Is a vacation in Cuba politically correct?
Back in the day, Cuba recieved $6 bln each year in aid from the Soviet Union, they got cheap Russian oil and cars and they got great prices in return for their own products. These days, they rely mostly on tourism (from Europe) to make up for that. You can tell, too. Everyone involved in tourism and with the tourist currency (convertibles), seems to be doing much better than the people who rely solely on Cuban pesos. So much so, that doctors and teachers are giving up their jobs to work as waiters. The average Cuban makes $15 per month, but a restaurant will charge US/European prices for a meal, so a casual $1 tip is a lot of money. It was the same before the introduction of the convertibles with the US dollar, but mass tourism has made a big difference to the country. But it’s not like the average Cuban is starving, they just have no luxury items. None. Zilch. They have to save up for three years to repair a fridge – never mind buying a new one. Why do you think that all those 50’s ca
