What is the difference between a duke, an earl, a lord, a marquis, a baron and a count?
Gasolinera (gas station) is called la Bomba. In addition the spoken Dominican Spanish takes some getting used to as of the letter âsâ are dropped. This means that mosquito becomes moquito or adios becomes adio. Also many words have letters or syllables completely missed out in the spoken language.
Christian music can be heard throughout Dominican Republic. Just walk past a church and listen. Some of the music is very formal and sacred while other types are very lively. Many times one can hear a band set up in the park playing. If you don't understand Spanish you would think the bands were playing the typical music of the island, merengue or bachata.