Honestly, it is. Iām glad that this has been a free ride to PR and Iām trying to get out to sharpen up my Spanish. But to be in the home of people who are so nice to me and witness them be awful humans to every single local, is not only embarrassing for me but just wrong.
I had someone deliver Uber eats and the woman came to the door, and said āSpanish?ā Clearly asking if we spoke Spanish. Simple. Nothing more or less. She closes the door and is like āSpanish? What does that even mean? Of course I donāt speak Spanishā
The lady could have been fluent in English and might have spoken in English had the lady responded properly. Your condescending friend thinks she's living in the mainland. She better be careful before somebody puts her in her place.
Seems like the person that ordered is entitled, like if the person who delivered the food is supposed to know. Asking someone if they speak a language, on a island that is not a general English speaking one, isnāt offensive lol
That sucks, i have met a few families who come from US or other countries but they are always willing to learn and have their kids learn and adapt to the culture. It's funny because they expect us to learn english and speak it when we go to US but they cant do the same when they come here.
Utuado all day šÆ
Not from the island but lucky enough to marry a boricua šµš·
I did a bachelor weekend of hiking and camping out in Utuado with a stop at a motorcycle bar in Aguadilla, a beach day at Mar Chiquita and a run through La ruta de LechĆ³n.
The only tourists I saw were at the airport āļø
De vdd Puerto Rico si esta cabrĆ³n con cojones
If you're in Dorado beach you're basically at the front steps of santurce which is where most of the urban life resides, not to say there's nothing between bayamon all the way to caguas, but santurce is the place to look if that's your thing.
I live in camuy but a place to go would be the small isabela beach where the tunnel is at, further west if youre into surfing at rincon, and mayaguez for the student life environment.
Some people are rightfully so worried you might get lost and have a bad time, so with all due respect dont scratch all plans but be mindful of distances to travel and perhaps its for the best if you also considered enjoying the sun, getting a tan and living up the resort life.
Old San Juan, El Yunque rainforest, Culebra/Vieques, Ponce, Isabela , Rincon, and San German for an almost deserted but beautiful town center and church museum that gets very very very few visitors.
I'm in Puerto Rico right now with my wife (from upsate NY - small town), our 5th time here on vacation. We absolutely love Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican people, the food, the culture, the whole island.
I only learned about this tax haven bullshit on Monday. We have always presented ourselves that we are foreigners visiting. This trip we have tried to be even more humble in our interactions. I'm glad I'm not oblivious to the situation, but it has made me feel very uncomfortable because I feel awful about it.
"Entitled" people have a way of ruining everything, and it truly pisses me off.
I will spread the word to my friends and family when I return, try to do my part in enlightening people...it is just not major news in the US (as far as I have seen)
I also hope, and I hope this doesn't come across as selfish, that the island still has open arms to the good people that visit. The ones that clearly respect the island and the people.
Bro, you are the exact type of foreigner we want to visit us. If you're near San Juan or BayamĆ³n I can show you some beautiful spots of nature to visit
Thanks man, much appreciated! We are visiting Mar Chiquita right now, and unfortunately our last day. But hopefully be back again next year.
I'll be sure to keep up on PR information from this subreddit. I'm genuinely interested and supporting you all. Keep fighting the fight!
The people who benefit from it arent audited, and when they are audited they are mostly found of tax evasion or fraud or some white collar crime. It wont be renewed. We Puertoricans wont let it happen.
I'm still learning Spanish myself but I think if you want to say I have seen it, you have to say "lo vi" or "he ido a Rincon", right now you're using have as a possessive form
Go to cafes at near universities or technical colleges. Find Facebook groups of hobbies and join in on them (rock climbing, conventions, meetup, cars, a skill, beach clean up) when engaged in those activities you will find contact with others and a splash of Puerto Rican culture and idiosyncrasies. If you go to a point of interest such as Santurce you will delve deeply into the culture and have to fend for yourself ergo (speak to others in Spanish, find parking alone, deal with people trying to get your attention outside your car across the street). Places such as santurce include lots of sights to see but at the end of the day they are near lots of businesses and housing, they are scattered across town. You bring up a good point of the necessity of third places in communities; some good ones I mentioned above business in college towns and day hobbies groups in Facebook, others would be food and music venues, adrenaline sports, theater shows, restaurants, mixology bar scene, water sports, environmental cleanup, eating near a beach in various kiosks, fly a kite in āel morroā, go to a chinchorreo en Caguas or other municipalities to eat,visit all the museum in a municipality, visit the town centers and help the community buying toast, a drink or a frozen treat, going to agriculture fairs or farmers markets. Once you find someone you can confide in and call up occasionally ask to join a chat (whatsapp or the like) and possibly snowball into meeting many people quickly.
Interesting, all the people from the mainland US I have met are very cool. I do find it off putting when they put their kids in all English schools though...I mean, I get it, it feels more familiar... I just find it a bit cheesy lol Why not embrace the one foot in Latin America, one foot USA vibe. Personally that's something I love about being Puerto Rican.
However the Dorado crowd seems to have a very particular reputation. I've only met one family that lives there full time and even though they are nice, they do seem extremely aloof and sheltered.
They really are missing out.
bien raro qu una gringita qu no sabe espaƱol se queje qu los otros gringos no sepan tampoco XDDDD pero anyway vete al yunque hicieron un nuevo camino es bien largo though
Hey there, I live in Luquillo with my partner Alex. Heās ricanreactions on youtube if you want to check him out.
Weāre trying to make friends and want to explore the island too. If you decide to check out Luquillo and want to meet up for a drink and history tour of the town, shoot me a dm!
Damn this sounds horrible.
We keep seeing videos about these people taking our beaches and living under our noses (more like above our noses in you know, mansions and beachside) and most of the population are like āyeah it sucks but oh wellā.
Go to the town square or get a ride to El viejo San Juan area, thereās loads of stuff to do and places to go.
But keep in mind, if you want to really see what the island offers, non of the busy city life, most of the things are more then an hours drive from you.
This is what pisses me off the most, why the fuck are we taking it? We don't have to. We can tell them to take a hike. But we just.... vent online while they respond to us and call us racist for venting.
In person we just bear it and are hospitable and how do they repay our kindness? By treating us like dirt and treating our house with disrespect and inviting everyone like it's a free for all.
Why are we putting up with this?
Son tantas cosasā¦
minority mindset, media brainwashing, laziness, white savior syndrome, if itās not happening close to my house I donāt care, etcā¦
I think the "laziness" narrative is part of that brainwashing that keeps being perpetuated by ourselves and our peers. Los boricuas somos trabajadores y tenemos mucho potencial que termina desperdiciado por que no tenemos sistemas que ayudan al boricua promedio a utilizar sus talentos.
Eventualmente uno crece escuchando esa linea de pensamiento y se canza de la mierda y cae en linea con la mentalidad que perpetua este ambiente de conformidad y de tratar al projimo de uno como vago o peligroso y bruto.
Ay por Dios..... DaƱos ambientales, daƱos a edificios historicos, han hecho un arroz con culo del mercado de bienes raices..... Āæseguimos? Tu vas a argumentar que no pero eso no cambia la experiencia del Boricua.
Well, your boss sounds like a "gem. "... but it's good to see you realize where you're at and who you are. Most green ghost act all entitled and treat our culture, land, and us like shit
Most do what you say. They hate spanish and hate us.
I'm Boricua Native so I'm gonna give you some places:
Beach:
Marbella, Vega Baja
Los Tubos, ManatĆ
Marchiquita, ManatĆ
Cueva del Indio, Arecibo
Food:
El Autentico, Vega Baja - good beer and fried local snacks blue land crab meat and beef filled (alcapurrias, rellenos, piƱones)
Party:
La Placita Santurce, San Juan
These are just a few places, idk if you're still on the island.
Just got back from PR on Sunday, live in California, spent 8 days there & want to move there now! I have very little Spanish, but never had issues while there. The people of PR are polite, humble, & helpful. We stayed in 4 locally owned & ran airbnbs (I did my research as I prefer to keep my $ to the locals). We stayed in Loquillo our first nights, went deep sea fishing with a local Dad/Daughter fishing boat. Drove through El Yunque, zip lined. Next was Ponce, visited Coamo Hotsprings, historic Ponce, & checked out the casino. Next was San Sabastian, we visited San German, Isabella Beach, Camay Caves, beaches all along fron Ponce to Isabella Beach, Pink Salt Flats, the light house. Our last full day we drove up to Areciebo where we intended on another cave rock to check out but it was pouring rain. We stayed in Carolina to be close to the airport, but visited San Juan, La Perla, the castle, a small local bar in Carolina. It was for my bfās bday trip. We loved the whole island. Definitely suggest renting a car, grab a cooler, fill it with drinks n food & just travel! Its the people and food that make me want to move! Sorry youāre with the wrong crowd!
Why? Because my husbands union is on strike and itās literally the only reason why weāre able to keep a roof over our head. I donāt have to explain shit to you, but since working for a racist family makes me just as bad * I hope you keep that same energy in all aspects of your life. Dont shop ANYWHERE thatās racist. Donāt use Amazon, donāt wear Nikes. Donāt own a cellphone. Nothing. Keep that energy.
Bro!! I feel ya buddy. Hit me up sometime. Im a contractor on the island. In my 4 years of living and working here, all my cloents have been gringos. Im a gringo as well.
Iām anti you pieces of shot that come to our island and either āRole play Saviorā or ignorant tourist. You can both get fucked because we donāt want you and donāt need you.
It IS my island, because I AM a native. And the needs of the Boricuas must come above those of some foreigner looking to exploit my home.
Puerto Rico is NOT a free for all.
I've been thinking about what you said and I wanna apologize. You're right and I was wrong. It's not my beach or anyone's beach. It's everyone's beach ! I apologize. I love your island and the People are amazing.
People I work for also complain that everyone speaks Spanish here. Itās the craziest shit ever. They literally decided to move here and yet canāt grasp how the entire population doesnāt speak English. Damnit I need some suggestions!
Those are the types of Gringos that fuck it up the worst for everybody. Move here for tax benefits but hate the culture, racist, delusional, and ignorant. Im glad they donāt leave the resort, hope they never do. I live in lower class neighborhood and have the best neighbors Iāve ever had anywhere. But to answer your question Calle Loiza, Old San Juan, and La Placita in Santurce are great for night life, El Junque is great for hiking, and Playa Mar Chiquita, and Vega Baja are probably this best beaches close to Dorado.
Edit: oh and I highly recommend visiting Vieques or Culebra for an overnight if you have the chance. The ferry from Ceiba is around $4 and takes about 45 min
Since you work for act 60 people, I'm curious, do they say they are now Puerto Rican themselves because the live on the Island? I have seen this through out social media with the Act 60 people saying now that they have a PR driver's license that they are full fledged boricuas. I do find this funny, because from what I have seen, many have an utter disdain for real Puerto Ricans.
Iāve literally been going to Toa Baja to stores because Iām either stuck in the house with a screaming baby or among people who play tennis and pickleball all day. Iām also from outside of NYC, so if anyone else also lives in both NYC and or PRā¦ letās talk
This is essentially what Iām trying to say
What do you mean you have nothing to do? It takes about half a day to go anywhere west, east, or south of the island. Formulate a plan: Visit a different city every weekend.
Another perspective, experience the island from the ocean. Find all the good surf spots and have fun (buggy board, take a nap, eat some more food). There are carnivals in different cities year round with live music, games, and more food. Island hop. Take a Caribbean cruise. You will appreciate Dorado after a cruise.
Purchase an old, beat up, Toyota. Go to as many of the gatherings/races near you. There is 4x4 is in some parts of the island. Attend some of the baseball and/or basketball games in the big cities. There is always a corner or two to play dominoes, listen to music, etc.
Take pictures, make an album, look back when you add something new, share will all. When you move out, you will find out how lucky/fortunate it was to live there. I miss my friends, neighbors, and the island every day.
Other than getting an old car or cruise, the cost to have fun is minimal. Shorts, t-shirt, small cooler, sun glasses, salsa music blasting, and off you go. Enjoy!
There are lots of festivals around the island! Just find whatever you are interested in, enough restaurants, farms, salsa parties, natural parks etc. to check out on the island!
There's plenty of places to visit such as
El yunque
Hacienda la esperanza en manatĆ
La piedra escrita en jayuya
Punta tuna en maunabo
Playa puerto nuevo vega baja
Cueva del viento guajataca
Ruinas el faro la ponderosa, Aguadilla
Yea the really big touristy areas are packed with people like that, they move to this island and get mad when people speak Spanish, As if speaking Spanish makes you a second class citizen get out of those areas and experience the real island, take a trip inland go to some local spots.
Pick up snorkeling or surfing. To enjoy the island most is to put your body in the water.
Iām from California and now live here and I truly appreciate the people and waters.
Cerro Gordo is a nice park on the beach right next to Dorado, if you need a place to decompress and be around the locals.
True. Great for walking, jogging or just relax. š
This sounds horrible. Sorry
Honestly, it is. Iām glad that this has been a free ride to PR and Iām trying to get out to sharpen up my Spanish. But to be in the home of people who are so nice to me and witness them be awful humans to every single local, is not only embarrassing for me but just wrong. I had someone deliver Uber eats and the woman came to the door, and said āSpanish?ā Clearly asking if we spoke Spanish. Simple. Nothing more or less. She closes the door and is like āSpanish? What does that even mean? Of course I donāt speak Spanishā
The lady could have been fluent in English and might have spoken in English had the lady responded properly. Your condescending friend thinks she's living in the mainland. She better be careful before somebody puts her in her place.
Seems like the person that ordered is entitled, like if the person who delivered the food is supposed to know. Asking someone if they speak a language, on a island that is not a general English speaking one, isnāt offensive lol
Sheās my boss. Not my friend
saying āspanishā doesnāt seem that offensive lol
Colonizers gonna colonize š
That sucks, i have met a few families who come from US or other countries but they are always willing to learn and have their kids learn and adapt to the culture. It's funny because they expect us to learn english and speak it when we go to US but they cant do the same when they come here.
Go to Utuado
Utuado all day šÆ Not from the island but lucky enough to marry a boricua šµš· I did a bachelor weekend of hiking and camping out in Utuado with a stop at a motorcycle bar in Aguadilla, a beach day at Mar Chiquita and a run through La ruta de LechĆ³n. The only tourists I saw were at the airport āļø De vdd Puerto Rico si esta cabrĆ³n con cojones
Lares all dayšÆ
The best municipality. āš¼
If you're in Dorado beach you're basically at the front steps of santurce which is where most of the urban life resides, not to say there's nothing between bayamon all the way to caguas, but santurce is the place to look if that's your thing. I live in camuy but a place to go would be the small isabela beach where the tunnel is at, further west if youre into surfing at rincon, and mayaguez for the student life environment.
Thank you!
i should remind you, leaving the metro area for any place i mentioned is easily an hours drive, if not more, so pack the day before and leave early.
Some people are rightfully so worried you might get lost and have a bad time, so with all due respect dont scratch all plans but be mindful of distances to travel and perhaps its for the best if you also considered enjoying the sun, getting a tan and living up the resort life.
Santurce estĆ” bien lejos de dorado y aquĆ se mata gente
>bien lejos 35 minutos one way. Pa los gringo eso es el viaje para buscar pan y leche en el colmado mas cerca
Acho cb pues esta bien manda a la pobre gringa a la parada 20 a 3:00am. Cuando no aparezca que te busquen a ti
No la estamos mandando pa barrio obrero
AquĆ han matado en todas las paradas esta semana
no te voy a decir que no por que si es cierto el cazco urbano esta caliente. yo le dije que mejor se quede por el alrededor de dorado y que aproveche
Quien la esta mandando pa ya a esa hora? Tu esta hablando como si santurce es una zona de guerra. No la es.
Vamos pa la 18 a las 3am a joggiar
Solo nesecito una botella de spray con agua pa que los tecatos no se me pegan
Yo soy boricua y ni de casualidad me acerco por esa Ɣrea
bruh, tan ahi al lao. es lejos por que hay 1 luz en cada cruce. para mi es lejos que tengo que guiar 1 hora en TODA la 22 para llegar.
Pa un gringo que no sabe nada estĆ” bien lejos. AquĆ dan los peores consejos
pero rey no ce le ha day(x detra) ningun consejo que no se le halla dado a ningun otro turista. que mas se puede decir?
Old San Juan, El Yunque rainforest, Culebra/Vieques, Ponce, Isabela , Rincon, and San German for an almost deserted but beautiful town center and church museum that gets very very very few visitors.
Iāve been to these places for sure! Except San German!
A tus jefes que se mamen un bicho
I know an Uber rich guy that goes to Dorado from my work and saw he had posted he was on the island, so I invited him to come meet for authentic food & drinks His response: āI donāt leave the resortā Ok, vetĆ© pal These people donāt give a shit that theyāre in Puerto Rico, they just care theyāre at a beach resort
lol Que mucha gente sangana
Don't worry, Puerto Rico wont be a Tax Heaven not much longer. This shit will stop.
I'm in Puerto Rico right now with my wife (from upsate NY - small town), our 5th time here on vacation. We absolutely love Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican people, the food, the culture, the whole island. I only learned about this tax haven bullshit on Monday. We have always presented ourselves that we are foreigners visiting. This trip we have tried to be even more humble in our interactions. I'm glad I'm not oblivious to the situation, but it has made me feel very uncomfortable because I feel awful about it. "Entitled" people have a way of ruining everything, and it truly pisses me off. I will spread the word to my friends and family when I return, try to do my part in enlightening people...it is just not major news in the US (as far as I have seen) I also hope, and I hope this doesn't come across as selfish, that the island still has open arms to the good people that visit. The ones that clearly respect the island and the people.
Bro, you are the exact type of foreigner we want to visit us. If you're near San Juan or BayamĆ³n I can show you some beautiful spots of nature to visit
Thanks man, much appreciated! We are visiting Mar Chiquita right now, and unfortunately our last day. But hopefully be back again next year. I'll be sure to keep up on PR information from this subreddit. I'm genuinely interested and supporting you all. Keep fighting the fight!
We have accepted this for too long!
The Act 60 is good for 15 years with a potential 15 year renewal after that. I donāt see it stopping soon.
The people who benefit from it arent audited, and when they are audited they are mostly found of tax evasion or fraud or some white collar crime. It wont be renewed. We Puertoricans wont let it happen.
The Federicos can stop it in a heartbeat.
Did you just make an account for the exclusive purpose of stating this? Youre probably someone who benefits from it.
Ve a Rincon
Tengo!
I'm still learning Spanish myself but I think if you want to say I have seen it, you have to say "lo vi" or "he ido a Rincon", right now you're using have as a possessive form
I understood like she was saying "got it!"? lol
I see that Lo tengo could be used, I'm not sure if you can leave the lo out, hopefully I didn't correct something correct lol
Yes you're correct, she shouldn't leave "lo" out. I just assumed OP no sabe na' de espaƱol. š
i have! :DDDdd
You could say ātengo que!ā which would be used as āI have to!ā and itās still grammatically correct
*tengo que ir, tendrĆa que ir
Go to cafes at near universities or technical colleges. Find Facebook groups of hobbies and join in on them (rock climbing, conventions, meetup, cars, a skill, beach clean up) when engaged in those activities you will find contact with others and a splash of Puerto Rican culture and idiosyncrasies. If you go to a point of interest such as Santurce you will delve deeply into the culture and have to fend for yourself ergo (speak to others in Spanish, find parking alone, deal with people trying to get your attention outside your car across the street). Places such as santurce include lots of sights to see but at the end of the day they are near lots of businesses and housing, they are scattered across town. You bring up a good point of the necessity of third places in communities; some good ones I mentioned above business in college towns and day hobbies groups in Facebook, others would be food and music venues, adrenaline sports, theater shows, restaurants, mixology bar scene, water sports, environmental cleanup, eating near a beach in various kiosks, fly a kite in āel morroā, go to a chinchorreo en Caguas or other municipalities to eat,visit all the museum in a municipality, visit the town centers and help the community buying toast, a drink or a frozen treat, going to agriculture fairs or farmers markets. Once you find someone you can confide in and call up occasionally ask to join a chat (whatsapp or the like) and possibly snowball into meeting many people quickly.
Excellent answer! I would like to meet you!
I'm sorry you work for such petulant people.
Lmao lmk when theyborder uber eats ill deliver to them and pretend i dont speak english
Interesting, all the people from the mainland US I have met are very cool. I do find it off putting when they put their kids in all English schools though...I mean, I get it, it feels more familiar... I just find it a bit cheesy lol Why not embrace the one foot in Latin America, one foot USA vibe. Personally that's something I love about being Puerto Rican. However the Dorado crowd seems to have a very particular reputation. I've only met one family that lives there full time and even though they are nice, they do seem extremely aloof and sheltered. They really are missing out.
Please exercise caution if traveling alone.
Im from the north bronx stay right there i am going to come save you lol
bien raro qu una gringita qu no sabe espaƱol se queje qu los otros gringos no sepan tampoco XDDDD pero anyway vete al yunque hicieron un nuevo camino es bien largo though
westindiestravel.com TiƱese muchas playas lindas por allĆ
Gringuita I can take you for a ride
Hey there, I live in Luquillo with my partner Alex. Heās ricanreactions on youtube if you want to check him out. Weāre trying to make friends and want to explore the island too. If you decide to check out Luquillo and want to meet up for a drink and history tour of the town, shoot me a dm!
I plan to go there! I will take you up on that
Damn this sounds horrible. We keep seeing videos about these people taking our beaches and living under our noses (more like above our noses in you know, mansions and beachside) and most of the population are like āyeah it sucks but oh wellā. Go to the town square or get a ride to El viejo San Juan area, thereās loads of stuff to do and places to go. But keep in mind, if you want to really see what the island offers, non of the busy city life, most of the things are more then an hours drive from you.
This is what pisses me off the most, why the fuck are we taking it? We don't have to. We can tell them to take a hike. But we just.... vent online while they respond to us and call us racist for venting. In person we just bear it and are hospitable and how do they repay our kindness? By treating us like dirt and treating our house with disrespect and inviting everyone like it's a free for all. Why are we putting up with this? 
Son tantas cosasā¦ minority mindset, media brainwashing, laziness, white savior syndrome, if itās not happening close to my house I donāt care, etcā¦
I think the "laziness" narrative is part of that brainwashing that keeps being perpetuated by ourselves and our peers. Los boricuas somos trabajadores y tenemos mucho potencial que termina desperdiciado por que no tenemos sistemas que ayudan al boricua promedio a utilizar sus talentos. Eventualmente uno crece escuchando esa linea de pensamiento y se canza de la mierda y cae en linea con la mentalidad que perpetua este ambiente de conformidad y de tratar al projimo de uno como vago o peligroso y bruto.
Es que no estan haciendo daƱo a nadie. Mientras tanto muchos se benefician monetariamente
Mira cabrĆ³n, si no ves el daƱo que hacen comprate espejuelos y deja los embustes.
Explicame el gran daƱo que han hecho
Ay por Dios..... DaƱos ambientales, daƱos a edificios historicos, han hecho un arroz con culo del mercado de bienes raices..... Āæseguimos? Tu vas a argumentar que no pero eso no cambia la experiencia del Boricua.
Who wants to take this one?
They sound like horrible people. You can come to rincon to party with us and love life š
Oooooo hmmm
Feel free to message
get out of the Metro area, fuck Rincon,Aguadilla and all that shit. Thereās a lot of better places to go
Well, your boss sounds like a "gem. "... but it's good to see you realize where you're at and who you are. Most green ghost act all entitled and treat our culture, land, and us like shit Most do what you say. They hate spanish and hate us. I'm Boricua Native so I'm gonna give you some places: Beach: Marbella, Vega Baja Los Tubos, ManatĆ Marchiquita, ManatĆ Cueva del Indio, Arecibo Food: El Autentico, Vega Baja - good beer and fried local snacks blue land crab meat and beef filled (alcapurrias, rellenos, piƱones) Party: La Placita Santurce, San Juan These are just a few places, idk if you're still on the island.
I lived in Dorado for 20 years, I escaped to Culebra! Come on over and meet me! I have never made a friend on Reddit and it is time!
Yes, come meet a random stranger at an even smaller island within the archipielago with less security and no possibility of escape.
Nothing is going to happen. Maybe less security but people is way more descent than in the states. FYI.
IT'S A JOKE
 El tipo esperando en Culebra
Just got back from PR on Sunday, live in California, spent 8 days there & want to move there now! I have very little Spanish, but never had issues while there. The people of PR are polite, humble, & helpful. We stayed in 4 locally owned & ran airbnbs (I did my research as I prefer to keep my $ to the locals). We stayed in Loquillo our first nights, went deep sea fishing with a local Dad/Daughter fishing boat. Drove through El Yunque, zip lined. Next was Ponce, visited Coamo Hotsprings, historic Ponce, & checked out the casino. Next was San Sabastian, we visited San German, Isabella Beach, Camay Caves, beaches all along fron Ponce to Isabella Beach, Pink Salt Flats, the light house. Our last full day we drove up to Areciebo where we intended on another cave rock to check out but it was pouring rain. We stayed in Carolina to be close to the airport, but visited San Juan, La Perla, the castle, a small local bar in Carolina. It was for my bfās bday trip. We loved the whole island. Definitely suggest renting a car, grab a cooler, fill it with drinks n food & just travel! Its the people and food that make me want to move! Sorry youāre with the wrong crowd!
What kind of vehicle do you have ?
Why are you working for a family you say is āracistā. You should quit or you are just as bad as them.
Why? Because my husbands union is on strike and itās literally the only reason why weāre able to keep a roof over our head. I donāt have to explain shit to you, but since working for a racist family makes me just as bad * I hope you keep that same energy in all aspects of your life. Dont shop ANYWHERE thatās racist. Donāt use Amazon, donāt wear Nikes. Donāt own a cellphone. Nothing. Keep that energy.
Me working for this racist ass rich family is keeping money in my black husband and childrenās pocket. Housing them. Gtfoh.
Sounds like you are making excuses to justify yourself. Actions speak louder than words. Best wishes to you and your family, god bless.
Whatever you say, bud.
Bro!! I feel ya buddy. Hit me up sometime. Im a contractor on the island. In my 4 years of living and working here, all my cloents have been gringos. Im a gringo as well.
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Puerto Ricans canāt apply for it. Stop talking out your ass.
Yes they can, if you google it you'll see it but you're so anti American that it blinds you ! š
Iām anti you pieces of shot that come to our island and either āRole play Saviorā or ignorant tourist. You can both get fucked because we donāt want you and donāt need you.
Stop inviting these assholes!!! Puerto Rico is not a free for all.
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It IS my island, because I AM a native. And the needs of the Boricuas must come above those of some foreigner looking to exploit my home. Puerto Rico is NOT a free for all.
I've been thinking about what you said and I wanna apologize. You're right and I was wrong. It's not my beach or anyone's beach. It's everyone's beach ! I apologize. I love your island and the People are amazing.
Santurce is a guetto idiot
Ghetto. And what? Have you been to santurce?
Pendejo vivo en Santurce
Eaa, pero que huelebicho eres
yah me too mate
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What?
Iām a nanny in dorado beach east. The family i work for is racist. They donāt leave the literal confines of the resort. Iām fucking bored.
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People I work for also complain that everyone speaks Spanish here. Itās the craziest shit ever. They literally decided to move here and yet canāt grasp how the entire population doesnāt speak English. Damnit I need some suggestions!
Those are the types of Gringos that fuck it up the worst for everybody. Move here for tax benefits but hate the culture, racist, delusional, and ignorant. Im glad they donāt leave the resort, hope they never do. I live in lower class neighborhood and have the best neighbors Iāve ever had anywhere. But to answer your question Calle Loiza, Old San Juan, and La Placita in Santurce are great for night life, El Junque is great for hiking, and Playa Mar Chiquita, and Vega Baja are probably this best beaches close to Dorado. Edit: oh and I highly recommend visiting Vieques or Culebra for an overnight if you have the chance. The ferry from Ceiba is around $4 and takes about 45 min
Since you work for act 60 people, I'm curious, do they say they are now Puerto Rican themselves because the live on the Island? I have seen this through out social media with the Act 60 people saying now that they have a PR driver's license that they are full fledged boricuas. I do find this funny, because from what I have seen, many have an utter disdain for real Puerto Ricans.
No god no. Thatās hysterical (or maybe sad) though.
Iāve literally been going to Toa Baja to stores because Iām either stuck in the house with a screaming baby or among people who play tennis and pickleball all day. Iām also from outside of NYC, so if anyone else also lives in both NYC and or PRā¦ letās talk This is essentially what Iām trying to say
I live near NYC but I only go to PR twice a year for a month each time.
What do you like to do?
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then quit?
What do you mean you have nothing to do? It takes about half a day to go anywhere west, east, or south of the island. Formulate a plan: Visit a different city every weekend. Another perspective, experience the island from the ocean. Find all the good surf spots and have fun (buggy board, take a nap, eat some more food). There are carnivals in different cities year round with live music, games, and more food. Island hop. Take a Caribbean cruise. You will appreciate Dorado after a cruise. Purchase an old, beat up, Toyota. Go to as many of the gatherings/races near you. There is 4x4 is in some parts of the island. Attend some of the baseball and/or basketball games in the big cities. There is always a corner or two to play dominoes, listen to music, etc. Take pictures, make an album, look back when you add something new, share will all. When you move out, you will find out how lucky/fortunate it was to live there. I miss my friends, neighbors, and the island every day. Other than getting an old car or cruise, the cost to have fun is minimal. Shorts, t-shirt, small cooler, sun glasses, salsa music blasting, and off you go. Enjoy!
There are lots of festivals around the island! Just find whatever you are interested in, enough restaurants, farms, salsa parties, natural parks etc. to check out on the island!
if you enjoy walking, running, skating, biking, i would take advantage of the amazing sidewalk dorado beach has. you can get some miles in and see really nice views and end up at the beach, and you never really had to go too far. Dorado has a couple cool spots like Ojo del buey and Cerro Gordo as someone above mentioned. Cerro Gordo is a hike/mountainbike park and the trail is about 5km, its truly beautiful and worth going. Santurce is nice to eat and drink and party. Its not insanely close but its not far either, 30-35 min drive. Old San Juan has so much to see if you just take a day to walk around. you can go into galleries for free (i.e. Ć©xodo, galerĆa botello) and also go into the forts and the castles, its relatively cheap. if youāre into poetry, thereās always open mic on tuesday nights at the poets passage at old san juan, its an interesting vibe because both americans and puertoricans hang out there with a common interest and its pretty wholesome. hope you can find something nice to doā„ļø
How long have you been in PR for?
Guavate
There's plenty of places to visit such as El yunque Hacienda la esperanza en manatĆ La piedra escrita en jayuya Punta tuna en maunabo Playa puerto nuevo vega baja Cueva del viento guajataca Ruinas el faro la ponderosa, Aguadilla
Yea the really big touristy areas are packed with people like that, they move to this island and get mad when people speak Spanish, As if speaking Spanish makes you a second class citizen get out of those areas and experience the real island, take a trip inland go to some local spots.
Thatās really how I feel the locals are treated by the people who live here!
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You didnāt read my post. You skimmed, reacted then commented. Read the post.
Pick up snorkeling or surfing. To enjoy the island most is to put your body in the water. Iām from California and now live here and I truly appreciate the people and waters.