What is life like in the Carribean?
I asked the question on rec.boats.cruising and got this reply: Gene Gruender of the Rainbow Chaser writes us as follows: Actually, they survive, but not by much. No car, no electric, no running water. A house is a shack that wouldn’t be up to the standards of a storage shed behind the “house” in one of our getto’s. And they are often rented. It’s sad. The “cost of living”, is actually higher on individual items. A can of food, like corn, would be over $1 US, a coke is about a $1 US. They don’t buy much of either. They pick cocanuts, bananas, make their own food, and just get by. Water comes from a community hose. And it’s not like they won’t work, there just isn’t paying work to be had. You’re right on the money about them being grateful for what they do get. It reminds me of the South Africa deal some time ago. We helped them by boycoting them. What did this accomplish? The poor people, instead of having low paying jobs, had none. Sort of like Cuba today. We hired a fellow who normall
