A type of public transport bus used in the Dominican Republic during the late 1980s and mid-1990s. They were nicknamed this because they were painted in the colors of the Dominican flag. The bus system eventually collapsed due to government corruption (referring to the administration of President Joaquin Balaguer).
-- Hey man, move your hand because I am going to pull over right there, and do not slam the door on me. -- WATCH OUT FOR THE BANDERITA!
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The National Land Transport Office, a government agency that ran public buses in Santo Domingo from 1978 until the late 80s, when it collapsed due to corruption. By extension, the term refers to the buses themselves. They were the state-run alternative to private transport unions and were eventually replaced by the OMSA (the current government bus system in the Dominican Republic).
The ONATRATE buses had a sign saying collective on the side. She is driving a two-door automatic Mercedes, and I am rolling in an ONATRATE with one foot inside and the other hanging out.
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Public transportation that fits a lot of people, or in other words, the bus.
- When does the guagua for Bayaguana arrive? - I couldn't tell you.
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A sarcastic way to say you are taking the public bus. It plays on the irony that the city's public bus fleet is made up of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, making a cheap and often crowded commute sound like a luxury trip. (OMSA is the government-run public bus system in the Dominican Republic).
- Bro!!! vamonos to my house en la Mercedes... - My man!!! You're treating me like royalty! - Fine... just let me get to the bus stop... You're getting on an OMSA Mercedes-Benz!! Don't complain!!
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A government bus. For 5 pesos you ride an oven, and for 10 you ride a steam oven. Created during President Leonel Fernandez's first term, it was a marvel back then: clean 5-peso buses, attendants, and excellent service. Over time it became just another government mess: rude staff, hour-long waits, unprofessional employees, disgusting buses, and constant frustration. (OMSA is the state-run bus system in the Dominican Republic).
1: Bro, let's go to Villa Mella. 2: Sure, let's take a minibus. 1: No man, let's take the OMSA for 10 pesos, one with the cold AC! 2: You think I'm stupid or what? Those things just blow steam. 1: Oh, so you want to spend 20 on a minibus? 2: No. 1: Well, OMSA it is then. Get your pillow because we're going to be sleeping there.
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A public bus driver belonging to a transportation union, known for acting like the road belongs to them and doing whatever they want. (Guagua is the Dominican term for a bus).
Hey babe, come sit right here.
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A multi-million dollar project built in the Dominican capital (Santo Domingo) without any justifiable reason. Honestly, if all that money had been used as toilet paper, it would have served a better purpose.
In the Dominican Republic there is no electricity, there is no food, there is no money, there is no education, but WE HAVE El Metro.
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A multi-million dollar project built in the Dominican capital, Santo Domingo, without any justifiable reason, which honestly would have served a better purpose if the money had been used as toilet paper (refers to the Santo Domingo Metro, which many locals view as a vanity project that ignored more urgent infrastructure needs).
In the Dominican Republic we have no power, we have no food, we have no money, we have no education, but WE HAVE A METRO.
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A small passenger van that drives at high speed and stops anywhere to pick up or drop off riders. They always blast loud music and are usually pirate buses without official routes. They are run by a shaggy, grumpy driver and a picher (a fare collector who crams passengers inside). (In the Dominican Republic, the name literally means flyer due to how fast they drive).
I am going by voladora because taxis are expensive.
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República Dominicana