DR1 of foreigners????

NALs · #1 06-22-2006, 05:02 PM

This is a very simple and straight forward poll.

If you are Dominican, vote Dominican.

If you are Dominican-American, vote Dominican-American.

If you are non-Dominican, vote non-Dominican.

ETC ETC ETC

DEFINITIONS:

DOMINICAN: Anyone who was born in the DR AND has Dominican citizenship. If you have dual citizenship and one of those is Dominican citizenship and you were originally from the DR vote for this option.

DOMINICAN-AMERICAN: Anyone who was born in the United States from at least ONE Dominican parent OR a Dominican born person who gained American citizenship and denounced his/her Dominican citizenship in the process. If you have dual citizenship and one of those is Dominican citizenship and you are originally from the U.S. vote for this option.

DOMINICAN-CANADIAN: Anyone who was born in Canada from at least ONE Dominican parent OR a Dominican born person who gained Canadian citizenship and denounced his/her Dominican citizenship in the process. If you have dual citizenship and one of those is Dominican citizenship and you are originally from Canada vote for this option.

DOMINICAN-EUROPEAN: Anyone who was born in Europe from at least ONE Dominican parent OR a Dominican born person who gained ANY European country citizenship and denounced his/her Dominican citizenship in the process. If you have dual citizenship and one of those is Dominican citizenship and you are originally from ANY European country vote for this option.

DOMINICAN-OTHER: Anyone who was born anywhere in the world except in DR, CANADA, USA, OR EUROPE from at least ONE Dominican parent OR a Dominican born person who gained ANY citizenship that is not DOMINICAN, AMERICAN, EUROPEAN, OR CANADIAN and denounced his/her Dominican citizenship in the process. If you have dual citizenship and one of those is Dominican citizenship and you are originally from ANY country/continent other than DR, CANADA, UNITED STATES OR EUROPE vote for this option.

NON-DOMINICAN: Anyone who was born OUTSIDE of the DR, both biological parents are NON-DOMINICANS, and continue to have only one citizenship and such citizenship is NOT Dominican, then vote for this option. If you have dual citizenship and NONE is Dominican citizenship and you are NOT originally from the DR vote for this option.

DISCLAIMER: This and all polls only reflect the opinion of DR1 members who choose to participate.

-NALs

Emma22 · #2 06-22-2006, 05:21 PM

I'm interested in stats NALs (Sociologist in me!) and check them out so far!!! Interesting!! Emma ;-)

Chris · #3 06-22-2006, 06:48 PM

Nals, I'm sure you're going to call out the kneebreakers on me quite soon. But I'll make you a promise. When I feel your poll is well constituted and constructed, even in fun, I promise I'll vote. For this one, no vote from me yet.

It is clear that you did some homework on this one and I'm glad to see that. But, you do not know the expat community very well yet. You need East-Europeans (Latvians, Serbs, Hungarians, Bulgarians, etc. etc., are not Europeans.) The Russians deserve a category by themselves. The Chinese as well, as well as the Japanese.

So, this is promise .. you construct a poll that I respect, and I will vote! and I will give you credit. OK... We also have a few Haitians on the boards. Give them a category... Haitian/African Dominicans.

Emma22 · #4 06-22-2006, 06:54 PM

WOULD say if you do a poll you need "cover all areas" NALs...I've done many a poll/survey (but the DR isn't my "specialism"!!!!) - if it isn't right "fix it" or it will "mess the results"!! All the best, Emma ;-)

NALs · #5 06-22-2006, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris

Nals, I'm sure you're going to call out the kneebreakers on me quite soon. But I'll make you a promise. When I feel your poll is well constituted and constructed, even in fun, I promise I'll vote. For this one, no vote from me yet.

It is clear that you did some homework on this one and I'm glad to see that. But, you do not know the expat community very well yet. You need East-Europeans (Latvians, Serbs, Hungarians, Bulgarians, etc. etc., are not Europeans.) The Russians deserve a category by themselves. The Chinese as well, as well as the Japanese.

So, this is promise .. you construct a poll that I respect, and I will vote! and I will give you credit. OK... We also have a few Haitians on the boards. Give them a category... Haitian/African Dominicans.

Are you saying you don't qualify in any of the responses given?

I'm sure there is at least ONE where you fit in, as well as everybody else!

I'm aware of all the options and for that reason I included the one's I did.

Thus, Europe was bunched together rather than having to put a category for the who knows how many European countries are in existence. USA and Canada were separate categories due to large numbers of members with some type of connections to those places.

The DR had its own option due to the fact that this board is based on the DR.

The rest of the world is too large, too complex, and would require more options than I am allowed to post for ANY poll, thus they are bunched into the Dominican-Other and Non-Dominican categories.

Please, just go with the flow with these things.

29 people have reported thus far, suggesting that some people on this board don't like to BS alot.

You fit in one of those, so read them and vote! Otherwise, don't vote but what's done is done and this is the poll for now.

-NALs

Hipocrito Mejia · #6 06-22-2006, 09:23 PM

NALs, all naturalized Dominicans, meaning Dominican born people who become naturalized American citizens are considered dual citizens by the Dominican government, even though when they're administered the oath to become an American citizen they state that they renounce citizenship in any other country.

Dragonfly32837 · #7 06-22-2006, 11:25 PM

My God!!! It is just a simple poll in the name of fun!!!

gary short · #8 06-22-2006, 11:32 PM

74% non dominicans.............come on you Dominicanos..... vote!!!!!

Keith R · #9 06-22-2006, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragonfly32837

My God!!! It is just a simple poll in the name of fun!!!

Oh, you think so, do you? Yeah, riiiiigggghhhhhtttt..... NALS is out to make a point, DF.

NALs · #10 06-23-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith R

Oh, you think so, do you? Yeah, riiiiigggghhhhhtttt..... NALS is out to make a point, DF.

Not at all.

In fact, this poll in particular was from a request made to me by another DR1er via PM.

He wants to know what type of people make up DR1, what part of the world are they connecting from, etc etc.

I promised him that in a few weeks I would post a few polls that would give him and the rest of the DR1 community the answers to his questions.

Thus, this poll came to be and a few others before this. In addition, there might be a few others in the next few weeks.

Now, if YOU want to know something, PM me and I'll post it in a poll. If you have a specific question and a set of options for any particular poll, PM me the entire thing and I'll post them word for word.

Other than that, leave the conspiracy theories or assumptions out of this.

-NALs