minerva_feliz, I think that you might be mistaken in your assumptions regarding American etiquette.
I'm sure there are more than a few Americans who do not invite friends into their homes, or do not offer food to others, or commit social faux pas on a daily basis. However, that is a far cry from saying that those behaviors are the norm in American culture. That simply isn't true.
Impolite behavior can be observed anywhere, including in the US, and in the DR. But it unwise to make sweeping assumptions based upon isolated observations.
While American might be somewhat less formal, they are no more impolite than any other culture, and perhaps less so than many.
The point is, the basic rules of social interaction are essentially the same throughout the world, and those rules are not so dramatically different in the DR.
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