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Originally Posted by SAAER45
Being in Cuba, could you tell at all that they were communist, or did it just seem like another Caribbean Island?
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Yes, you can tell very well. At first it seems like a normal hotel...but after a while when you start going to havana and outside the beaches resort you realize how poor everyone is. Some kids jump at crayons and other pencils and such...adults there make very litttle money. We asked a waiter how much he makes and he told us that he was paid $30 US a month..and they live mainly off the the tips given. These people however live fairly good lives because they have jobs...the majority of cuba work because they are forced too, but they often work hard labour jobs with low pay. After a while you begin to realize that they live on the total basics of life..noone in cuba has a computers/not to mention a cd player. However it is a very welcoming place and everyone seems very nice and have no worries at all...alot more relaxed than people are in north america.