Top 10 expat misconceptions and wrong assumptions:
1.) Despite the fact i'm nearly 60yrs old, bald, and fat, this 20 year old girl that i met at the Arriba bar absolutely loves me!
2.) Despite the the fact that my girlfriend's grandmother, father, uncle, and donkey have passed away for the second time this year, she still needs money to go to the funeral.
3.) Despite the fact that i just put minutes on my girlfriend's phone/Sim card, she is out of minutes everytime she calls me.
4.) Despite the fact that my girlfriend only makes $7000 pesos a month, she still insists on spending $10,000 at the hair dressers every month.
5.) Despite the fact that it's barely drizzling outside, i would like to go for a hike or walk up in the mountains but my girlfriend refuses to go outside whenever there is so much as a cloud in the sky because, A.) she just had her hair done and it can't get wet, B.) She just had her nails done, C.) the sun may come back out and she doesn't want to get any sun. D.) she doesn't want to get her shoes dirty.
6.) Despite the fact that i just bought my girlfriend her second cell phone in the past 6 months, she hates it, again, and wants the new version that just came out.
7.) Despite my girlfriend spending every waking hour of the day and night chatting online, posting on Facebook, or Hi5, or fill in blank here_____, she claims to only love and adore me.
8.) Despite giving my girlfriend a generous allowance of money every week or month, she is always completely and utterly broke. it seems that she cannot budget so much as 25cents. it's perplexing!
9.) Despite buying my girlfriend hair-extensions every 3 months, she sells them to her friends and then cries for more hair-extensions 3 months later.
10.) Despite the fact that their is a documentary on tv right now about this beautiful country: Dominican Republic, my girlfriend insists on watching Soap Operas or Cartoons.
I'll do the top 10 misconception about expats when i get home from work.
Frank
Hey - how do you know so much about my love life?