Bad Apple

Only in the DR can you find an ad for a company the basically says 'if you did not buy it from us, its rotten'. Oh yeah, also does wonder for considering buying a Mac. Nice job guys!

 

It's a great place to go to get drunk.

Time for a little DR pop-quiz.

Can you guess where the people in this video are drinking and having such a ball?

1. A Bar
2. A Disco / Nightclub
3. A Car Wash

If you guessed 1 AND 3, you would be correct. Only in the DR can you find the convenience of a car wash with a full bar. I mean, what better way to wait for your car to get squeaky clean, than to have a few beer over the course of a few hours. At the very least you will THINK they did a good job cleaning it.

MARKETING IDEA:- Coupons for autobody work with every five drinks.

Flor del Este

On a serious note (for the first time), I came across this promotional video of the town of La Romana. Ok, its a Rum commercial, but its about as authentic as they come. Enjoy.

Taxi!

How do you fit 100 people in a automobile designed for 2... just yell "free ride".

Signage! Menus! Billboards! The Spanglish and bastardization of the grammar has no limits, but its funny as heck.


























Dear Guest

For Remodelation
We have MOVED to the first oficce in the hall.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Management.

Today's topic is traffic.

Something I personally cannot stand. But anyone who complains about traffic in the US has absolutely no idea how good they actually have it. The DR was rated among the top 10 countries with the highest accidents per capita - I knew we had to be on top of some lists. What an honor.

The crown jewel in this driving cluster f**k is Santo Domingo, where green, red and yellow lights are used simply to indicate that currently there is electricity in the area. Delightful.

Surely I am exaggerating, you ask. Prove it, you say. Fine.

The following video, is completely happenstance, unscripted luck of the shoot. The setting, Santo Domingo, aka Santo Man-dingo. The time, 'rush' hour. All I need to say, is keep your eye on the traffic light and enjoy wait for red to go.





Stay tuned to our next exciting episode -
How to fit 100+ people into a vehicle designed to seat two.

For those of you who have heard about the project to create a metro in Santo Domingo, I share with you a photo from the future - or at least on Photoshop artists impression of what it will end up looking like. I hate to be negative, but I can imagine that the artist must have gotten it at least half right. Which half? Well, I guess we'll just have to wait till "2007" (suuuuuuure) to find out. 

Only in the DR can you find this type of situation, picture the following:

A truck going at about 80MPH a main highway... hauling furniture and other stuff.... with a comfortable LA-Z-BOY in the back... in which a woman is strapped into and sitting comfortably...

Cant believe it... you will.... click play.

The Dominican Republic is a 'special' place, and boy do I mean 'special'.

For those who do not know it, you should. For those who think they do, you don't. Trust me, I grew up here and everyday I am more and more surprised with some of the things I see, hear and experience.

The 'DR' as we usually call it, is like any other country, in that it has its good, its bad, and its ugly.

Love it or hate it - or a little of both, it is what it is. And here I'll tell it like I see it.