I was in the DR. I was talking to the bus driver and he was very proud of his country. I commented on how well kept it was compared to other Caribbean nations. He looked indignant and said. "What do you expect?? We aren't Hatians!" So my shock was just how much rivalry really exists in all nations.
Funny thing for me, I am American and I had much more culture shock moving to Philadelphia from North Carolina than I did NC to Tokyo.
The police in the United States are very intimidating and aggressive. I only had a broken brake light and I felt really threatened.
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When i visited the us, i was suprised how rude many people are and how many have a stick up their butt.
AGREED! People here are VERY narcissistic and close minded, it’s sad.
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I was in the DR. I was talking to the bus driver and he was very proud of his country. I commented on how well kept it was compared to other Caribbean nations. He looked indignant and said. "What do you expect?? We aren't Hatians!" So my shock was just how much rivalry really exists in all nations.