"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "The Greatest!" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Sunday, 17 July 2016 14:28:39 UTC-5, Jeßus wrote:
>>
>> > Those are quite contrasting experiences there. I like the sound of
>> > those sandwiches. I *especially* like the idea of no generic fast food
>> > places contaminating the place, and much of contemporary western
>> > culture, for that matter.
>>
>> Ya gotta love a snotty statement like this, declaring that a place should
>> remain dirt poor, just so rich foreigners like himself can keep the place
>> to
>> themselves. Some think that Cuba should remain some sort of closed
>> "socialist Disneyland", unsullied by modernity. Pretty shameful...
>>
>> I've got news for ya: the ordinary Cuban cannot *wait* until "generic
>> fast
>> food" and other manifestations of "contemporary western culture" appear,
>> they will be celebrating.
>>
>> Believe or not, ordinary Cubans desire things such as modern retail,
>> internet, reliable sewerage and electricity, refrigeration and air
>> conditioning, etc. There is no reason they should remain "quaint
>> natives"
>> just for the sake of rich First World tourists...
>>
>> --
>> Best
>> Greg
>>
>> ==========
>>
>> +1
>>
>> Cheri
>
> I agree too, Cheri and Greg. And it's about time that the US lifted that
> stupid ban on Cuba.

I always thought it was stupid.

Cheri