Well Now....I thought that I should throw in my 2 colones worth. To me..." No Cien" should have a broader definition. In general...we should all just balk at paying too much. I have a GF of sorts down here. She is a single mother of 2 and won't be caught anywhere near the DR. She works 6 days a week from 9 am til 7pm in a hair salon on Avenida Central. She took 2 days off last week to go to the beach with me....so she only worked 10 days or 60 hours. Her pay for that time came to 22 mil. Yes she gets some tips...but usually only from gringos. To me that puts everything into perspective. Cien for one hora is a lot of money. Cien for todo la noche is a lot of money. Have I paid it? Yup...in the past...but no more. All you need to do is spend a little more time shopping. It's fun...and you can still have a beauty at a fair price and send her home happy.
_________________ My life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming...." MAN....WHAT A RIDE!!!!"
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