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Re: They're Dropping Like Flies in the Dominican Republic
« Reply #25 on: June 21, 2019, 10:43:32 AM »
Panic!!!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fox2now.com/2019/06/20/woman-on-honeymoon-becomes-10th-u-s-tourist-to-die-after-dominican-republic-vacation/amp/
10 in a year.  And we know several of them were in poor health.
Keeping a hairy eyeball on it.  Not canceling our plans.

10? That's a weekend in Chicago
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Re: They're Dropping Like Flies in the Dominican Republic
« Reply #26 on: June 21, 2019, 10:50:45 AM »
And we know several of them were in poor health.

There appears to be conflicting informaton on that.

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In the Dominican Republic, the frequency and manner of the deaths are particularly concerning because most of the victims were very healthy before their trip.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/toxicologist-dominican-republic-deahts

While still a statistically low number compared to overall tourist numbers, the similar manner of death and similar locations do a raise an eyebrow.
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Re: They're Dropping Like Flies in the Dominican Republic
« Reply #27 on: June 21, 2019, 10:56:18 AM »
If your friend ended up practicing in the United States, there are many areas of the country where he will be saying the exact same things about white people born right here.  Universal across the world, I suppose.

Pockets of poor, low IQ, low impulse control people exist in the USA yes.

Your pointing that out is both pointless and meaningless.

Around the world there are whole countries comprised of those type of folks, like Haiti or the DR.

The DR and the USA are as different as two countries could possibly be.
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Re: They're Dropping Like Flies in the Dominican Republic
« Reply #28 on: June 21, 2019, 06:44:23 PM »
There appears to be conflicting informaton on that.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/toxicologist-dominican-republic-deahts

While still a statistically low number compared to overall tourist numbers, the similar manner of death and similar locations do a raise an eyebrow.

Age and medications with a couple of them makes me suspect.
Bad booze wouldn't surprise me.
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Re: They're Dropping Like Flies in the Dominican Republic
« Reply #29 on: June 22, 2019, 12:40:14 AM »
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Re: They're Dropping Like Flies in the Dominican Republic
« Reply #30 on: June 24, 2019, 01:46:56 PM »
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Re: They're Dropping Like Flies in the Dominican Republic
« Reply #31 on: June 24, 2019, 03:20:18 PM »
Up to 12 dead now.
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Re: They're Dropping Like Flies in the Dominican Republic
« Reply #32 on: June 28, 2019, 08:55:43 AM »
I hope you decide to go someplace else Jamis.

Something odd and very bad is going on down there.

Why vacation someplace where you are going to have a built in level of background anxiety?

Vacations are meant to be an escape from pressures anxiety etc.
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