Cuba's "revolutionary" tourists pick fruit, haul rock

Reuters ^ | Thu Jul 6, 2006 10:08am ET | Esteban Israel

[Constitution Day]

Heh.
I'm not surprised only one person on FR caught that. :)

I can't imagine there are too many DK fans here!

[girlangler]

Just when I think I've heard it all . . .

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Wow, I had no idea. Thanks, A.

[boop]

Guaranteed that these people are all the children of the well-to-do. Otherwise slaving away foor a couple of days wouldn't be such "pleasure" for them. Bet they wouldn't think it was so cool if they had to do it to stay alive.

[pageonetoo]

From "Lonely Planet"-

There is nowhere in the world like Havana. From the resplendent Spanish colonial architecture of the Old Town, to the spectacular dilapidation of Havana Centro, a city of stalwart survivors and masterful musicians rocks indefatigably to the syncopated beat of the rumba.

Bereft of the consumer-driven trappings of other less colourful metropolises, Havana remains characterful, safe, and packed with a plethora of interesting museums. For history buffs there's the living breathing essence of UNESCO-sponsered Havana Vieja; for beach bums there's the sun-splashed tranquility of Playas del Este... (emphasis mine)

[butternut_squash_bisque]

I stand corrected by you and others. I envisioned squalor, grinding poverty and deplorable conditions of the commie utopia.

[proud_yank]

ROFL!!

[proud_yank]

Oh my. This is worse than the maggot-infested commie losers in (I think) NJ who were eating out of dumpsters to protest consumption. These clowns are poster-children for retro-active birth control.



Dead Che t-shirts @ Che-Mart.com. A great site to browse!

[proud_yank]

If you need a laugh.

[reelfoot]

"brigadistas" = can't-be-fixed-stupid

[dimeadozen]

"Instead they come to spend their vacations working in the countryside under a blazing sun, eating rice and beans and sharing a room without air-conditioning or toilet with seven others."
-The US should model a program after this idea to reduce the work load for illegals

[oyez]

They are doing work the Cubans refuse to do.

[oyez]

Socialism at work.

[oyez]

Hopefully the tourist workers will take advantage of the free health care.

[proud_yank]

Ain't socialism grand?!?

[fanfan]

Thanks for the ping P_Y!

LOLOL!

[fanfan]

BTTT

[girlangler]

Who the Hell is Che?

And why is he dead?

Why?

Shit, guess I missed that one.

[girlangler]

"Who the Hell is Che?

And why is he dead?"

Nevermind Yank,I think I figured it out between this and the last post.

Run, run, before they catch up with us:

No, stop, SHOOT.


Sorry, I have been hanging out with a bunch of self serving/important yuppies for the past week. I arrived home here in the sticks last night and am still trying to rid myself of the stink -- and the foggy head.

Boy, I don't want to EVER go to town again (smile).

Really.

[oyez]

I never understood the popularity and significance of Che.

In the '70's and even now people had Che posters and T-shirts glorifying this priest killer. It certainly shows the priorities of the Left.