troy310879 previously said:

i always thought that you were a racist, your statement about dominican culture been iberian is stupid. i am married to a dominican and have been to DR on to many occassions to mention, damm i even have a villa in constanza. I have gone around DR and is still looking for that iberian culture, your culture is a mixture of spanish and african. check out your foodsand music. my wife who calls her self a white dominican and claims spanish royal blood was ashamed to tell me of her african heritage until i saw some of her grandparents photos. And just to add i have been to argentina and chile these cultures are iberian with no spots of african. sad to say DR culture is similar to brazil gettho

guillermone previously said:



Troy I am not sure to whom you are talking or referring when you stated "i always thought that you were a racist" however, for person who appears to have traveled, you seem to lack knowledge and are unable to tell the difference or distinguish particularities among cultures or know how to define the meaning of "Iberian."

And it also seems as though you have not been married very long to your very young Dominican spouse and it is likely that you are just recently getting acquainted with the Dominican people. I am sorry but by your comment, you just come across as someone who is not very familiar and simply does not understand our psyche. You are apparently confused and failed to recognize historical ramifications and regional differences among Dominicans. Owning property in the Dominican Rep particularly in a distant and remote area does not qualify you as an expert on Dominican culture.

Tell me are you a member of the Centro Español or Casa de España? How about Centro de Recreo?
Have you ever been to or participated in any activities a the Gurabito or Santo Domingo Country? Are you familiar with the Cibaeño Culture and if so how and where did it come from and where is it found? Have you ever been in and around the area of La baranquita?

I do not deny that there is without a doubt strong African elements in our culture, but because of that are we obligated to dismiss our Spanish/Iberian,Taino ancestry and everything else in the pot? Do you believe in the one drop rule which states that any trace of African ancestry automatically makes you a negro? How about the great number of Dominicans who are of Syrian-Lebanese-Palestian origin? How about and where do you place the thousands of German Jews, Japanese and Chinese migrants who mixed-in and integrated with the Dominican people and became part of our racial mix? Tell me what about the hundreds of Hungarians technicians which came to construct "La Presa de Tavera during the 1950's of which most stay, married Dominicans and never went back? What about the French and Italians who arrived on Dominican shores as refugees to excape the violent gusts of world War II. In addition to Spanish, African and Taino you fail to acknowledge and recognize that we Dominicans are also much more then just a pre-dominate tri-mix of races and depending upon where you are in the DR one of those mixes might take precedence over all the others.

troy310879 previously said:

sorry to make you unhappy i am from trinidad i am a mixture of portuguese, scottish, east indian and african. i dont see myself as african,east indian or white but i will not hide my roots from no one, i am proud of all. furthur more i have been married to my wife for 5 years speaks and also speaks spanish. at times many dominicians in turks and caicos thinks i am dominician. you c i came from a racially mixed country. and knows racisim when i smells it. look up trinidad and tobago its a richer country than yours.

troy310879 previously said:

sorry to make you unhappy i am from trinidad i am a mixture of portuguese, scottish, east indian and african. i dont see myself as african,east indian or white but i will not hide my roots from no one, i am proud of all. furthur more i have been married to my wife for 5 years speaks and also speaks spanish. at times many dominicians in turks and caicos thinks i am dominician. you c i came from a racially mixed country. and knows racisim when i smells it. look up trinidad and tobago its a richer country than yours.