Boom in Santo Domingo!!! - Santo Domingo

#622 - Posted 20 November 2009, 10:51 AM
xwill7 Location: United States, El cuarto bate Join date: March 2009 Member #: 2300 Posts: 10224	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! Quote: ateo1992 previously said: Quote: xwill7 previously said: Quote: ateo1992 previously said: Quote: xwill7 previously said: Quote: guillermone previously said: I don't know about you, but when I am in the DR the last thing I want to do is patronize a US franchise. What's the point? It was just like my first trip to Cancun, Mexico. Most of all the bars and restaurants were American or American styled franchises. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them, It was all nice, fine and dandy, but I felt like I was in Miami Beach. I did not need to fly into another country to get the same experience I have back home. It is like going out to dinner for a special night out on the town and I end up ordering "la bandera'" arroz, abichuela y carne. Why in the world would I do that, get the same thing I have at home? Of course for some people, that is all they know or would care to eat. But in my case I would not miss it and can do without. If there is something I hate is "cookie cutter" stuff. Same goes with urban developments. You go into a new housing project and all the houses look same. Like most places around the world, the DR is following and falling into the same trap under the name of "progress." I think there will be a time when everything will all be the same; you would not be able to tell the difference between one place or the other. Oh, how boring.........yuck!!!! Then again I realize that change is good and had it not been for change, we would still be living in trees or caves and writing on stone. But that is precisely my point, "CHANGE" is good for something new and different, not change for something similar to the same thing. I hear you... I had pizza hut once in Santiago and it was because I was buzzed and just wanted anything in my belly. I always love the empanadas and all of the street foods in Santiago. Why eat at papa johns when you can have a real plate by the monument in Santiago This must be for mommy and daddy's kids that have enough pesos to eat here. I know that the average Dominican will not be able to eat at papa johns... Why spend 250-350 pesos per plate when you can buy a empanada for 30 pesos? LOL YOU ARE SO IGNORANT, I LAUGH EVERYTIME A DOMINICAN SAYS " HIJO DE SU PAPI Y MAMI" can only afford a freAkin Papa johns pizza..beucase that is not true there is lots of high and middle class people around here that can afford them the same as in the U.S... IGNORANT!! at least people here don't work like dogs as in the U.S, and not that the unemployment rate in the U.S the same or worst then DR there is more reason for Dominicans living over there to come here and get a job!. YOU THAT CRITICIZE SO MUCH THIS COUNTRY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF HATERS OR DOMINICANO ARREPENTIDOS! so only 10-15 % of the population will be able to afford papa john's? Hey don't you see all of the poor people with no jobs in DR? Or are you blind? I'm not blind! and by the way the real unemployment rate in DR is less than in the U.S 10% vs 4-5% if you didn't know!.. more than 35% of the population can afford a regular no so expensive menu from any American or local franchise. many jobs in DR the people just work to work.. Like many of the taxi drivers... Once they are making alittle profit their car breaks down and they are back to square one.
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RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!!

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I don't know about you, but when I am in the DR the last thing I want to do is patronize a US franchise.
What's the point? It was just like my first trip to Cancun, Mexico. Most of all the bars and restaurants were American or American styled franchises. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them, It was all nice, fine and dandy, but I felt like I was in Miami Beach. I did not need to fly into another country to get the same experience I have back home. It is like going out to dinner for a special night out on the town and I end up ordering "la bandera'" arroz, abichuela y carne. Why in the world would I do that, get the same thing I have at home? Of course for some people, that is all they know or would care to eat. But in my case I would not miss it and can do without.

If there is something I hate is "cookie cutter" stuff. Same goes with urban developments. You go into a new housing project and all the houses look same. Like most places around the world, the DR is following and falling into the same trap under the name of "progress." I think there will be a time when everything will all be the same; you would not be able to tell the difference between one place or the other. Oh, how boring.........yuck!!!!

Then again I realize that change is good and had it not been for change, we would still be living in trees or caves and writing on stone. But that is precisely my point, "CHANGE" is good for something new and different, not change for something similar to the same thing.

I hear you... I had pizza hut once in Santiago and it was because I was buzzed and just wanted anything in my belly. I always love the empanadas and all of the street foods in Santiago. Why eat at papa johns when you can have a real plate by the monument in Santiago

This must be for mommy and daddy's kids that have enough pesos to eat here. I know that the average Dominican will not be able to eat at papa johns... Why spend 250-350 pesos per plate when you can buy a empanada for 30 pesos?

LOL YOU ARE SO IGNORANT, I LAUGH EVERYTIME A DOMINICAN SAYS " HIJO DE SU PAPI Y MAMI" can only afford a freAkin Papa johns pizza..beucase that is not true there is lots of high and middle class people around here that can afford them the same as in the U.S... IGNORANT!!

at least people here don't work like dogs as in the U.S, and not that the unemployment rate in the U.S the same or worst then DR there is more reason for Dominicans living over there to come here and get a job!.

YOU THAT CRITICIZE SO MUCH THIS COUNTRY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF HATERS OR DOMINICANO ARREPENTIDOS!

so only 10-15 % of the population will be able to afford papa john's? Hey don't you see all of the poor people with no jobs in DR? Or are you blind?

I'm not blind! and by the way the real unemployment rate in DR is less than in the U.S 10% vs 4-5% if you didn't know!.. more than 35% of the population can afford a regular no so expensive menu from any American or local franchise.

ateo,
do you not go out during the day and see tons and tons of people in DR doing nothing??? Playing dominos all day??? come on man

#621 - Posted 19 November 2009, 8:28 PM
ateo1992 Location: Dominican Republic Join date: February 2009 Member #: 2101 Posts: 397	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! Quote: xwill7 previously said: Quote: ateo1992 previously said: Quote: xwill7 previously said: Quote: guillermone previously said: I don't know about you, but when I am in the DR the last thing I want to do is patronize a US franchise. What's the point? It was just like my first trip to Cancun, Mexico. Most of all the bars and restaurants were American or American styled franchises. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them, It was all nice, fine and dandy, but I felt like I was in Miami Beach. I did not need to fly into another country to get the same experience I have back home. It is like going out to dinner for a special night out on the town and I end up ordering "la bandera'" arroz, abichuela y carne. Why in the world would I do that, get the same thing I have at home? Of course for some people, that is all they know or would care to eat. But in my case I would not miss it and can do without. If there is something I hate is "cookie cutter" stuff. Same goes with urban developments. You go into a new housing project and all the houses look same. Like most places around the world, the DR is following and falling into the same trap under the name of "progress." I think there will be a time when everything will all be the same; you would not be able to tell the difference between one place or the other. Oh, how boring.........yuck!!!! Then again I realize that change is good and had it not been for change, we would still be living in trees or caves and writing on stone. But that is precisely my point, "CHANGE" is good for something new and different, not change for something similar to the same thing. I hear you... I had pizza hut once in Santiago and it was because I was buzzed and just wanted anything in my belly. I always love the empanadas and all of the street foods in Santiago. Why eat at papa johns when you can have a real plate by the monument in Santiago This must be for mommy and daddy's kids that have enough pesos to eat here. I know that the average Dominican will not be able to eat at papa johns... Why spend 250-350 pesos per plate when you can buy a empanada for 30 pesos? LOL YOU ARE SO IGNORANT, I LAUGH EVERYTIME A DOMINICAN SAYS " HIJO DE SU PAPI Y MAMI" can only afford a freAkin Papa johns pizza..beucase that is not true there is lots of high and middle class people around here that can afford them the same as in the U.S... IGNORANT!! at least people here don't work like dogs as in the U.S, and not that the unemployment rate in the U.S the same or worst then DR there is more reason for Dominicans living over there to come here and get a job!. YOU THAT CRITICIZE SO MUCH THIS COUNTRY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF HATERS OR DOMINICANO ARREPENTIDOS! so only 10-15 % of the population will be able to afford papa john's? Hey don't you see all of the poor people with no jobs in DR? Or are you blind? I'm not blind! and by the way the real unemployment rate in DR is less than in the U.S 10% vs 4-5% if you didn't know!.. more than 35% of the population can afford a regular no so expensive menu from any American or local franchise.
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#623 - Posted 20 November 2009, 1:22 PM
dreadlocks Location: United States Join date: December 2007 Member #: 4 Posts: 16653	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! sicar offers this gem, from which i am still reeling im here in the bronx now in a nice house, with jordans and nice clouths he confesses that , with all those treasures of life, he still misses something in the well-being department. maybe, sicar, you will feel better when your priorities evolve. jordans and nice clouths (clothes, i guess)?is that your idea of what is important? this is 2009. get real.
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#626 - Posted 20 November 2009, 2:42 PM
dreadlocks Location: United States Join date: December 2007 Member #: 4 Posts: 16653	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! ateo, would you care to disclose the source of your data regarding unemployment in the USA and DR? i would be really curious to find out the chronology of your figures, since the REAL unemployment in the USA at present is closer to 16%, and the figure in the DR is a secret and a mystery.
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#627 - Posted 20 November 2009, 3:05 PM
cibaeño75 Location: United States, New York City Join date: February 2008 Member #: 411 Posts: 5683	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! Quote: dreadlocks previously said: ateo, would you care to disclose the source of your data regarding unemployment in the USA and DR? i would be really curious to find out the chronology of your figures, since the REAL unemployment in the USA at present is closer to 16%, and the figure in the DR is a secret and a mystery. May I add that there is also a difference between being employed and being UNDERemployed. Edited on 11/20/2009 3:05 PM by cibaeño75. "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
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#628 - Posted 20 November 2009, 3:14 PM
dreadlocks Location: United States Join date: December 2007 Member #: 4 Posts: 16653	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! hey, cibaeno; long time no hear. yes, this unemployment thing is convoluted. it does not take into account the people who have given up, and stopped trying to find work. it only figures in the ones who are actively in the job hunt. and, as you say, it does not consider the number of nuclear physicists who are flipping sliders at white castle.
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#624 - Posted 20 November 2009, 1:27 PM
xwill7 Location: United States, El cuarto bate Join date: March 2009 Member #: 2300 Posts: 10224	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! Quote: dreadlocks previously said: sicar offers this gem, from which i am still reeling im here in the bronx now in a nice house, with jordans and nice clouths he confesses that , with all those treasures of life, he still misses something in the well-being department. maybe, sicar, you will feel better when your priorities evolve. jordans and nice clouths (clothes, i guess)?is that your idea of what is important? this is 2009. get real. That is true dread. Sicar, you might be trying to live out of your budget and that might be why you feel trapped in USA. Stop spending on shoes, clothes, and car, you might have some money to go out and enjoy the city. Or do you use those clothes to go back to DR and impress people into thinking that you have alot of cash?
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#625 - Posted 20 November 2009, 1:29 PM
xwill7 Location: United States, El cuarto bate Join date: March 2009 Member #: 2300 Posts: 10224	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! Quote: ateo1992 previously said: Quote: xwill7 previously said: Quote: ateo1992 previously said: Quote: xwill7 previously said: Quote: guillermone previously said: I don't know about you, but when I am in the DR the last thing I want to do is patronize a US franchise. What's the point? It was just like my first trip to Cancun, Mexico. Most of all the bars and restaurants were American or American styled franchises. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them, It was all nice, fine and dandy, but I felt like I was in Miami Beach. I did not need to fly into another country to get the same experience I have back home. It is like going out to dinner for a special night out on the town and I end up ordering "la bandera'" arroz, abichuela y carne. Why in the world would I do that, get the same thing I have at home? Of course for some people, that is all they know or would care to eat. But in my case I would not miss it and can do without. If there is something I hate is "cookie cutter" stuff. Same goes with urban developments. You go into a new housing project and all the houses look same. Like most places around the world, the DR is following and falling into the same trap under the name of "progress." I think there will be a time when everything will all be the same; you would not be able to tell the difference between one place or the other. Oh, how boring.........yuck!!!! Then again I realize that change is good and had it not been for change, we would still be living in trees or caves and writing on stone. But that is precisely my point, "CHANGE" is good for something new and different, not change for something similar to the same thing. I hear you... I had pizza hut once in Santiago and it was because I was buzzed and just wanted anything in my belly. I always love the empanadas and all of the street foods in Santiago. Why eat at papa johns when you can have a real plate by the monument in Santiago This must be for mommy and daddy's kids that have enough pesos to eat here. I know that the average Dominican will not be able to eat at papa johns... Why spend 250-350 pesos per plate when you can buy a empanada for 30 pesos? LOL YOU ARE SO IGNORANT, I LAUGH EVERYTIME A DOMINICAN SAYS " HIJO DE SU PAPI Y MAMI" can only afford a freAkin Papa johns pizza..beucase that is not true there is lots of high and middle class people around here that can afford them the same as in the U.S... IGNORANT!! at least people here don't work like dogs as in the U.S, and not that the unemployment rate in the U.S the same or worst then DR there is more reason for Dominicans living over there to come here and get a job!. YOU THAT CRITICIZE SO MUCH THIS COUNTRY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF HATERS OR DOMINICANO ARREPENTIDOS! so only 10-15 % of the population will be able to afford papa john's? Hey don't you see all of the poor people with no jobs in DR? Or are you blind? I'm not blind! and by the way the real unemployment rate in DR is less than in the U.S 10% vs 4-5% if you didn't know!.. more than 35% of the population can afford a regular no so expensive menu from any American or local franchise. ateo, do you not go out during the day and see tons and tons of people in DR doing nothing??? Playing dominos all day??? come on man
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#629 - Posted 20 November 2009, 3:19 PM
cibaeño75 Location: United States, New York City Join date: February 2008 Member #: 411 Posts: 5683	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! Quote: dreadlocks previously said: hey, cibaeno; long time no hear. yes, this unemployment thing is convoluted. it does not take into account the people who have given up, and stopped trying to find work. it only figures in the ones who are actively in the job hunt. and, as you say, it does not consider the number of nuclear physicists who are flipping sliders at white castle. Still alove dread and glad to hear from you...indeed, the unemployment numbers are skewed to say the least...the real unemployment figures would just be sheer dynamite in the climate that currently exists. "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
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#630 - Posted 20 November 2009, 3:23 PM
dreadlocks Location: United States Join date: December 2007 Member #: 4 Posts: 16653	RE: Boom in Santo Domingo!!! nice to hear from you, too, cibaeno. yes, the USA has enough dynamite on its plate. it is on the way to a humiliating drubbing in afghanistan, and cannot figure a way to back out honorably. consider that afghanistan can call up 300,000 fighters, but is just idling along with a few tens of thousands, and has the US in a bind. it is very ugly.
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