Living in the Dominican Republic
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- My family has been living in the Dominican Republic for three months and my brother Carlo and I wanted to take the time to share some of the positives and realities that come with living in the Dominican Republic with people interested in moving here.
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hahahahaha awesome guys!! I was born and grow up in the Dominican republic I left when I was 13 years old but I thank God that I had that experience because now I appreciate what I have now .. =)
You guys are very articulate in getting your message across. Complements to whoever raised you guys.....they did a great job.
This video was so helpful because I will be studying abroad in Santo Domingo for 4 months. It's better to hear from native people from the US because you know how it is here and can make good comparisons. At the end of your video you said that you can talk for hours/days, well post another video with some more of your experiences in the DR so I can know ! lol
Thank you so much for the comment. Truly appreciate it. That's exciting, you'll have a great time there. haha ok I will definitely post another video soon!
I'm not even planning on going but I just loved watching you two deliver news of the "realities".
I would love to live there one day. We just went on vacation and fell in love. Currently I'm in California and I know it will be a huge change but I'm up for the challenge :) thanks for the video!!
haha you're welcome. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for watching!
Im all of a sudden interested in going to DR.
Cape town is getting way too boring for me and I Dont want to do the typical travel root such as america, Europe etc. Damn, they remind me so much of my people ( coloureds).
.by the way, the term coloured isn't derogatory at all, its neutral in southern Africa
Giamo Jackson Carter how can a black women date someone in the DR?
latoya sims Depends . But if you want to date a Dominican man then you should start taking Spanish lessons! Or maybe dance lessons. Dancing bachata in a bar or club is pretty common and simple intro.
Thanks for such a great and detailed video, you guys! Really appreciate the cultural and practical tips. I'm also from the midwest so nice to know what differences to expect.
The inverter is connected to car batteries. It charges them when the power is on and when the lights go out it converts the DC current from the batteries to AC 110v
First of all, I like your southern accents. Anyway, if you can afford it and DR can accept imports this is what you can get: Solar Panels provide electricity when the sun is out and if you purchase enough wattage when it is cloudy. You can store your electricity using 12 volt batteries or 2 or more 6 volt golf cart batteries. You have to pair the 6 volts in a certain way so that you don't electrocute yourself. There are websites that teaches you how to do this. The good thing about 12 volts it is easier to pair more than one battery. Negative across and positive across. But 12 volts AGMs are very expensive. 6 volts are much cheaper and they last a little longer if you maintain them. However, their recharge time is higher, which means you don't get as much charge time per full charge. But it is still worth the investment. You will need a 12 volt inverter to convert DC to power your AC devices. Also, you can save electricity by cooking doing the day using a solar oven or parabolic cooker. A solar oven cooks food slowly, which a parabolic cooker is like a frying pan or boiler. A thermal cooker can keep food warm for several hours once the sun goes down. They offer all of this on ebay at a reasonable cost.
thank you guys! I have been considering moving there for years now. I appreciate this video and giving very helpful insight. 😘😘
Thanks for sharing. I am looking into buying some property in the DR. I can't wait!
Great video. I am from Tennessee and thinking about moving there within the next few months. This was very helpful.... Are you still living there now?
MsSensational Mechele did you end up going?
I'm from Tennessee as well I'm thinking about moving there
Lets get one thing clear. YES, DR is a third world country, however, you just have to learn how to live over there. I was born and raised in DR, came to the U.S at the age of 13. The electricity and water do not go everyday, it does have to deal of where you live. If you live in a really bad area where people don't pay their bills, the light and water will go off. The costumer service in DR is amazing. One thing which I totally forgot how to do in USA Is to say"hello" when I first get into a place. The people are lovable. Costumer service is amazing over there, once they see you they always say "saludos, en que te puedo ayudar?"
meaning" hey, how may I help you today"
You guys seem pretty young and pretty americanized.
Hmm good observation. We were younger. And we are both americans hence "amercanized"
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Wow... I can definitely relate. I've been living here for a year in the capital. It's different, but there's not experience like it. I love it here. Are y'all still here???
Hey, thanks for watching my video. Yes, my family is still in the downtown Santo Domingo area. I am in Peru right now, but in May I am coming back to Santo Domingo.
Nice! Enjoy your exploring. Save travels! Blessings
Natasha Carter How do you like it Natasha? I have been a few times but I have never lived in the DR. I have thought long and hard about making the move and done a lot of homework on it but haven't pulled the trigger yet. How is your experience?
Excellent info guys!
Thanks for sharing this. We are thinking of moving there.
Assuming you guys are still there, it's been over a year now. So now that you've learned more, do you plan on doing a more informed updated video? Also, what of rent, utilities, day-to-day cost of living, food, take-out, etc. I know the exchange rate (USD) is very favorable, but how far will American dollars get you? In countries like Japan, the rate is favorable, but things are expensive.
Use a propane light, rechargable batterries, and have a tank on the roof for water.
Have you people noticed that they used 10% of the video length to talk about good things and almost 9 minutes to talk about the "realities" which are the bad things about the country? Is this the reason why most tourists (Not only gringos but also other Latin Americans) just go to Punta Cana and they do not leave their 5 start resorts to visit other small towns?
i always say id love to live there but need to visit before i actually mean it
I love Dominican people. I am half Puerto Rican and quarter irish and quarter germen. Dominican men are so damn sexy. They also have the best rock, i know some of you know what I'm talking about.
you got to be a bitch to like that shit!
travman387 to like what shit? What shit r u talking about?
travman387 i still dont know what ur talking about. Why so hostel?
hostile, idiot.
R u threatening me?
Great job guys, keep up the good work!
Congratulations young men !
Really enjoyed watching and listening to you guys speak on this. What brought your family to the Dominican Republic?
Have fun living in DR bro nice video
I would love to move to Santo Domingo. I'm going to check it out in May and stay for about a month. What else is important for me too know?
You guys are awesome!
Thank you for watching the video!
@@GiamoJacksonCarter - You are welcome.
water can be warmed up but if you don't have electricity cold water in DR will work great.
Good one guys! I will be there in August :) Thanks for the info!!
Thank you for watching!
I think that u guys have d oportunity of living a great exerience. Yes DR is beautiful, people are wonderful, friendly and talktative and unfortunately theres other types of realities that every third world country have. On the other hand is so common not to have running water, we so use to not having electricity 24/7 things that american people take for granted. Education there is one of d best. Im still amazed that some americans can not name d continents and dont know how many continents theres in d world.
I agree with you. Anyone from the USA should visit abroad specially Latin American.Hopefully, any cultural exchanges would help some people to be more empathetic to the immigration issues our nation is facing. Anyway, Giamo's videos of DR shows the good, the bad, and the shocking aspects of someone immersing in a totally different culture. I appreciate your honesty.
Great video, very honest and interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
I'm currently take a gap year/missionary trip in the DR and these pros and cons are very accurate.
+KiddRogers It's amazing! What part of the DR would you be staying in?
+KiddRogers My name is Heavin Hunter on Facebook! Add me and I can message you more information that would be helpful in deciding to live out there. :)
are your parent's Dominicans? What made you guys decide to move there? Are you planning on completing your schooling there or returning back to the states to do so?
I may have to do a video. This was done after ONLY 3 months? They are not giving much info. Its a 3rd world country. Hot water and 24 hour electricity are a luxury. I have been here almost 6 years and its beautiful. Also wonder why they moved here and are they still here.
I've seen nothing but really poor living compared to north america..
Natasha Hiltz-Commanda depends on where you visited..yes there's a lot of poverty but there are other places over there that are just like here in the US
SNOOPDOGG809 bull shit! rd is totally fucked up!
+travman387 you sound like a scratch old vinyl record, such a lame insult. I'm laughing at your pathetic intent. Anyway, do you know a good place to do some shopping in the Metro area. Plaza Carolina or Plaza las America which one do you recommends?
+travman387 www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/dominican-economy-lures-puerto-ricans-in-crisis/2016/01/25/9e7ded66-c376-11e5-b933-31c93021392a_story.html
❤️❤️❤️ love this video!!!
I live in the dominican republic and i know spanish
damn im from kc and thinking about making that move to the dr
Do it man
Nice vid, are you going living there or just for some time. Do guys have jobs and what do u do? Thanks guys
I wish they had told why they are there. Business, education, religion, what? Guy on the left, he has the cutest smile. Awwh.
Two well spoken, Guys
Why wouldn't they be?
1985 Charles Barkley Most American blacks lack verbal acuity and demonstrate poor command of proper diction and grammar- this is a fact. These guys however, are the exception to the rule.
bvb ocan nothing in all this world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and contentious stupidity.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Why don't you try not being a dick sometimes. M'kay?
i wish i could live out there i dont care how how bad living out there may seem...
Good job boys. ty
Lmao. They could never call you a passport bro, a term that is just a recent hype word, if you been going to DR since 2013.
You haven't experienced the spiders. DR has very large spiders which come up from construction
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Great video fellas. I have been to the DR a few times. What made you fellas decide to move there?
They said their family
great vid guys.
Hot water ? You on the Caribbean is hot all day why you need hot water
Good guys! Thanks
Do u know any cheap places in Sosua or the location y'all went to to stay for cheap about 300 or 400 a month
thank you for sharing
I will love to live there!!!!
True and somehow I find it so funny.
well I was thinking about visiting the country, but now.....
visit one of the tourist sites like Punta Cana
Your brother still with you in DR?
Hot
Bad electricity
Poor water
Bugs bugs and more bugs
Poverty
Violence
Why are we moving there again? All it has is beach .
ANSWER: Because impsS don't care about none of those things you mentioned😂
You guys have some heavy voices for such young looking guys. Good looking too 💋
Thank you for watching my video! I appreciate the compliment (:
Are you guys still there?
it is not acceptable to cut in line!And being agressive it is not cultural it is just easier
True been there for 20 day's colonial zona
I want to go to the DR, but I got a deathly fear of spiders have you guys run into type of things like that? and do they have places where you can take Spanish classes?
I can't lie I did see a huge tarantula at night one time just crawling around on the road. But in general spiders aren't that big of a deal in the DR if you live in a decent spot. Yes, there are places to take spanish classes. I know Santo Domingo has language schools.
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so how the hell do I go there without dying of shock when I see one? how deadly are these things?
Antonio Johnson ---->There are BLACK TARANTULAS everywhere here in the DR. I am a woman and I live alone in my apartment, and in 2 months there have been 7 or 8 HUGE black tarantulas inside my apartment due to the fact that I don't have SCREENS. The tarantulas are not aggressive, Antonio. I just kill them with a broom and clean up. You must overcome your fear of spiders though. Read about them and little by little you will see your fear disappear. Blessings.
Iluminada Williams thank you I will try my best to overcome them.
Antonio Johnson I am eighteen years old. And, I don't want to say any of these statements are not true, but I've never seen a tarantula here. Ever in my life. Even though I am scared of spiders, the ones that I've seen are really tiny ones, no bigger than a nail. So you shouldn't worry.
Are you guys still living there?
do ya still live here? ive lived in the north coast for like a year and a half
Yeah I still live here. In Santo Domingo.
Can you drink the water?
I definitely want to go. Papi's!!!!!
+Tijera Slack come we will wait for you.
How's the education down there? Is the internet spotty?
The education is good, but not great. My brother went to a private high school his freshmen year in the states and did ok/poor grade wise, but now he is at an bilingual school in Santo Domingo and he's getting all A's. So, most of the high schools are good, but not the most challenging. At the university level from what I've heard there are pretty good, but I really can't speak on that.
The best internet providers are Claro and Orange. The internet works fine as long as you have electricity. One town I lived in named San Isidro had great internet for like ten hours a day.
Wat clubs yall go too
a lot of people speak english just get the right person.
Thanks for sharing this information. how about bug repellants..
3 month is not enough to have a more comprehensive opinion.
tregua24 I think they were trying to keep it short. The video was helpful to me.
What are you talking about
tregua24 you have not been there long enought
I am thinking about moving, but... I am worried about my children education. They dont speak Spanish at all. Do you have any advice on that.
Thanks for watching my video. There are some pretty good private schools in Santo Domingo that just use English. However, these schools are a bit pricey. So, if money isn't a big deal for you than yeah your children could definitely get a good education in the DR.
What about public schools
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In Dominican Republic they only have schools that only speak spanish
Swirl vanilla That's no true... we've got more than 60 schools that are bilingual.
Are you going to live or just temporary. What do u for a living? Thanks guys
Thanks for watching our video. I lived there temporarily. My brother and mother will be living there for awhile. I am an English teacher.
ohh nice. I am actually Dominican but i am concidering moving over there just for the cheaper cost of life. How do you see the oppourtunies for a job as an english speaker
TheTruthseeker707 That's awesome. There is definitely a need for english speakers in the DR. I actually worked in a call center in San Isidro for a little bit while I was there. And right before I left an opportunity to do an english teaching job became available. So there are definitely good jobs as an english speaker available.
Sounds good. My wife was actually telling me about the whole call center thing in DR. But thanks for the info and God Bless
wow i knowim moving there next week
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have you guys learn to speak how they speak over there
im from dominican Republic
Is it hard to live there? i mean its necessary to have citizenship, if yes how hard is to get one?
No, it's relatively cheap. For example the apartment my family leaves in now is $600 a month for three bedrooms and two bathrooms. I calculated the other monthly costs like electricity, gas, groceries, internet and what not and it's about $250 for all of that. And no they are not that strict about citizenship.
I cant thank you enough for your reply, you are first to answer, i posted my question on so many youtube videos -_- . Now i need to learn Spanish(already started) and search for good areas, coz i read on forums that DR crime rate is high :( Need place with blue water and friendly people :D
David Kruger yes, please dont come here, the criminality rate is high, plus we dont need more foreiners please dont come, we have the hatians already, we dont need more well educated people taking away our people jobs stay where u belong, thanks
LOl :D No need in ur jobs :D Only water :O
water...we are running out of it, find somewhere else...lol jocking, ok only as a visitor...welcome
the first week your there you will get bit up like crazy walking around like you have chicken poks please bring bug spray and a net try your best not to wear slippers those red ants will eat your feet up
Make a video of you in cape town .
That where your mother came from
Perry Khafra what you talking about?
Cape Town
i hear car alarm.....
Do you guys have a Facebook, I need to ask a few important questions.
Yes. Santiago Papabear Jackson Carter
Jajajajaja so true !
They good scammers robbers as I heard for u money be careful
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OPKS in DR. HUH
Hey Great video do you tutor español ?
Thanks for watching! I teach English in Santo Domingo.
Nice,Have you been able to pick up on Spanish there?
Ant Wilson Yeah, my Spanish has improved since i've been here. I think the DR is a good place to learn because people like to talk a lot here.
Giamo Jackson Carter I'm Dominican, half anyway, been there a bunch of times, but I don't think it's the best place to learn Spanish. We are mad ghetto with our Spanish, which makes it colorful, but it's difficult to understand outside of Caribbean based Spanish-speaking cultures. However, I will say, it's pretty fucking awesome that you guys are thinking outside of the box and exploring the world. Much love from New York, via Dominican Republic, Mao Valverde.
thelordmemnoch platano squad
thank you, not even for a day I stay there people has been robbed, SCARY third world country
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JUST MOVE THERE YOUR LEARN spanish eventually.
Sh!+ you have been doing this for 8 years