Tension Between Domincans & Ricans

[DR_DEFENDER]

I have encountered quite a few discussions about the tension between some Dominicans and Puerto Ricans regarding the international status of each state. I must, however, point out that it never got out of hand. It was always more of a joke between friends who never really cared too much about the issue, anyhow.

Now, I am aware of the fact that some Puerto Ricans take it to another level and that really aggravates the living hell out of me. Some tend to make empty claims of how much better they are then the rest of us. They feel they are better then us because they have something that was given to them. Let's think about that for a second. All I need now is for women on welfare to be proud (and not grateful) for the aid that they receive from the government. A lot of Puerto Ricans know for a fact that their non-independent country is the biggest puppet of the U.S and they would probably be worse off then we are if this was not a fact. Puerto Rico has nothing to offer the U.S other then (to put it in simple terms) a convinient military base. They want to ask me about my green card? Please!!! Puerto Rico cannot stand up and say this is ours or we have accomplished all this because everyone knows it would be to B.S. So, to bring this to a conclusion, I feel what most Puerto Ricans need to do is be grateful for what they have and stop taking credit for something that they know they didn't accomplish! Enough said!!

DR_DEFENDER


NOTE: By they way.....I have never had any major problem with Puerto Ricans due to this. I have tons of friends who are from there and most of the girlfriends that I've had are from there as well.

[Onions&carrots]

Arenas, to hell with the puertoricans. They have no country, no flag, no money and no verguenza. They are America's whore. A colony which got their butts kicked when the Dominicans took over all their areas up in New York. I went once to PR and cut my trip short. That place has no latin soul. I can tolerate the Cubans and make fun of Tony C but its all in fun. Puertoricans truly rile me up. They have no family structure and are a bunch of crack-addicted drunks. You have to look far and away to find any dominicans who have anything nice to say about puertoricans.

[Ken]

That my be, O&C, but there are an awful lot of Dominicans trying to get to Puerto Rico.

BTW, I have spent quite a bit of time in PR and have found that many don't have a great deal of respect for Dominicans, either. I have been told many times that the DR has gone down hill.

[arenas809]

O&C...

I agree with you completely...what is there to see in americanized PR?? Our country is beautiful, people come on this board and say all this stuff happened to them in DR (sometimes bad), and yet THEY STILL WANT TO VISIT AGAIN. When is the last time you heard someone say they went to San Juan for anything...why don't we all take a trip to Rio Piedras...They are the first people to jump up and say they're americans, where is your star on the flag??

And lets face it, say what they want, but las boricuas LOVE Dominican men...prolly cuz most of their men are short maricones named Juan. They need tigres.

They have lost all control in NYC, we run up there, so now they're migrating down here to Miami, there's a ton of boricuas down here, but the cubanos run here....they have no home.

[Tom F.]

I don't know what neighborhoods you guys have been hanging out in (maybe Bushwick or El Barrio). Just to begin this, the New York Times published an article about the number of Puerto Rican families who have moved to the suberbs and have mixed in with the larger community here in the US. I also see this happening with many Dominicans now. The Dominicans should look at the Puerto Rican experience here in the US to predict many of the same changes which will happen to the Dominicans over the next couple of decades. I have meet people here is NJ who are Puerto Rican or Cuban and I thought they were Italian by looking at them.

I also teach Puerto Rican kids in NYC and personally know quite a few families. There is so much that is the same between the two cultures that it amazes me to hear people talk like our previous posters. I also here Puerto Ricans refer to the island as mi pais. The US could of easily have taken over the Samana Penisula and turned it into a naval base (which they almost did). I really don't think the US found the DR to be of any real value to them around 1900. I also listen to Puerto Ricans speak fondly of the travels to the island and some who dream of going back (just like my Dominican friends). I also know some who have went back and/or go back and forth.

It is a shame that the US took control of Puerto Rico and imposes itself like it does in Viequez. It is also a shame that US culture has taken over in PR the way it has, but the DR is not too much behind them and expect the trend to continue. Instead of critisizing Puerto Ricans you should be grateful that the DR is independent and a proud people. Isn't fantastic that you have a dysfunctional government bleeding of corruption at all levels. By the way, the electricity rarely goes out in PR unless a hurricane comes through or something. I have also been told that they know how to actually put a good road down.

[arenas809]

Tom...

I didn't really see the point of your post, that's great they refer to their island as mi pais...but ITS NOT A PAIS...its a commonwealth. They don't make their own laws, they don't have their own money, they're way of life is dictated by the americans...Dominicans live however they choose to live...thanks.

[Tom F.]

Some of the point was to show how Dominicans and Puerto Ricans are similiar in more ways than not. I would bet that the majority of Dominicans would approve of the US coming in a providing welfare to all the poor Dominicans. I'm sure most of it would be corrupted away before it ever reached the poor. But that would never happen because it would even get harder to find domestic help and even more Haitains would be needed to do the grunt work around the country.

[mondongo]

DR_DEFENDER: you know darn well that the term "Rican" is very offensive to Puerto Ricans. Unless there are Puerto Ricans on this board to defend themselves, show some class and don't launch unprovoked attackts like that.

mondongo

[Pib]

Oh the joys of generalizing.

^{Die darn harmster! Die!}

[El Jefe]

Might be the reason Dominicans try to get into PR is to try to assimilate, get identification and go to the States. Easier to go from PR than DR.