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erna56

Hay everybody

As I live in a country so far away from DR and probably whit a lot of diferences that I might not even imagine, I would like to know how swedish people who lives in DR coop with the country. I´ve heard about water and electricityproblems, huricanes and storms. Problems that we might have less then once another year maybe. Another problem we dont have is such powerty as in DR. I would like to know what it´s like to really have all this problems that we in Europa are not use to.

Other problems like drogs, robbery and prostitution we have to deal with in Europe as well. Just as in DR there are curtain areas in Sweden one should awoide. 

So, why do I want to move to a country I don´t know anything about? Well my daughter is moving there with her husband and she wants us to move with them. For me it´s about getting to know at least a little bit about the country so I know better how to create a somewhat nice life there. Please tell me about the good things as well as about the bad.

Of course I also would love to hear from other expats than people from Sweden. My english is not super and I,m busy learning spanich for the moment so I can understand and make myself understood in my future country:)

Please write and tell me about your life ther. What you love about it and what you dont love about it.

Sincerely
Carina

ukdavid30

i'm not swedish but I meet few norwegians in sosua. they got over there some restaurants. generally in DR you will find every nation most of eu nationals live here. if you are interested in DR you should buy ticket to puerto plata and see this place for your self. DR is nice place better than stockholm or any other EU or US place trust me:) but if you are single lady DR can be also dangerous. Prostitution is legal in DR. You should be careful with your husband:). In sosua you will find many Germans French Italians few Luxemburg and really etcetcetc. You should not trust to any local or foreign nationals over here be friendly but don’t trust. In DR is no police or anything like that I mean over there you will find guys who say that they are police but they are very corrupted. If you want settle in DR. Example sosua you should have few millions peso. To buy house in £(pound) you will pay around 20000£ min. Another 20000£ you need to open some restaurant. But in the beginning you could rent accommodation in sosua you will pay for place in cheap hotel or hostel around 6000peso 100 or 150£ month. In DR everyone is very friendly but you never never should trust to anyone. I was currently in london i'm 33 years old civil engineer I was in sosua around 5 years and want go back over there before i get 40:)
in DR life is very very very slow:)
regards
david

erna56

Thank you David for all your information. It was long ago I wrote that question som I´m somewhat surprised:)
Well I´m not singel and I.m going to DR whit my husband and my doughter and sun in law and his parents. In DR we will be wellcomed by a lot of relatives. Still I,ve never been in the country so for me and my husband it´s like "the last adventure" :)
Carina

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