Yeah, I can tell you that you will NOT find brothels in Punta Cana, you will likely find that kind of thing going on in Sosua, but thats a different part of the island entirely. Sosua is also considered dangerous compared to Punta Cana.
Even though pros titution is legal in DR having a brothel and pim ping is ILLEGAL in DR. So chances are that if you do manage to fin d something like this you will be dealing with some real shady ass characters and likely a criminal element behind it. Which I would advise to not do, DR is safe for tourists who want leisure but once you go into the world of procuring ladies of the night in DR you are stepping foot in another world.
In DR are all public so the resort wont stop solicitors (Most solicitors are just regular honest vendors trying to make money for their family selling you shirts, and various beach items) I will say that if you are on the beach just relaxing or whatever solicitors selling items are a given (have to respect the fact they are out in the sun like that trying to earn a living), but some solicitors will approach you if you are a single male and offer you ladies. You will have to use your own judgement whether to partake or not. Be safe and be aware of surroundings at all times and use good judgement.
Just don't say anything and many will assume you are local. You cant fool them, even if you knew certain phrases or words they know by your pronounciation that you are not from Montreal.
Even if you were from Newfoundland or Alberta, they can tell just by how you sound that you are a Newfie or Albertan. Just speak regular English, most people you will come in contact with know English.
If you UNDERSTAND French then that is the key. Speaking it in my opinion is of second importance. If you can read French and undersatnd when they speak you are golden there.
One thing I have to add about all this is if you are going out solo I wouldnt fuck with any nonsense like that in DR. even though prost itution is legal there, the girls have their own "security" guys and you and never be too sure what kind of shit they might pull. Even though Punta Cana is considered safe by DR standards there are some places that can get sketchy where thug types are.
The girls are likely to try to pull bullshit if you are not EXTREMELY careful. It really comes down to if you are street smart, dont put yourself in fucked up areas or positions and dont ever fully trust someone, you are in another country and no matter how nice someone is they likely dont give a fuck about you. Understand these are relatively poor places. So trust yourself and not some local regardless of how nice or willing to help they seem.
So as a disclaimer I would advise against trying to procure any ladies in DR. or being in that scene for anything other than typical tourism. But if you stick to normal tourist activities you should be ok.
When you tip them dont be cheap with $5 or bullshit like that. Give them at least $50 that will let them know that you value the info and expect them to give it to you straight. They will respect the fact you recognize the value of the info and in turn they will give you great info.
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