10 features Cuba

• 10 features Cuba

You are in Cuba, if ...

1) There is nowhere tea. It's just hard, but that's really not. Everybody drinks coffee. People do not even have a kettle in the homes. They do not know what it is. They do not care that you do not like coffee. They tell you it must be served, so strong, that the eyes on the forehead climb. Some asked about the tea - "It's a grass?". I would like to answer them in accessible terms. But you're polite, you smolchish. Tea overthrew together with the dictatorship of Batista.

2) For 10 percent dollars take commission when exchanging. Therefore, all scientists bitter experience, and go to the euro, because 10 percent is taken in the fight against US imperialism fund. European imperialism since Cuba does not interfere. Americans (and there are now a lot of Cuba) terribly upset. In addition, Cuba 2 currencies - "convertible pesos", equivalent to the buck, and "Moneda Nacional" - 25 for 1 convertible peso. Everywhere accept both. Understand this is not possible, it must always be considered and feel.

3) Even in March, there are sharp cold snap as many degrees to 12. Then the people took to the streets, very sadly wrapped in a blanket, trembling and depression. It looks apocalyptic. Well, who are in the tropics buying jackets and boots.

4) Around a lot of Che Guevara. He is everywhere. On money and right around you. In children's stores and markets close to the pineapple. They love him - he is a revolutionary and died young. As I said one person cocktail "Cuban socialism" - is, Marx, Engels, Lenin, in the same volume on top of Che Guevara, and a lot of Jose Marti. Marti - who was killed the leader of the uprising against the Spanish colonizers in the late XIX century. Its everywhere as that of Che Guevara in his grave with envy overturns.

5) In the shops there is a complete fucking. queues everywhere. Range of products - as we have times of Gorbachev, that is some kind of garbage + US frozen chicken for $ 2 per kilogram. style service, "I do not have 10 hands." Everyone is trying to climb out of turn, the people indignant, worth swearing in Spanish. Socialism - he even in the tropics socialism.

6) In the same line cards Internet. Hour costs $ 2 (and chicken), speculators sell for 3-4, or davis together with the people an hour and a half in the sun. Inet is only in expensive hotels and the central squares. The quality of different - of the total Laje to quite acceptable. Recently allowed mobile phones, is now with them at all go. And permit more microwave, but with them on the street, I did not see people.

7) Fidel suddenly began to praise. Prior to that, it all terribly abused, he tired long stay in power. And right now, looking at reform, and faded somehow. As I said, one musician in Havana - "do not be surprised if in five years we will come to the grave of Fidel, and kiss his ass." Layering is like we have in the nineties - too much was frankly poor, and too much rich sharply. 8) queue appeared in good restaurants. Cuba is prepared badly, so finding a place where you can eat, is not easy. Do you think - from the loot from the people? After all, in a restaurant dish 1 5-7 euros, and the average salary - 15 euros. In response to shrug and say - "cool." Yes, they steal everything. With factories take out a cigar, pushed for a third of the price. Bartenders are not topped up. Drivers state machine pussy gasoline, construction workers - cement. Straight nostalgia, you know.

9) All sharpened by the fact that a foreigner to tear more dough, and made it brilliant. A foreigner can not ride public transportation to other cities - just spetsavtobusami for the currency. Hotels are easy money and easy to stay in the apartments of local - an average of 25-40 euros per day. Hot water can not be, but it will promise you. But the air conditioning is always there. However, when night shut off the electricity - enough you will not find it. Cool, when you go and see - Casa Ludmila. Yes, a lot of Russian names - Igor, Vladimir, Irina, Olga, Luba, Lyudmila again.

10) The music is everywhere and always. Feeling that if all at once stop all street bands, no million - Cuba will die.