I just don't get it, why do girls with such pretty blond hair dye their roots black???
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Why are you in DR? Are you obsolete(d)?
I just don't get it, why do girls with such pretty blond hair dye their roots black???
Annie: did I mention I am artist? Totally different mind set. What applies to the average westerner, often does not even remotely apply to me. Don't have much in common with the sense(s) of the masses, thankfully.
What kind of Artist? Jarabacoa has a variety of artists, both tradition and not.
I am a painter (primarily figurative with oils), illustrator (pen and ink, watercolor), and a photographer (primarily medium format film, landscapes, portraits, and street scenes). I would like to know more about Jarabacoa. Is it sort of like the Oaxaca of DR?
Criss: I get the feeling you are holding back...
Dangerous? So was Detroit... but there I was able to legally carry a gun....
Expensive... NOT a good thing.
"If you have enough money..." subjective. What constitutes a good chunka change there...50k? 100k? 200K? I ask
because I assume one cannot work if one stays for, say a year or so.
I appreciate you guys responding to my somewhat redundant and perhaps dumb-a$$ questions. Really.
Explorer 1, here's the difference: Yes, it's dangerous even in Detroit. But you have the option
of living someplace else in the US that does not compare to Detroit. You can't say the same
thing about the DR because it's dangerous just about anywhere you decide to live.
Somewhat similar to Oaxaca but much smaller and no ruins nearby for tourist.
In the 70's we thought Oaxaca was an ideal city.
In the 70's we thought Oaxaca was an ideal city.
Like the OP I am in my fifties and don't regret moving from my suburban apartment in England for a beautiful home here and having some cash left over. As others have said, if you don't want to buy lots of imported toys, living can be cheaper. Anything labour intensive, like fixing things, can be cheaper because the hourly rate is lower and they can repair things rather than renew them. I feel no need to try to "keep up with the Joneses" as its safer NOT to try to look rich. My biggest expense is a local girlfriend, but she's younger and lovelier than would be possible back home. Conversation with her about world events can be limited (or non-existent) though.
So far, I'm glad I moved here!
So far, I'm glad I moved here!
Really, I don't believe that, other than on the road, that Jarabacoa is dangerous. My old boss, who was recently transferred to Dayton Ohio, said he felt safer in Afghanistan than Dayton.
I will give you one example: You must have someone "babysit" your house while
traveling outside of the country for any amount of time or you will come back to
an empty house. Not so in the US, You just lock up and go.
Actually, one of the problems I had when living in Detroit was the same thing, only worse: you might very well come home to find not only personal possessions missing, but the furnace, water tank, electrical wires and plumbing as well. There is a brisk cottage industry in Detroit these days revolving around the theft and marketing of these items. Worse yet, because of the law in Michigan, for instance, you might find a squatter in your house, one who you will have to take to court to evict.
In comparison, D.R. doesn't seem quite so dangerous... It will take more than a notion to scare me. Seriously.
In the DR they will take the cabinets, window frames , doors, pipes, toilets(you name it)
When I said empty house I really meant empty house.
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It just seems to me that some posters are hell bent on always portraying the DR as a horrible, mexican cartel run kinda of place. I am not saying its Disney land but if you keep a low profile, don't flash cash around, brag when drunk about who you are and what you got, dont drive a crazy expensive car and are aware of your surroundings, you will be fine. avoid seedy places, if you are gonna come here I recommend the North Coast as there are plenty of expats around...
have a good friendship with your neighbors, always cry about not having enough money and make good friends. bingo, there you have it.
Leave me out of your list of hell bent. I say both the good and the bad about
the DR. Being Dominican and having Dominican family members living in the DR
gives me every right to say what I personally witness, experience and know.
the DR. Being Dominican and having Dominican family members living in the DR
gives me every right to say what I personally witness, experience and know.