Weyland, you are absolutely dead on. In relationship to the average minimum wage SOSUA workers are incredibly expensive. My guess is based on their possession of "normal' work skills 1,500 pesos is roughly the equivalent of $375 assuming a minimum wage of $6.00 with a 8 hour work day here in the states. Taking into consideration that most dominicans work 6 days a week the $375 number is on the low side. The interesting thing is that when you take out the "gringo" tax and view it solely on a dominican to domincan basis, where as the domincan guy is paying between 200 to 500 pesos you pretty much get the street price of pussy in the US ($50 to $125), depending on quality, though the quality of the experience on the island is for the most part significantly better.
What this all proves is that most of us are wildly overpaying in SOSUA. However, the truth is, for anyone who's ventured outside of our favorite beach town, that Sosua is as much of a fantasy for the girls as it is for the mongers. They go there with visions of making money that is often beyond their ability to comprehend. Many girls are making in a day what they couldn't make in a month in their home towns. And, with the influx of guys without a clue from ATL, NYC, and other parts of the east coast even unattractive fat girls are making this kind of money for basically working at the most 2 - 3 hours. One of my favorites in response to my inquiry about her night before told me she had a very good night. "He was drunk. I worked 10 minutes went to sleep and made 3,000 pesos".
Yes, without a doubt most of us overpay and relative to the basic wage in the Republic the girls are expensive. The only savings grace is that they are plentiful and if you have patience for the most part attractive. I would hope guys would consider this when negotiating, but I do understand how vacation frenzy and limited amount of time on the ground leads to bad decisions in this regard. What I did find extremly frustrating during my last trip was that guys were literally hooking up with the frist chick that approached them and that these "pros" where in affect setting the prices. When second and third tier girls, not to mention fat and unattractive, are getting top dollar it makes it difficult to get reasonable pricing even from the relatively innocent. I'm certain
ISOC guys are doing their part to add some rationality to the pricing sitution, but the newbies are making it difficult for all of us. These guys don't have clue.
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