio Dominicano is not about color of the skin, but pride in your roots as a people. I think this is the reason why very few outsiders are ever able to fully understand the Dominican culture, from their narrowed cultural perspectives.
As in the words of the song writer and poet Juan Luis Guerra, we're Dominicans because we never stopped dreaming when we turned adults and keep our hopes alive just like children do.
Bachata you are so right, Recently I was to meet a person that did not know me, so I identified myself as indio claro de camisa gris, thats how it is here.
being dominican in my household means that you are never guilty or at fault for anything, ever. the stopped up toilet is because i bought a cheap one. the broken window that my boy threw a baseball through only happened because it was old glass. she can't sleep because, too hot, too cold, i move around too much, the TV is too loud, the TV is too quiet. i need to run the ceiling fan and the air conditioner. the coffee that she had at 10PM helps her sleep. "I" have to start saving to buy a new car, 4 platanos don't make you fat, beer does not make you fat, a little while is 4 - 6 hours or when the beer runs out. we're leaving after this last beer, last dance, last piece of chicken, when i finnish talking to sister. being dominican is spending the day with one of five sisters and then calling the sister on the phone when we get home and talking for another hour, then calling all the other sisters to talk about "nothing important", why do you ask? can't go the beach because there's too much sun and don't want to get too dark. i like dark. being dominican means an excuse for everything none of which lead back to me. last but not least the ability to fix anything apples to apple computers unless i bought the cheap one, can't work on those...................
tbout twenty years and counting and still learning, but, pssssst! i know a whole lot more spanish than they think i do......the payback is gonna be a motherf564ker......................
I think I'm becoming Dominican. I was in a drugstore and asked for a medicine. Winasorb or Tylenol? Dame Winasorb. When the guy takes it I ask: Cual es mejor, Winasorb o Tylenol. I hate it when people do that (and Dominicans do that often, make a choice and then change it) and now I did it myself and it's not the first time I noticed doing that....HELP!
Dominicaness
IMO Dominicaness is
1. To believe in god and in a brighter tomorrow
2. To love and respect the land and its laws
3. Not littering or polluting
4. Recognizing Trujillo as a hero just like Duarte, Sanchez and Mella
5. To love and help you neighbour and our people
6. To always crave the food and our music
7. To smile and say good morning even if just getting up
8. Sharing and socializing
9. Being energetic
10.Being proud and to know the meaning of the colors in our flag
IMO Dominicaness is
1. To believe in god and in a brighter tomorrow
2. To love and respect the land and its laws
3. Not littering or polluting
4. Recognizing Trujillo as a hero just like Duarte, Sanchez and Mella
5. To love and help you neighbour and our people
6. To always crave the food and our music
7. To smile and say good morning even if just getting up
8. Sharing and socializing
9. Being energetic
10.Being proud and to know the meaning of the colors in our flag
Regarding #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10? What country do you live in? There are too many examples of the anti-social traits practiced by everyone to counter your list. Just 2 and 3 alone...
Well, then you have no clue who the real Dominicans are, because I can tell you that true well rounded Dominicans are concerned about #2 and #3 and most others in that list. And I think that with this list the OP would get his answer clearly in why I feel as more Dominican than many.
If as many were concerned about #2 y 3 as you say, #2 & 3 wouldnt be an issue. Especially not a visible one. But it is. EVERYWHERE. Therefore people dont care about #2 & 3. They are just as much a part of the problem and no part of the solution. I dont see how difficult it is to post signs "Mantenga La Limpieza". But you NEVER see those signs anywhere, except on the beach and other tourist locations.
We will have to instruct Dominican people to through away their trash inside the vehicles no thru the windows, yes this might sound sarcastic but it work fine here in the states....
Three weeks ago my supervisor switch me to the cleaning and fueling bay of the bus station as he was short of utility workers, I had to clean the interior of 80 buses, three 50 gl tank plastic bags full of all kind of sh**t at the end of my shif...
JJ
Three weeks ago my supervisor switch me to the cleaning and fueling bay of the bus station as he was short of utility workers, I had to clean the interior of 80 buses, three 50 gl tank plastic bags full of all kind of sh**t at the end of my shif...
JJ
That's exactly what I'm trying to say, teaching Dominicans to keep the trash inside the buses (Voladoras) the roads will be clean and the transporter will be force to take care of the trash...
this is going to be my next goal, let's start a campaign on the radio and TV telling people what to do.
JJ
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"El crimen fue descubierto por un vecino, que no quiso ser identificado, pero que oy? como la madrugada del s?bado la mujer gritaba desesperadamente cuando era ?picada? con el machete y ped?a auxilio para que la socorrieran de manera desesperada."
[It happened last Saturday...]
donP
"El crimen fue descubierto por un vecino, que no quiso ser identificado, pero que oy? como la madrugada del s?bado la mujer gritaba desesperadamente cuando era ?picada? con el machete y ped?a auxilio para que la socorrieran de manera desesperada."
[It happened last Saturday...]
donP
Santo Domingo is full of signs about how bad it is to make a mess on the street. Where I live it's rather clean too and in my opinion more and more sectors are becoming cleaner. The barrios where I come frequently like Villa Juana and Ensanche la Fe indeed are a mess.
That's Don for you, find a contrary example and promote it as a representative example.
BTW, I doubt anybody here expects a positive comment from you about Dominicans, we can see you coming all the way from the Mona passage.
I agree with Mr_DR that it depends who you call the real Dominicans. Lots of local people I know are people concerned about values and ethics, they don't throw their empty McDonalds bag out of the car window and call the ones who do asqueroso. The well-educated, professional Dominican is a completely different type of person than the uneducated low class guy who doesn't think further than the coming 5 minutes.
Just a thought, there may be many ways to be Dominican (and just about any nationalities).
Thank God, Dominicans are not all made in the same mold and that's the beauty of it.
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