life's not fair

[BushBaby]

Originally Posted by KrackedKris

What in hel... does you post have to do with anything let alone the original post?

You got it in ONE KK - Nothing!
He obviously does not know Lambada who signed off once (very sarcastically as I remember) as Marjorie Proops!

Having a side swipe at me when I had not contributed anything to this post, just proves I was right to remove what assistance I had been giving (see previous threads IF anyone is interested) & suggest that he find other friends to help him. I have (until now) let him be & will go back to that same mode as his behaviour seems to demand this!

Ricardo.
Your post was well received by the "thinkers" of this forum. Observations of this nature will hold you in good stead should you ever come to live down here AND enrich your life in your home country. Take your experiences with you through life & benefit well from them! - Grahame.

[HDS]

Originally Posted by appleman

I am sure not every American or European ate and drank like pigs at the resort you were at. We see good and bad in every culture in every country. Sometimes it makes more of an impression based on what we have just seen or where we have just been, but basically it is human nature-some good, some bad. Just because I am European or American does not make me a pig because I can afford to go to a resort that certain others cannot afford. I feel for those less fortunate than me, but there will always be some with less and some with more. The main thing is to respect everyone no matter what they have because they are a person deserving of respect.

I am very sad to read Ricardo's story, and I agree with you appleman. After living in America for so many years, I forget how poor yet incredibly generous and loving people can be, it is very humbling...sigh...I'm glad I'm coming to the DR, and I will be extra careful to tip gererously, and I will bring lots of books, crayons for the kids, though I have to figure out where in SD I can drop them off

[Hillbilly]

The OPer made some observations about things in the DR that caught his attention. I can appreciate this way of posting, mostly because I, too, observe this behaviour on a daily basis, but am sort of immune to it. I see it all the time.

As one person noted, sharing is very much a part of the culture, no matter how poor. It makes us realize just how fortunate we are. If you do just a little out of kindness, so much the better. Thanks.

Since no single person can solve all of the problems (see the AARP ads) it is good to see that visitors feel that they can do just a little, and then do it.

As for the chickens, I can understand the driver. Having ridden on trains, buses and airplanes with live animals of various sorts-all over the world-it creats an image that the bus company is trying to avoid. If he had not removed the passenger and his chickens, there would have been another poster that would be complaining that the nicest buses were now transporting chickens for Christ's sake!! BLA BLA BLA... That said, I am sure that there wre alternatives other than putting the fellow off the bus..which was illegal..

HB

[TEHAMA]

Ricardo 333,
There is a reason why you observed that you did. Nothing happens by chance, in my opinnion. The onus is on you to determine how this experience may alter your life, or not. I find it interesting that it obviously affected you and probably more than others with you.

Similar to the guy on the plane, I have NEVER understood why people choose to vacation at an AI. Travel thousands of miles for a HYATT with a beach??? There are plenty of those in California and Florida. Staying at an AI limits exposure to a different and very REAL world.
TEHAMA