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post 1582214201 06-17-2019, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted By Jax05⏩
No way. There are plenty of Canadians, Germans, Russians, Italians at these resorts. No way Ameribrahs are the only ones that drink.
Of course it's prob a cover up or a theory, a lulzy one at that.
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post 1582214771 06-17-2019, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted By Godfrd824⏩
5 of us that were in DR were American citizens, my wife is just straight up American. We spoke only English the whole time, and my brother has 2 sleeves and neck tattoos, I'm sure no one mistook us for locals. Now I'm not saying that everyone who died was doing things they were not supposed to, but more than half had to have been. BTW, 2 Italians also died while diving in some local caves. Again, common sense applies here, I am not gonna go swim in underwater caves in any country.
thousands of americans go and don't die...but that still doesn't make this any less suspicious. And if these people died due to accident on one of the excursions that would be one thing, but the fact that pulmonary edema was listed among possible causes of deaths for all of them is way past people not using common sense.
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post 1582216601 06-17-2019, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted By Godfrd824⏩
5 of us that were in DR were American citizens, my wife is just straight up American. We spoke only English the whole time, and my brother has 2 sleeves and neck tattoos, I'm sure no one mistook us for locals. Now I'm not saying that everyone who died was doing things they were not supposed to, but more than half had to have been. BTW, 2 Italians also died while diving in some local caves. Again, common sense applies here, I am not gonna go swim in underwater caves in any country.
Why do you keep saying they were doing things they werent supposed to?

Are we not supposed to go on vacation and have a drink out of the minibar? Is there an unwritten rule Im unaware of that says you cant enjoy a drink while on vacation?

If you are hungry on vacation and decide to walk down to get a slice of pizza and instead get violently attacked and raped, should you not do that on vacation as well?

Your seem to be putting the owness of these individuals deaths back on them for doing common and regular things that we all do on vacation. I could understand if these people jumped in a shark tank but having a drink out of the mini bar doesnt seem to be out of line. Why are people not dropping dead like flies for doing the exact same thing in Jamaica, Bahamas, Aruba, etc, etc, etc if this "out of line" behavior is the cause?
post 1582217041 06-17-2019, 09:35 AM
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Americans die abroad frequently, it's not like this is some supremely rare occurrence. All of those people who died were older than like 50.
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Going to an all inclusive adults only there in November, can’t wait to keep enjoying life while most miscers hide under their parents beds lol.
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post 1582218141 06-17-2019, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted By SirBetalot⏩
Going to an all inclusive adults only there in November, can’t wait to keep enjoying life while most miscers hide under their parents beds lol.
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post 1582218351 06-17-2019, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted By SirBetalot⏩
Going to an all inclusive adults only there in November, can’t wait to keep enjoying life while most miscers hide under their parents beds lol.
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post 1582218361 06-17-2019, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted By SirBetalot⏩
Going to an all inclusive adults only there in November, can’t wait to keep enjoying life while most miscers hide under their parents beds lol.
See you on the news
post 1582218711 06-17-2019, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted By EnderG60⏩
I went before it went to total chit and it was still chit. I went because the resort was owned by one of my wifes bosses friends so we got a good deal. It sucked. Food sucked, resort was meh, Diving/snorkeling was meh at best, if you left the resort OMG gross, things were cheap but not cheap enough.

Save your money and go to a florida resort, it will be better in every way including the diving. Or go to maybe, bahamas, bimini, keys, of anywhere else. Chit Cuba is probably a better place to go.
And just to think, the other part of the island is even worse.
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I got the chits here in Jordan for a few days but that was because my dum a$$ drank the tap water.


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post 1582221801 06-17-2019, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted By SirBetalot⏩
Going to an all inclusive adults only there in November, can’t wait to keep enjoying life while most miscers hide under their parents beds lol.
The musings of a man that booked a third world vacation without travelers insurance...cant back out now boyo.


dis gunna be Sirbetalot and his girlfriend worrying about every bite they eat ...

post 1582222391 06-17-2019, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted By RICHSTRONG⏩
INB4 misc gon be on TV
I'm amazed this doesn't happen much more often.
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post 1582223231 06-17-2019, 11:17 AM
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47 Jimmy Buffett fans on a trip just fell ill there too. I think there were like 120 people and 47 of them became ill. Something is definitely going on.


https://people.com/crime/47-jimmy-bu...ican-republic/


Originally Posted By DSTEE⏩
Spent last week in a country with same GDP per capita as Dominican Republic. You should be aware that people can be more desperate for cash and lower their ethics to get it, sketchy stuff is more likely to happen, and if chit hits the fan investigation is likely to be sub par, and corruption is not uncommon
This is precisely the reason why you have to be careful when traveling to these places. A lot of people are blissfully unaware of the danger they put themselves in.

Originally Posted By dabbmw2002⏩
I've traveled India and Mexico from top to bottom, by bus and train and never felt unsafe. This is a weird occurrence in one country. Would I recommend going there right now? No, but that wouldnt stop me from traveling to other countries.
Just because you didn't feel unsafe doesn't mean you weren't in danger. It just means you were lucky enough to enjoy your trip without anything bad happening.


TBH in can happen in America too. I work in Law Enforcement and sometimes we get people from other areas here for festivals/events and the running joke is get there information and start a case for them now. Because before their trip is over they are going to be the victim of a crime.


A lot of people have poor situational awareness and slim to none in the survival sense department. (Not saying you do). Traveling a third world country where people are impoverished and desperate just means you need to be on your A game.
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post 1582223291 06-17-2019, 11:19 AM
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I like how the only person in this thread with anything nice to say about the DR actually lived there.
Originally Posted By jxd⏩
And just to think, the other part of the island is even worse.
That was part of the discussion on if we should go, it went about like this.

Its Haiti...its a chit hole
No its not, its the DR.
Same thing.
No its not, its a different country.
Its one small island....
But its nicer on this half.
Just because a turd has a polished end doesnt mean its not a turd.
Fine then just dont leave the resort.
Then why bother going?
Because it will be cheap.

On the bright side, she admitted how wrong she was and I never have to have that conversation again.
post 1582234441 06-17-2019, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted By EnderG60⏩
I went before it went to total chit and it was still chit. I went because the resort was owned by one of my wifes bosses friends so we got a good deal. It sucked. Food sucked, resort was meh, Diving/snorkeling was meh at best, if you left the resort OMG gross, things were cheap but not cheap enough.

Save your money and go to a florida resort, it will be better in every way including the diving. Or go to maybe, bahamas, bimini, keys, of anywhere else. Chit Cuba is probably a better place to go.
The food in Cuba is by far the worst I've ever eaten. Disgusting
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post 1582234601 06-17-2019, 02:13 PM
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They are using fake booze in the bottles in the mini bars. No tiny bottles. There you go.

Could be either corporate sabotage by other countries vying for the tourists or could just be they are trying to be cheap and buying bathtub gin.

Probably sabotage.
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Originally Posted By backinthegymbro⏩
I know hawaii is gorgeous but expensive. Just wondering how DR is without all the deaths.
i hear its worth dying for
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Originally Posted By Bassackwards⏩
wrong country; she was in aruba
I know. But it’s all the same #ignorantamerican
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
Americans die abroad frequently, it's not like this is some supremely rare occurrence. All of those people who died were older than like 50.
Americans in fact, do not die frequently on vacation. And since is "hes older than like 50" a valid excuse for dropping dead?
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Originally Posted By tank2003⏩
Boy...this is a tough one


Poland is less developed but American tourists have not died under strange circumstances back to back
Whoa whoa whoa, how did Poland get mixed up in this 3rd world country chit? SRS
If you get robbed in Poland you simply get robbed, maybe punched in the ****ing face depending on how much vodka was had. They won't harvest your organs FFS. Now these ****ers live in the gutter, they hate any and all outside countries that are not as poor as them, anywhere you go gringo you have people hating you because you're white. These people were probably poisoned just because.
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Originally Posted By eternalone423⏩
I have a cruise stopping in DR in August. Not sure how to feel. May not get off the boat, srs.
your american bro not worth the risk. These people are not being murdered by brute force either so being strong won't protect you.
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Originally Posted By SirBetalot⏩
Going to an all inclusive adults only there in November, can’t wait to keep enjoying life while most miscers hide under their parents beds lol.
There is a difference from being afraid to enjoy life, and go out and do things, and ignoring travel advisory and true danger due to stupidity:https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...-advisory.html
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Originally Posted By KilaByte⏩
Whoa whoa whoa, how did Poland get mixed up in this 3rd world country chit? SRS
If you get robbed in Poland you simply get robbed, maybe punched in the ****ing face depending on how much vodka was had. They won't harvest your organs FFS. Now these ****ers live in the gutter, they hate any and all outside countries that are not as poor as them, anywhere you go gringo you have people hating you because you're white. These people were probably poisoned just because.
Hey hey i NEVER said poland was a 3rd world country. I just said it was as developed. Of course, that is just my opinion. But i LOVE based as fuk poland. Would transplant poland and plop it onto canada if i could. Of course, cool canada brahs could stay
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Originally Posted By tank2003⏩
Hey hey i NEVER said poland was a 3rd world country. I just said it was as developed. Of course, that is just my opinion. But i LOVE based as fuk poland. Would transplant poland and plop it onto canada if i could. Of course, cool canada brahs could stay
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
Americans die abroad frequently, it's not like this is some supremely rare occurrence. All of those people who died were older than like 50.
that's just stupid and we all now feel more stupid for reading your post
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Officials say Dominican Republic still safe

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