I. You cannot flush toilet paper
II. No one wears shorts.
III. The louder the music coming from a car is, the cooler you are. (Especially at 3 in the morning)
IV. Tengo Hombre does NOT mean “what is your name” Just ask Hannah
V. All the children are precious or Muy Precioso Hema (very precious gems!)
VI. If you’re white, everyone will stop what ever they are doing to stop and stare at you.
VII. There IS a BIG difference between bananas and plantains
VIII. If you are anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour late, that means you are still on time!
IX. The most frequently used phrase: Los Siento- “I’m sorry”
X. Church has random karaoke and its 3 hours long
XI. Coffee cups are Alice in Wonderland small but their coffee packs a punch!
XII. Everyone has plastic chairs in their house
XIII. In the Grocery store, every isle is the cultural section
XIV. The bus will stop randomly for anything from grocery shopping to getting a car wash to the driver stopping by to see his girlfriend
XV. They don’t like opening windows on busses and they don’t use AC
XVI. Danillo (DR president) has the best campaign manager ever!! His photos are literally EVERYWHERE.
XVII. Your car horn symbolizes that you’re coming through an intersection, no stop signs or traffic lights here! Oh and don’t even think there is a proper side to drive on either, where ever there is room, that’s what lane your in.
XVIII. I may or may not have a wife, it just depends on how meaningful handshakes are in this country (Mom, don’t freak out, it did not become official)
XIX. Rice and beans are with every meal but there are hundreds of ways to cook them and they are all delicious!
XX. Dora the Explorer teaches the kids English, no joke!!!
XXI. Dogs are rodents not really pets
XXII. You can knock on a stranger’s door and ask if they make empanadas and they will welcome you in and make you delicious food and even go to the store to get you coke!
XXIII. If it rains or looks like it is going to rain no one goes out of their house.
XXIV. Boys will “hiss” at any American that walks buy!
XXV. Roosters will crow at all hours of the day and night.
XXVI. You can fit 60 people plus 11 months worth of stuff in a 4-bedroom house!
XXVII. You can fit 16 men plus 7 hiking packs in an 8-person van, however you might get stuck going over speed bumps.
Team Aletheou (speaking truth) with some Dominican friends!!! Miss them and their cooking already!
