angelx
American expat in Dominican Republic
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American
Speaks English/Spanish
Registration: 22 April 2021
Salami - A Staple Food in the Dominican Diet by Guest2022
Anybody who has lived in the Dominican Republic will know salami is a staple food and in the basket of groceries (canasta) used to assess food inflation. It is prominently displayed in sections of supermarkets and colmados. But it is a processed ...
It's just really creepy how you're trying to moderate the salami conversation. You should consider that you may be over policing. :cool: Read More
Salami - A Staple Food in the Dominican Diet by Guest2022
Anybody who has lived in the Dominican Republic will know salami is a staple food and in the basket of groceries (canasta) used to assess food inflation. It is prominently displayed in sections of supermarkets and colmados. But it is a processed ...
Planner, respectfully, I鈥檓 not looking for you to correct the salami conversation. Correcting conversations IS AN ISSUE FOR YOU. It鈥檚 like being around a hall monitor. Read More
Salami - A Staple Food in the Dominican Diet by Guest2022
Anybody who has lived in the Dominican Republic will know salami is a staple food and in the basket of groceries (canasta) used to assess food inflation. It is prominently displayed in sections of supermarkets and colmados. But it is a processed ...
RockyM, we have MINDERS on this platform鈥攅ven on subject like 鈥渟alami.鈥� Read More
Salami - A Staple Food in the Dominican Diet by Guest2022
Anybody who has lived in the Dominican Republic will know salami is a staple food and in the basket of groceries (canasta) used to assess food inflation. It is prominently displayed in sections of supermarkets and colmados. But it is a processed ...
Don鈥檛 panic planner, it鈥檚 ok, everything is going to be ok. This is only about salami. Don鈥檛 you worry. Read More
Salami - A Staple Food in the Dominican Diet by Guest2022
Anybody who has lived in the Dominican Republic will know salami is a staple food and in the basket of groceries (canasta) used to assess food inflation. It is prominently displayed in sections of supermarkets and colmados. But it is a processed ...
I'm just trying to keep this SALAMI THREAD going... :) Read More
Salami - A Staple Food in the Dominican Diet by Guest2022
Anybody who has lived in the Dominican Republic will know salami is a staple food and in the basket of groceries (canasta) used to assess food inflation. It is prominently displayed in sections of supermarkets and colmados. But it is a processed ...
When I go to Philly, I eat the cheesesteak with a blessed feeling on my face, perhaps that鈥檚 why I enjoy the experience. Just feel blessed and enjoy. After all, how do you know what you鈥檙e reading is even true, especially since for ... Read More
Scams in D.R. by Terryo
Have we made a mistake, my wife and l arrive next week for 3 months from Canada. We have visited 5 times before over the years at different resorts this is the first time for an extended stay, l am coming with some trepidation after watching ...
That鈥檚 why I replied with: I didn鈥檛 think your problem was a d.r. Scam. That鈥檚 all. :D Read More
Scams in D.R. by Terryo
Have we made a mistake, my wife and l arrive next week for 3 months from Canada. We have visited 5 times before over the years at different resorts this is the first time for an extended stay, l am coming with some trepidation after watching ...
Here鈥檚 some enlightenment. you posted your post in 鈥淪cams in D.R.鈥� Read More
Scams in D.R. by Terryo
Have we made a mistake, my wife and l arrive next week for 3 months from Canada. We have visited 5 times before over the years at different resorts this is the first time for an extended stay, l am coming with some trepidation after watching ...
That鈥檚 not a DR scam in my opinion. Read More
Salami - A Staple Food in the Dominican Diet by Guest2022
Anybody who has lived in the Dominican Republic will know salami is a staple food and in the basket of groceries (canasta) used to assess food inflation. It is prominently displayed in sections of supermarkets and colmados. But it is a processed ...
Thanks for the advisory, but It tastes awesome. I love it. As a FIRST WORLD precaution however, I buy Don Pedro, only the good stuff. I also recommend that greasy fried cheese (QUESO MARTE) for those of you who mostly live safely among other ... Read More
Scams in D.R. by Terryo
Have we made a mistake, my wife and l arrive next week for 3 months from Canada. We have visited 5 times before over the years at different resorts this is the first time for an extended stay, l am coming with some trepidation after watching ...
Regarding scams, they鈥檙e everywhere, but the difference here is that scams are very overt and more in your face. But it鈥檚 not as if you鈥檙e going to be taken by a Bernie Madoff or Elizabeth Holmes. For the most part, locals in the ... Read More
Scams in D.R. by Terryo
Have we made a mistake, my wife and l arrive next week for 3 months from Canada. We have visited 5 times before over the years at different resorts this is the first time for an extended stay, l am coming with some trepidation after watching ...
He shouldn鈥檛 of paid it. Read More
Scams in D.R. by Terryo
Have we made a mistake, my wife and l arrive next week for 3 months from Canada. We have visited 5 times before over the years at different resorts this is the first time for an extended stay, l am coming with some trepidation after watching ...
Most expats here aren鈥檛 imbedded in Dominican communities, so they don鈥檛 know, regarlesss of how long they lived here. As far as scams, like everywhere , it just depends on who you surrounds yourself with. Most expats here see things ... Read More
Dating, getting engaged and marrying a Dominican Girl by Jay012394
Good afternoon, I am new to the expat community/forums and I wanted to create an updated forum/article related to dating in the dominican republic, as well as getting engaged and marrying a dominican. My dominican friend introduced me to one of ...
I have solution. Do what you want and don鈥檛 care鈥攂e stoic. Read More
intereses a plazo fijo
Bienvenido a la Rep煤blica Dominicana. Espero que la pases bien. 馃槈 Read More
Outdoor kitchen appliance ideas? by *Juan18
One of our first "improvements" to our recent house purchase near Cabrera is building an outdoor kitchen. (Our totally unoriginal idea is something tropical and rustic under an adjoining tile roof (for safe cooking) and palapa for the ...
Definitely a 鈥渂ig green egg,鈥� it鈥檚 awesome, rustic and difficult to steal. Read More
CHILD SUPPORT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC by boxer3
I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE AVERAGE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT PER MONTH IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AND IS IT HIGHER FOR A GINGO?
You can鈥檛 fix them. Stop trying. Fix yourself. Read More
CHILD SUPPORT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC by boxer3
I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE AVERAGE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT PER MONTH IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AND IS IT HIGHER FOR A GINGO?
Run. Read More
CHILD SUPPORT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC by boxer3
I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE AVERAGE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT PER MONTH IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AND IS IT HIGHER FOR A GINGO?
Congrats. :) Read More
Las Terrenas by angelx
Hello Expats. I鈥檝e lived in the DR for two years this September. I鈥檝e lived in Santo Domingo (Zona Colonial) 6 months and the rest in Jarabacoa. I鈥檓 VERY ready to move again and would like to move Las Terrenas. I had a ...
Thanks. I should be in LT this Thursday to scout it out for a few days. If any of you can recommend a decent/affordable place to stay for a few days I would appreciate it. Thank you. Read More
Las Terrenas
Hello Expats. I鈥檝e lived in the DR for two years this September. I鈥檝e lived in Santo Domingo (Zona Colonial) 6 months and the rest in Jarabacoa. I鈥檓 VERY ready to move again and would like to move Las Terrenas. I had a ... Read More
Severance/Liquidation for Indirect Employees? by ddmcghee
We are selling our apartment here in Las Terrenas that we've used as a rental. With the apartment going to another owner, we are no longer in need of property management services. We were just informed that we have to pay severance for the ...
She鈥檚 not your employee. She employed by the property manager. I don鈥檛 believe you owe her severance. Read More
Staying a couple of places at the beach
Hello Expats: I鈥檇 like to stay a couple of days in the beach somewhere where there are English speakers. I live in Jarabacoa, but I鈥檓 currently in El Districto Nacional. Thoughts? 馃枛馃徎 Read More
ExPat Fatigue by Steverino7777
Hello, This is my second winter in Casa de Campo and I am just realizing I may be experiencing Expat fatigue. Is there anyone out there that has encountered this situation? Do you have any advice. I will be here for a total of 7 months this ...
I totally understand. I鈥檓 on WhatApp 8297303223. It can get better. Please count me in on your event. It would great to speak with people who speak English and I have more in common with. Angel. Read More
ExPat Fatigue by Steverino7777
Hello, This is my second winter in Casa de Campo and I am just realizing I may be experiencing Expat fatigue. Is there anyone out there that has encountered this situation? Do you have any advice. I will be here for a total of 7 months this ...
I usually don鈥檛 add much, but whenever I read these posts I think much about these types of situations, and how come most of us (ex pats) experience this (fatigue, Dominican fatigue, home sick, not what you thought) differently. I鈥檓 ... Read More
Did I marry a Chapia? by SonOfaSailor
I met a dominican girl about 10 years ago while on a long vacation here. I never bought her things, she actually bought me a gift. She was the only girl I was with from a small town. I work internationally and there was a language barrier. We both ...
This same things happens in the US and everywhere. After blending in all of the post I鈥檝e read here and my own experiences, these same things happen in the US and everywhere. I think that westerners come here as if it where an old episode of ... Read More
Questions on buying a car by dominicangringo
Hi everyone, Will be moving to the Dominican Republic in February and looking to purchase a vehicle. I have browsed around the forum and had the following questions: 1. I've seen Cruffman being the go-to guy to purchase a used car in the ...
I just purchased a used car in Moca鈥攏othing fancy. It鈥檚 a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. One thing is you have to be careful (as usual here). I ran into an issue attempting to transfer my title. If you go to a used car lot, the owner may have ... Read More
Anyone need an English speaking AirBnB manager? by darrellbarnes1906
I am looking for work as a manager for absentee owners of airBnB in Sosua. I am moving to Sosua once hired.
Hello. I read your reply to the AIRBNB post. I speak Spanish. I am both fluent in English and Spanish in case you or anyone you know of is looking for someone bilingual. Thanks. Read More
Did I marry a Chapia? by SonOfaSailor
I met a dominican girl about 10 years ago while on a long vacation here. I never bought her things, she actually bought me a gift. She was the only girl I was with from a small town. I work internationally and there was a language barrier. We both ...
Does not sound like a typical chapiadora MO. Read More
Not belonging in the DR (How to thrive here) by Guest123089
Hi! I moved from a major US city to Punta Cana pre-pandemic, and for the moment, have nowhere else to live but here. I鈥檓 struggling, buddies. I鈥檓 not finding anyone like me, I don鈥檛 seem to mesh in with locals (Dominicans). ...
HOW do you guys cope? One day at a time. * WHERE do you go to make friends? Where do you live. * WHAT can I do to survive (mentally) until I can leave? What鈥檚 causing the despair. * Does any expat group get together regularly to support ... Read More
HOW TO MAKE A LIVING by eugenewhite81
What's the best way to make a descent for someone who doesn't have a pension?
At one point, I was really bored and started working at a call center. It may not be the best way, but it鈥檚 a way. Read More
BUYING A VEHICLE IN DR by 2VPsoldier
Okay, I am getting close to being ready to purchase a vehicle. What I would like to know is how it generally works here in the DR. I will only be able to give a deposit and then "finance" the remainder. Just wondering how it works and if ...
Thanks. I live in Jarabacoa. Do you know of a good place to socialize with people who speak English? Read More
BUYING A VEHICLE IN DR by 2VPsoldier
Okay, I am getting close to being ready to purchase a vehicle. What I would like to know is how it generally works here in the DR. I will only be able to give a deposit and then "finance" the remainder. Just wondering how it works and if ...
Hello. I鈥檓 new to EXPATS. Does anyone know the average cost of purchasing insurance for a car and registering it? Thanks. Read More