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La
Vida Cubana
Living in Cuba
First
of all ...
Cuba is NOT dangerous!
This
is the biggest Cuban myth making the rounds el mundo; that 'Cuba is dangerousto
visit', and/or to travel about. This is simply NOT the case!
But ... just to be sure, read the Crime page of Cuba-Junky
- Crime in Cuba >>
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Los Cubanos Sugar is white, brown and mid brown, same as Cubans. Havana City is a universal place with its rumbas, carnivals and parties. It is the mythological bridge between real and unreal. There are more than 11 million inhabitants in Cuba. Cuban are a mixture of different cultures and races. They are not Spanish or Africans, but just Cubans. Cubans are imaginative, Happy, without prejudices. They have “that”, Cubans are intelligent, joking, always smiling; like parties, are communicative and talkative, welcoming, honorable, educated, open to the world, always wanting to know the new things, faithful to their historical experiences and identity, without xenophobia. Cubans dance, walk and sing, sing deep to the rhythm of the drums, Cubans also created melodies that have travelled all over the world. Cubans are clean in both their personal appearance as well as what you'll see in their homes. They may not have a lot of personal possessions but what they do have is immaculately cared for. A woman may possess one dress, but you can count on its being freshly laundered and pressed.Cubans are a very proud people, and appearances do count, as in most other countries in the world. Cubans
are carefree and casual in their demeanor, except for the police.
lol!! -
Cuban Religion >> |
Salaries
How
much does a Cuban earn? By western standards, Cubans make 'lunch money'
a month; only about 12 euro. Unemployment and under employment is high,
and most families struggle mightily just to survive.
This economic reality is why you'll see people begging on the streets and approaching you looking for a handout, as well as street performers hoping that tourists will chuck a few pesos or, better yet, CUC (convertible pesos), into their hats. 99% of the Cubans are to proud to beg!
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Ration
Books (La Libreta) Cubans get their groceries at a local 'peso store', the book "says" what one can buy. E.g. A family is entitled to rations of milk only if that family have a child, or children, under the age of six. This ration-book is also saying, how much beans, rise and coffee your family can buy, in pesos. In addition, simply having a ration book does not ensure that the person or family will get food, and foodstuffs because the peso stores also suffer food and household supply shortages. As an example, 1 bar soap is rationed to half a bar per person per month! |
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Coffee.
A family of four is entitled to a ration of only 200 A humble chicken will cost a Cuban 8 cuc! Last year I purchased a canned ham and it cost 6 cuc. In my country, Holland, the same product would be 1.75 euros ($2.20 USD). The embargo has truly hurt the country and specifically been felt most acutely by the ordinary Cuban in the street. - Cuban Cuisine >> |
Cuban
Family Life
Most
Cubans share a small house with their extended families. So it's not unusual
for grandmothers, grandfathers, their kids, and their kids' kids all to
be co-existing under the same roof. It's therefore a crowded family environment
that they grow up in but hey, that's just the way it is.
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Education At hotels, restaurants and bars it's not unusual to find that the people serving you will have a university degree because in the tourism business they stand a chance of making tips which far exceed the 'normal' monthly workers salary of 300 pesos a month. That taxi driver who just dropped you off might well be a dentist or doctor by profession, so don't judge the people by their appearances or their jobs. - Education >> |
Cuban
Cuisine
When I've been to Cuba on some trips I've lost as much as 5 kgs.
(11 pounds!), yet I've eaten very well. It
could be because while I am in Cuba I tend to drink a lot of water.
Despite the lack of food, Cubans are really very good cooks.
"... Cubans have inventively combined Spanish, African and Caribbean traditions and ingredients into a unique and characteristic cuisine. Chicken, pork, lobster, fish and, to a lesser degree, beef and lamb are the meat staples; black beans, rice, yucca (cassava), malanga (sweet potato), boniato (yam) and plátanos (plantains) are the leading legumes and starches ..."
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