How did you like Havana ?
I went to Cuba this summer and going around Havana made me so unhappy. The level of poverty is something I have never seen in my life.
It feels like a time bomb stopped everything or an atomic bomb exploded in the city 40 years ago.
Also one thing that was very interesting to me was the name of the streets and squares. All the name are like freedom, martyrs .... really resembled Iran in that way.
The country is really beautiful and nice people ... but very unhappy people ...
When I was in the resort, a very beautiful young girl in early 20's came to me and begged me to get him a burger. Her eyes was full of tears and I did that for her.
I actually got her a combo: burger, fries, salad and drink. It was really sad.
The day I came back from Havana to our resort, I felt blessed of my life and to this date I never forget that experience.
The communism and their propaganda machine is nothing but a balloon of hot air. The people are suffering big time.
I can also post the Havana pictures if you want.
I went to Cuba this summer and going around Havana made me so unhappy. The level of poverty is something I have never seen in my life.
It feels like a time bomb stopped everything or an atomic bomb exploded in the city 40 years ago.
Also one thing that was very interesting to me was the name of the streets and squares. All the name are like freedom, martyrs .... really resembled Iran in that way.
The country is really beautiful and nice people ... but very unhappy people ...
When I was in the resort, a very beautiful young girl in early 20's came to me and begged me to get him a burger. Her eyes was full of tears and I did that for her.
I actually got her a combo: burger, fries, salad and drink. It was really sad.
The day I came back from Havana to our resort, I felt blessed of my life and to this date I never forget that experience.
The communism and their propaganda machine is nothing but a balloon of hot air. The people are suffering big time.
I can also post the Havana pictures if you want.
This was my second time in Havana. I had a similar experience the first time i went there as I only stayed there for 2 days in Old Havana at a fancy hotel. This time, I decided to stay for 10 days.. and stayed at a bed and breakfast owned by a really nice Cuban family. Now this time my whole perspective changed as I saw life through their perspective, not just as a tourist waiting to get back to his resort.
i saw their struggles, and theyre definitely hurting but the locals that I met seemed relatively happy.. education food and healthcare and housing are all free.. that puts all of them above the level of poverty i've seen in Jamaica, Haiti or Guatemala etc.. you have to see real poverty to understand what it really is.
people's basic needs are met in Cuba, they're just kept from striving for more.. in general, no one's dying from hunger or suffering from lack of health care or education.. or anyone without a roof on their head.
i saw their struggles, and theyre definitely hurting but the locals that I met seemed relatively happy.. education food and healthcare and housing are all free.. that puts all of them above the level of poverty i've seen in Jamaica, Haiti or Guatemala etc.. you have to see real poverty to understand what it really is.
people's basic needs are met in Cuba, they're just kept from striving for more.. in general, no one's dying from hunger or suffering from lack of health care or education.. or anyone without a roof on their head.
That is a very interesting perspective .... but there is no way a Cuban family can improve their life ...Yes, people are not dying but when the standard of living is set for you since birth and there is no where to go to since you are in island, there is no hope ... people are hopeless ...
They have to be satisfied with what they have got ...
Also Havana is the richest part of the country, other pars of country are even worse ....
They have to be satisfied with what they have got ...
Also Havana is the richest part of the country, other pars of country are even worse ....
Was that inside the resort ? How did she get in ?
I have heard similar stories from friends who visited Cuba about how poor the people are and ...
It makes me feel uncomfortable going there and staying in a luxury resort and have all you can eat and drink while knowing your waiter or room service guy is actually hungry ...
I have heard similar stories from friends who visited Cuba about how poor the people are and ...
It makes me feel uncomfortable going there and staying in a luxury resort and have all you can eat and drink while knowing your waiter or room service guy is actually hungry ...
yo dont HAVE to go to a resort.. cuba is more than just resorts.. dont be a typical north american... go to a bed and breakfast.. help a few people out who need your business more than the luxury resorts.. also you get to know the culture of the country you're visiting rather than stuffing yourself with food and drink while being separated from the realities outside... i thought that was the whole point of traveling.
I agree with you 100% that it is great to see the culture .... but I went there to relax since I had a tough year and didn't research about it prior to going there. I have to say it was very different and I don't regret the experience at all ... it opened my eyes ... but you said peope are relatively happy but I don't agree with that at all ... people are hopeless ... Castro is a failure and I hate him ... Communism is nothing more than a propgaganda machine ...
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Mamnoon daash Natural az axat , they clearly talk.
