Sosua Reports

[QUOTE=Yanqui69;1910166]Pay for the room upon arrival. Pay in pesos. This will save you about 5 to 10 percent. Paying in dollars, they will convert to pesos at the hotel's exchange rate.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Husker Dude;1909923]Cash is king in the DR. I always take US cash, then ifgoing to BB, exchange at Jenny's market right inside the gate of Costambar. You will save a few pesos paying BB in pesos too. There is a pharmacy right across from Jenny's market. But has poor exchange rate, but better than the airport. It's an easy walk to Jenny's from BB to exchange money when you need. I don't trust the ATM in the DR.[/QUOTE]



Yes, if an individual wants to save even more money, they could pay for their hotel stay in pesos. Why give the hotel money for nothing? Since I've been living in the DR, I've been paying my rent in pesos instead of dollars. My landlord uses an exchange rate lower than if I had paid him with USD. It's not much, but I can buy gas for my pasola and have enough to get a meal. When I do decide to exchange USD for pesos, I will be the beneficiary of the difference instead of the recipient I am paying.

[QUOTE=CharlesPooter;1910175]Thanks Wrx2005. Yes, I meant Jenny's. Put it down to senility.[/QUOTE]Ok cool. At least now I know I won't be looking for any Wendy's or advising anyone to go to Wendys or Jennys. .

I heard from a reliable source that Classico's will only be open on Friday and Saturday nights from now on. This was a decision made by management / ownership not directed by any government entity.

[QUOTE=Manizales911;1911215]I heard from a reliable source that Classico's will only be open on Friday and Saturday nights from now on. This was a decision made by management / ownership not directed by any government entity.[/QUOTE]I personally like the crackdown, Its kinda like a destroy and rebuild, Sousa will go back to the old days. I know a lot of guys that are canceling there plans to come to Sousa and are heading other mongering destinations.

The less mongers coming to Sousa, the more hungry these working girls will be, as they don't know when they will get there next costumer.

[QUOTE=ForceSteeler;1911306]I personally like the crackdown, Its kinda like a destroy and rebuild, Sousa will go back to the old days. I know a lot of guys that are canceling there plans to come to Sousa and are heading other mongering destinations.

The less mongers coming to Sousa, the more hungry these working girls will be, as they don't know when they will get there next costumer.[/QUOTE]From what I gather when I was there on a Tuesday, the less mongers coming to Sosua, the more the chicks that are worth anything will also stay away from Sosua. So if there are no mongers going then all you will be dealing with is scraps. And I have word that those scraps are so hungry that they are asking $100.

[QUOTE=CharlesPooter;1910175]Put it down to senility.[/QUOTE]That is an old excuse!

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;1911374]From what I gather when I was there on a Tuesday, the less mongers coming to Sosua, the more the chicks that are worth anything will also stay away from Sosua. So if there are no mongers going then all you will be dealing with is scraps. And I have word that those scraps are so hungry that they are asking $100.[/QUOTE]I do not know how a chica will ask for $100 Dollars when you barley have costumers traveling to Sousa. Example If a hotel charges $40 a night and they barley have any costumers and are struggling, I don't see how they can charge $100 night will give you anymore business. The remaining costumers that stays at your hotel will simply vanish. When a business is struggling I don't know how raising the price makes it better.

Now I would agree that girls that are worth anything might stop coming to Sousa, but I believe its because of technology. These Chicas can hustle the internet like Tagged and other social media. There's a lot of simps in America, I know 2 chicas personally that have guys they never even met, Send them Western Union. They give me sob stories all the time, (My mom died, school, I have no food in the fridge, etc.) and these guys send $100-$200 a month no problems, Some of these guys have no plans to visit the Dominican republic, They are sometimes happy that a beautiful women will talk to them and that is good enough for them, Where as they have to deal with the bullshit attitudes of a typical American women.

[QUOTE=ForceSteeler;1911306]I personally like the crackdown, Its kinda like a destroy and rebuild, Sousa will go back to the old days. I know a lot of guys that are canceling there plans to come to Sousa and are heading other mongering destinations.

The less mongers coming to Sousa, the more hungry these working girls will be, as they don't know when they will get there next costumer.[/QUOTE]At least for some time most of the girls will stay away from Sosua. If all the pick up bars are closed there will be no place for them to hang out. They will not pay fees to get into Classico not knowing if they will make any money.

Smaller bars will not let girls sit there. Generally speaking this will be the end of Sosua as a mongering destination. Downfall will extend to all the hotels and restaurants as well. I do not believe tourists will fill in. Most them are content to stay in secure, gated, well fed all inclusive resorts. Drinks are included there and they can dance, enjoy the shows etc. In all my years of going to Sosua I have not seen many tourists hanging out in local bars. Mostly mongers and chicas.

Working girls will travel to greener pastures where they will not be hassled. Less mongers does not mean better bargains. When the number of chicas fall prices will definitely rise as well as the attitudes.

This has happened in China. Girls were freely available everywhere before very cheap. Once the authorities cracked down everything is closed and it takes extra effort to find one.

[QUOTE=Sammon;1911389]

Working girls will travel to greener pastures where they will not be hassled. Less mongers does not mean better bargains. When the number of chicas fall prices will definitely rise as well as the attitudes.[/QUOTE]Less girls and less mongers in Sosua, but they will definitely stay on the island. There isn't many places these girls can go. [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Dominican_Republic_citizens[/URL].

[QUOTE=Nordico;1911405]Less girls and less mongers in Sosua, but they will definitely stay on the island. There isn't many places these girls can go. [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Dominican_Republic_citizens[/URL].[/QUOTE]They will definitely stay on the island, but that is not to say they will stay in the business. What happened to all of the Rio hookers when Help and all the termas closed?

A LETTER FROM A U.S. CITIZEN EXTORTED IN SOSUA.

"I have a very bad distaste in my mouth about this country and the city of Sosua. I was involved in a car accident one month ago I did everything I could to help the family and my car insurance was supposed to take care of the injured victims.

Even though it was not my fault I paid for the ambulance to take the victim to Santiago I gave the family gas and food money to go to Santiago and I even went to visit the family in the hospital too see if they needed anything, I felt bad for the family. When the family found out I was an American citizen then came the extortion.

They refuse to use the insurance to aid their medical needs and are now in the process of trying to extort money out of me in order for me too leave the country.

Now the woman is claiming she has no help and is praying on the media for help. The car insurance was there on day one and this should've been over with. Now I am stuck here with no funds. I wanted to live here and open a business which is the reason why I came now I want to sue this country when I return to the USA I lost my job, house and almost everything I own.

There is no justice in this country for American citizens. Most people think we are rich or are here to meet women. I was here for a change of life. I've been coming here since 2007 and I seen this community change for the worst.

Everyone is for themselves here. I came to find out I was charged without being charged for a crime when it was the other party's fault. They had not back tail lights no license ID or insurance to be on the bike especially at night with no back tail lights.

My passport was taken from me and held for over a week. My lawyer put a restriction on my passport after I paid him his fee and disappeared. I am told unless I give up 10,000 I can not leave the country and this was told to me by the district attorney or I have to wait six months. I no longer have any money and no more resources. I plan on suing everyone. It is sad because I wanted to live here and enjoy my live now I will never come back here again. It is crazy I work for the police department in New York I never committed a crime and I was trying to help the local church in Montellnao get bibles.

I wanted to find a way to help the kids on the street get some kind of education because that is the main problem education but what do you do when the city of Sosua is trying extort money from you.

I am best friends with many of the police offices here and really look out for me and protected me when I was detained. These guys really work hard protecting this city and deserve pay accordingly. ".

Thank you for reading this letter.

Sabar.

[QUOTE=Revere;1911562]A LETTER FROM A U.S. CITIZEN EXTORTED IN SOSUA.

"I have a very bad distaste in my mouth about this country and the city of Sosua. I was involved in a car accident one month ago I did everything I could to help the family and my car insurance was supposed to take care of the injured victims.

Even though it was not my fault I paid for the ambulance to take the victim to Santiago I gave the family gas and food money to go to Santiago and I even went to visit the family in the hospital too see if they needed anything, I felt bad for the family. When the family found out I was an American citizen then came the extortion.

Sabar.[/QUOTE]While I sympathize with the writer (if all he says is true) it looks like he did not understand the culture he was immersing himself in.

Different cultures place different values on different commodities.

Most of the people of the DR are in survival mode. They look at "rich" foreigners who have lots of money to spend on travel and hookers, like some folks back home look at the big banks and insurance companies.

A padded insurance claim, a cash transaction with no tax is common practice back home. Likewise, "taking" from a rich tourist is no biggie down there. They send their daughters and girlfriends out to prostitute themselves, again, no biggie. Then, there are the real criminals :) Generally they don't have a lot of respect for foreigners, especially mongers.

They feel that 10,000 peso is not a life changer to a Norte Amaricano traveler, just a day's mongering, but could be almost life and death to a local and their children. I'm not defending it, I'm just saying it is what it is!

If you understand that, you can operate in their culture, without getting ripped off. It's a fine balance. But you can have solid relationships based on mutual respect, and learn how to say NO! without pissing people off.

But that aside, somebody here recently accused me of being "afraid to drive down there" because of the advice I give to lower your exposure to trouble. You're on vacation, right?

I have driven in London, Rome, New York City, Berlin, Milan, Paris, Prague and Budapest. I CAN drive anywhere, but the culture and the law in the DR is a little more primitive.

You need to be aware of that and act accordingly.

Unless you live down there for an extended period, I still advise the alternatives, motoconcho driver, autobus, guagua, publico and taxi.

Even then, you will not be completely safe.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;1911548]They will definitely stay on the island, but that is not to say they will stay in the business. What happened to all of the Rio hookers when Help and all the termas closed?[/QUOTE]Excellent question! What did happen to those girls? I'm wondering what these uneducated sosua chicas are going to do when a large percentage of mongers decide to go elsewhere. I don't think there are many employment opportunities, not that these chicas want to work. It's going to be interesting to see how it the chicas adapt. Stay tuned!

[QUOTE=Sammon;1911389]At least for some time most of the girls will stay away from Sosua. If all the pick up bars are closed there will be no place for them to hang out. They will not pay fees to get into Classico not knowing if they will make any money.

Smaller bars will not let girls sit there. Generally speaking this will be the end of Sosua as a mongering destination.[/QUOTE]Quite so. Only just recently I was taken to task by a prominent poster here for describing these bars as prostitution bars, but that is what they are.

[QUOTE=BrotherP;1911586]Excellent question! What did happen to those girls? I'm wondering what these uneducated sosua chicas are going to do when a large percentage of mongers decide to go elsewhere. I don't think there are many employment opportunities, not that these chicas want to work. It's going to be interesting to see how it the chicas adapt. Stay tuned![/QUOTE]I would not worry about them. I had a 40-year old Haitian woman working for me for about 2 years, and eventually I fired her for stealing money. She cried at the time and did not know what she would do and where she would live. As of last week she was living in Brazil, was pregnant, and living in a very nice apartment according to her Facebook pictures. The chicas you see in Sosua will find other hustles. They will sell lottery tickets, babysit children, clean homes, and so on. The attractive ones will get Russian or Italian boyfriends and will send money home to their sisters. Don't lose any sleep over their plight.