What do I miss the most living in DR?

I was wondering if everyone has a certain thing they miss from home that is not available in DR?
I think one of the things I would miss most would be Home Depot or Lowes. I know ferreterias have a lot of stuff but from past experience I spent weeks looking for ADA items for my dad's house and could not find it anywhere! ( I wanted to ADA his house as he got older)
Also In and Out Burgers! LOL
Exactly right, the big building stores would be missed.  Also the big grocery stores, reasonable fees for entertainment like golf, bowling, movies, sports, etc. Mail service, business opportunities, reasonable driving.  I miss all of this when only doing a vacation in DR. 

@sberger50 The driving you definitely have to get used to. I found the most important you can't get scare you have to just drive! But I found bowling in Santo Domingo and also movie theaters. I had a really good time at Estadio Quisqueya watching the Licey team, it was a party! lol

I'm from the UK, so:

Fish and chips
Real wood cask pulled ale in a pint pot
Back bacon butties with HP brown sauce
Welsh mountain herb flavoured new season lamp roasted with mint sauce and the works
Bramley apple pie
Gooseberry pie and clooted cream
Stilton cheese
Indian curries
Raspberries from Scotland

I dont miss UK life except for the benefit of a National Health Service free at the point of delivery.

@lennoxnev Lennox that may not be available for a long time in DR LOL

I have just returned from a visit to the USA (I'm Cdn);

We made a conscious effort to eat things we could not get here..
Scallops, Sushi tuna, lamb, halibut, baby back ribs...........corn on the cob..... and more

The supermarket selections are dizzying if you have been away for a few months.

On the other hand... it was hotter & more humid... terrible heat indices....

As always, I enjoy switching between the countries... DR & Canada or the US

Variety is the spice of life....
The nearest to cod and chips is grouper and chips and in TCI and Bahamas they get close.

Super Indian curries in Nevis.

They should be able to grow gooseberries and raspberries here. Gooseberries are found in Nevis

Lamb is by far the best red meat yet do difficult to find here. In Nacional in Bella Vista today a half leg was 3800 pesos!!!!!

I settle for French Roquefort from Carrefour in lieu of Silton.

Why cant they import Canadian back bacon in lieu of US belly cut fatty unhealthy bacon?

Beer........
I miss New Jersey Taylor Ham or (pork roll) depending which part of the state you're from!!!! And yes LOWES!!!!!!!!!!!!
I miss my Zevia (stevia sweetened soda)! But now that I've found a source for CO2 for my Soda Stream, I'm making my own!
Some days I miss common sense. I miss customer service. 

I miss downhill skiing.

I have found almost everything else here in Santo Domingo or online!
Ditto @planner on the common sense and customer service!

Also, shopping in person at TJ Maxx! ☺️

But when I hear beautiful bachata from the local colmado coming through my kitchen window, I smile to myself about living here and think ahhh, todo bien …

@planner Yes Yes Customer service! I bring it up to the store managers all the time, may not change anything but I do tell them they are lacking when I get poor services which is at least once a day when I am there! LOL

And make sure to tell them when they do something right too! 
food : I miss fresh berries haha.

Life in general : I miss common sense, logical things, good customer service.

But what I came to realize after 10 years a here is that... when I'm not in DR for a long period of time (usually 1-3 months) I miss way more things that I love about this country then my home country.

@jeanchris101 I know the feeling! But that's a good thing, its good to love more then one place!  I used to miss good pizza when in DR but they have gotten better over the years with the pizza. I think it was the cheese that was messing things up for some reason the cheese was horrible back then!

One skill I have learned over the years here...

Even if you are 100% right about something, do not argue or make logical statements to prove your point, opinion.

You are just losing your time and will he more frustrated after:)
@polo1club

That's really true, pizza used to be one of the things that I definitely didn't like about D.R when I got here.

Now I would say Il Caminetto in S.D possibly be the best pizza I ever had. (never been to Italy)

@planner Absolutely! Always do , I have even gone and purchased lunch for a few store employees when the service was really good. (Dominicans never say no when offered food I have discovered that over the years!) But yes I let them know  when they hit it out of the ballpark. As  for bad customer service it almost seems like everyone accepts it and that is why its so bad. I have been in so many stores where the sales person acts like I am bothering them in trying to purchase something!

@jeanchris101Oh wow I am adding that one to my list of restaurants!

@polo1club

I'm sure you will like it, it's on the expensive side for pizza in D.R but it's real Italian.

Different style but I like there pizza as well

Issimo Pizzeria, (Romanian pizza)

@jeanchris101 Thank you so much! Yes I just googled them and it looks delicious! Can't wait to try and report back to you guys! The menu looks reasonable and its one of my favorite things to do when in DR and that's try new restaurant. I love La Cassina on Roberto Pastoriza! Great food and great place with excellent service!

@polo1club
     They just opened. Pizza Hut , it's the new Rav here…. Ugg  now I'm looking for pizza dough , I'll make my own if I can
    Let me know if you find a Bagel 🥯 or someone that knows what it is…..🤣
I saw bagels at a pastry shop on Sarasota near Nunes Caceras but I do not recall the name of the place. They had a good selection! Not sure if you are in SD.

@polo1club Basically the ease of getting anything from a fishing pole to decent internet. and everything in between. But it's better than the rat race.

@Tippj

I make my own dough but its never as good as pizza hut.  We have a pizza hut here in Punta Cana but I have to stay away, love it too much and too many calories!
Now, if I had a busy job where I was moving around alot, then I could indulge much more often.  1f601.svg
@jeanchris101

really, can you send us a link to that restaurant?  I want to try it out!
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@drilsgt love the reference to Taylor Pork Roll !