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 Good for tipping (photo from
www.kcshop.com) by marielexoteria
You can give maids, bell boys, etc. up to 5US$ if you want to tip them.
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If you get a chance to live with the locals instead of some tourist resort, you'll probably eat a lot of rice and beans. Also, meat and potatoes, crackers and cheese, coffee, and fresh fruit (plantains, pineapples, papaya, cantelope, etc. Meals are simple but good and filling. And they have all sorts of ways to cook plantains - boiled, fried, etc. Leave a Comment
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No, the waiter is not being rude, you have to ask for the bill! I think this is true in most Latin American countries, but after you finish eating, you have to ask for your bill (la cuenta, if they speak Spanish). Leave a Comment
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 A colmado in Puerto Plata by ChristinaNest
Colmados usually don’t have scales so everything is measured by the owner’s eye and I’m sure they are experts the same way an experienced bartender can serve you the exact amount of drink straight from the bottle without measuring it. Leave a Comment
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 by Arial_27
Me gusta la musica = I like the music
Vamos a bailar = Lets dance! Leave a Comment
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 by razorbladekiss
and the waiters would wait on u hand and foot after u have tipped them for the rst of your stay... a few bucks can go along way
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 by Arial_27
1. Hola (HOE-LA): Hello
2. Como esta (COE-MOE ES-TA): How are you?
3. Nosotros queremos cambiar el dinero (NOS-OTROS KEH-REH-MOS CAM-BEE-AR ELLE DEEN-ERO): We would like to change money
4. Quiero (KYAY-ROH): I would like..
5. Porque (POOR KAY): Why?
5. Donde esta.. (DON-DAY ES-TA): Where is..
6. Hace mucho calor (HA-SAY MOOCH-O CA-LORE): It's very hot outside!
7. Quanto cuesta (KWAN-TOE KWES-TA): How much does this cost?
8. Muchos gracias (MOOCH-OSS GRAT-SIAS): Thank you very much
9. Lo siento (LOE SEE-EN-TOE): I'm sorry
10. Perdonneme (PER-DON-EH-MEH): Excuse me, forgive me
11. Adios (AD-IOS): Goodbye
12. Hasta lluego (HAS-TA LOO-AY-GO): See you later
13. Puedo tener..(PWAY-DO TEN-ER): Can I have..
14. Que hora es (KAY ORA ES): What time is it?
15. No hablo mucho espanol (NO AB-LO MOO-CHO ES-PAN-YOL): I don't speak much Spanish
La playa- beach
Cerrado - closed
Abierto - open
El Hotel - hotel
La comida - food, meal
El dinero - money
La casa - the house
Los servicios - the bathroom, facilities
El aeropuerto - airport
Como - how Leave a Comment
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When you go out of the sheltered resorts you can notice some big differences between Dominican houses. Near the big towns or beach resorts you can see some mansions, complete with swimming pools, large gardens and many servants. And then in the villages, by the road,and in the less developed south, you can see many shacks, where often there's no water, and electricity is often stolen by illegal connections to the main power lines (sometimes at the price of a life). The houses have no window-panes, just shutters. Driving past such houses, I often saw a big family gathered in the living room, the grandparents sitting in rocking chairs, the kids playing around in ragged clothes, sometimes they waved and smiled at us. Makes you wonder whether such a simple life, without too many possessions isn't kind of happier... Leave a Comment
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The people of the Dominican Republic are very friendly people and are interested in talking with the tourists about not only their day but what the tourist can tell them about their countries. The Dominican's will welcome the visitor to their home & offer them whatever they have available although the Dominican's are very poor. Most Dominican's live in 3 bedroom houses (living room, parents bedroom & children's bedroom) and although their furnishings are meager & their doors are nothing but sheets, they take pride in having their dwelling spotless....cleaner than most americans. I swear I could eat off their floor & not get sick....not a speck of dirt anywhere! The Dominican's also have very large family's...typically around 8 to 12 children. The children are expected to help out with daily tasks such as cleaning, washing, walking to the river for water which is 5 miles away, cooking on the outdoor kitchen, gathering firewood for boiling the water & cooking as well as tending to the very large family garden. They also have lots of livestock in order to feed the family's, chicken's, cows, etc. that provide the protein of their meals. For fruit, the abundance of coconuts & banana's are picked from the trees. When school is in session, the children too young to attend & those that have already graduated at 8th grade pitch in with those extra duties that the children attending school don't have time to do. Although the school children put in their fair share before school & way after dusk has fallen. Despite the poverty that they live in, the Dominican's are very happy people and take pride in themselves & their homes. I enjoyed visiting with the local's & I know you will too.
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We were lucky enough to visit a Dominican family during our visit to the country and found very pretty, immaculately clean if basic, rural houses. All the houses are painted in pretty pastel colours - usually pink & green. There was one main room with areas sectioned off for bedrooms. Quite alot of land surrounded the house and on this was a water-pump, a goat-shed, and a separate shack for cooking on an open fire. This family also had an outhouse which I believe is a rarity in this area. They do have electricity, but it is "borrowed" by a homemade link to the main lines. The family told of many people who had been electrocuted trying to "borrow" electricity. They cooked goat stew in a large wok-type pan on the fire in the little building at the back while we drank sweet, black coffee in the sunshine. Leave a Comment
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