Don Tomas
04-22-2004, 06:36 PM
This is a list of little things most of us take for granted just to prepare you.
1. If a bathroom sink has running water you are very lucky. Most of the time the bathroom sinks don’t work. I am talking about both nice and crummy places.
2. Power is not an absolute: Electricity will go out several times during your stay and might stay out for a long time. Most of the places in El Batey Sosua have generators but other areas do not.
3. You get one napkin in a restaurant, use it wisely. Even at places that had a napkin holder there was a max of four in it. You don’t really need the second napkin, remember everyone is trying to make a living.
4. Ironically you get two napkins with a Presidente!
5. Litter and garbage, it’s everywhere!
6. Worried about your lungs, don’t go on any roads and you will be fine, otherwise there are no emission regulations for the vehicles so some can get really bad
1. If a bathroom sink has running water you are very lucky. Most of the time the bathroom sinks don’t work. I am talking about both nice and crummy places.
2. Power is not an absolute: Electricity will go out several times during your stay and might stay out for a long time. Most of the places in El Batey Sosua have generators but other areas do not.
3. You get one napkin in a restaurant, use it wisely. Even at places that had a napkin holder there was a max of four in it. You don’t really need the second napkin, remember everyone is trying to make a living.
4. Ironically you get two napkins with a Presidente!
5. Litter and garbage, it’s everywhere!
6. Worried about your lungs, don’t go on any roads and you will be fine, otherwise there are no emission regulations for the vehicles so some can get really bad