Live the same

During the first week I went on excursions, got to know the place. There I met the national guide - Andre. The role of the national guide is just a formality, and they hire anyone, but Andre was well educated and spoke several languages. Then he helped me with languages.

The first thing Andre said to me: "Have you just arrived? Don't mess with the local girls, they are all sick!" 😬 "Crazy or do you mean STDs?" I asked. "Both," he answered with a laugh.

On one of the excursions there were local girls who worked as animators. During lunch, they all came up to me, smiling, and started asking questions in Spanish. At first I didn't understand, but then one of them pointed to her ring finger. I realized that they were asking: "¿Novia?" (Spanish for "girlfriend" or "wife"). Remembering Andre's advice, I quickly said, "Yes, I have a wife." In an instant, they stopped smiling and left, haha!

Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of these girls and animators😁

Continuing yesterday’s topic, let me skip ahead a bit. Once, I was working on a tour to Saona Island. There were no bookings, so I was just relaxing, swimming in the Caribbean Sea, and sunbathing. (Sounds cool, and it really was, but on such days you don’t make any money.)

A local guy came up to me and… asked me to “sell” him to some ladies from a neighboring tour group because he didn’t speak their language. Back then, I had no idea what “sanky-pankies” were. Turns out, they’re local guys who act as escorts for female tourists during their vacations. This guy offered me 25% of the profit if I "sold" him. Haha, I almost became a pimp! 😄 Of course, I refused, though I wondered if I had misunderstood him. And those “ladies” looked about 60 years old! 😂

And this is not the only case for me

By the way, there’s a popular film franchise in the Dominican Republic called Sanky Panky. At that time, there were already four parts, though I hadn’t watched them.

I also didn't know about this phenomenon before, until I watched the movie "Paradise. Love." The events take place in Kenya, but the essence is the same.

I saw this in life, and then I saw it everywhere in the tourist area)