[QUOTE=Midnightio]La Isla & BadBear,
You both provide very good information, useful information about the area.
La Isla.- You addressed one question I have had for a while. The language and that Creole being the dominate language.
Can one communicate with the ladies in English or Spanish?
Is Creole a twist of French (which I cannot speak)?
I am guessing that BadBear must speak some Creole?
I have traveled in Asia for some years and non being able to communicate does not bother me, aside from being able to negotiate or come to an understanding with a lady. I would imagine this language barrier makes it harder to bring in the non-pros, but not so difficult for pros standing on street corners as it is just a matter of agreeing to a fee with hand signals.
Secondly, La Isla I for one would definitely budget for and take advantage of have a network of people to help guide and look after my well being during a visit. Please keep us up-to-date as to how this progresses.[/QUOTE]
[B]You addressed one question I have had for a while. The language and that Creole being the dominate language. Can one communicate with the ladies in English or Spanish? [/B]
No unless they happen to speak either of those languages
[B]Is Creole a twist of French (which I cannot speak)? [/B]
I DO speak French and Creole is difficult even for me BUT in PAP it does come in handy. I have English>Creole Language CDs that I am studying.
[B]I am guessing that BadBear must speak some Creole? [/B]
Well, yes he does, at least enough to communicate :)
[B]I would imagine this language barrier makes it harder to bring in the non-pros, but not so difficult for pros standing on street corners as it is just a matter of agreeing to a fee with hand signals.[/B]
Nope, non-pros are easy also. In Haiti, you don't need to be banging pros...
[B]Secondly, La Isla I for one would definitely budget for and take advantage of have a network of people to help guide and look after my well being during a visit. Please keep us up-to-date as to how this progresses[/B]
Its a work in progress. In fact, I will be down very shortly to try and tie things up a little more. BigBear and I are actually friends. If we can get the right people to work with us, it'll be great. The language barrier is a big thing. Looks like we have a small group of people (including ex-pats) on the ground who know Haiti well and speak English ready to come on board. Lodging and transportation are looking good also. Plus, we've found quite a few local nonpros (who find others for us) who speak at least some English. Let's see how it all pans out. I'll keep you guys posted.
