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Do Dominicans really hate Haitians and what their background?

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  Welcome back to my blog, today we will deal with the subject of Do Dominicans really hate Haitians and what their background is so let's get started. Since I was little in school, I have memories about what those around me in 2003 heard quite offensive things about those from the neighboring country and I did not know why and I had not placed much importance on it, I always saw that Haitians built houses and We did not have much relationship, they on their side and we on ours, I also observed Haitian women with many small children and pregnant women. The comments in my childhood were the type that those had no hygiene, that they did not bathe and that they ate disgusting things among other things, the comment was so normal that it did not sound offensive, until I saw one for the first time and in their language it called to another little thief maybe they joked with each other like that, his smell was characteristic but I imagine it was from having had a hard day at work. They ...

What race is the Dominican?

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  Are Dominicans Really Confused About Their Race? Hello, how are you? I am a 23 year old Dominican girl and my experience traveling to different states of North America gave me to understand that sometimes the news and social networks can be a bit exaggerated. What race is the Dominican?   I experienced this doubt for the first time in myself, when I was working in the hotel sector in the Dominican Republic, seeing so many tourists from different parts of the world, I noticed that African-Americans treated me in a particular way, a woman told me you look black with light skin! That caused me a confusion. I mentally associated Haiti immediately and then I thought: Afro-American told me since then my question in question, after analyzing many questions I realized that they saw me because of my skin color. After understanding that aspect, a few months later a couple was surprised by my English and we began to have a conversation, we talked about whether I was a local and...