My Cubian Holiday
March 27th, 2006
When I went to Cuba two years ago it showed me a complete new complete culture and was probably my most diverse holiday. The people there were completly out of touch with any of the modern features that is in most developed countries in the world. The hotel I stayed in was very nice but the room didnt have any electrical apliances apart from lights and a very old tv which was only black and white. The staff of the hotel were very friendly and could speak a small bit of english and there main laguage was a dilect of spainish mexican. The money they used was the americn dollar and the staff appriceated the smallest tips. The food they ate was deldicous and it made irish food look like dog crap and the prices of the food were amazing. The ecnomy and population of cuba was very small and know one had alot of money apart from the drug lords. the cars the drove were cmpletly vinatage and not amodern car anywhere. The holiday showed me a completly different culture and made me reflect on the holiday of the most amazing place I have ever been
Marcus Allen
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1. Dermot O'Brien | March 28th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
I dont know if it the same Cuba that I was in 2 years ago but isnt perception an amazing thing!? Drug Lords in Cuba???? If you spoke any of that “Spanish Mexican” dialect you would know from anybody on the street that there arent any Drug Lords in Cuba! The vintage cars are taxi’s. Some Hotels have electricity and colour tv’s. Cubans arent out of touch, they just have different value system and a different way of life. They havent been consumed by the all conquering Capitalist Culture that is destroying the West! They use the American Dollar but also have their own currency the Cuban Peso. They are a proud people with a proud heritage.
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