Cuba

[papasmurf]

And when I gave you one you just went all ridiculous pretending that every source that disagrees with your vision of Cuba must be propaganda.

If you love Cuba and its ways so much why don't you shove off there? 

I don't love Cuba at all. All I asked asked for was a credible reference. (Which was NOT forthcoming.)

[Unlucky4Sum]

Nick all I asked for was a credible reference to back up your contention. (Which you could not provide.)

And when I gave you one you just went all ridiculous pretending that every source that disagrees with your vision of Cuba must be propaganda.

If you love Cuba and its ways so much why don't you shove off there?  

[papasmurf]

Ah, so are some on this site that say I was talking BS about queuing for days going to apologise? Not a chance.
Im now back in U.K. but our taxi driver that took us to the airport said he had no idea why the queues were so long.

Nick all I asked for was a credible reference to back up your contention. (Which you could not provide.)

[Nick]

Not good, Cuba's run out of fuel so has cancelled May Day, are they going to blame Nick?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65442845 

Ah, so are some on this site that say I was talking BS about queuing for days going to apologise? Not a chance. 
Im now back in U.K. but our taxi driver that took us to the airport said he had no idea why the queues were so long. 

[Unlucky4Sum]

Not good, Cuba's run out of fuel so has cancelled May Day, are they going to blame Nick?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65442845  

[Nick]

Hard to believe it's 100% but those sanctions are less than constructive.  But then Cuba still owes compensation for the nationalisation of USA owned companies that triggered the sanctions.

There's a solution to be had if both sides tried being intelligent, won't hold my breath. 

Obama undid quite a few of the sanctions but DT just put them back. Apparently there are a few notes in Cuba with Obama's face on then, quite rare I believe, but I've not seen one unfortunately. 

[Nick]

No it wasn't.

Oh yes it was, and that's why you have disappeared, thinking it will be forgotten about. It won't. 

[Unlucky4Sum]

This is 100% down to USA sanctions, 70 years after the event, but strangely enough they don't seem to hold any grudge towards the USA and speak about wanting to go there. Apparently there are a few rare CUP notes with Obama on them, not seen one though.

Hard to believe it's 100% but those sanctions are less than constructive.  But then Cuba still owes compensation for the nationalisation of USA owned companies that triggered the sanctions. 

There's a solution to be had if both sides tried being intelligent, won't hold my breath.  

[Nick]

Depressing that.

One of my (perhaps odd) likes in life is when in a new to me country is go to a supermarket as you get to understand a lot about the real country from what they buy and how they present it to customers.  And that image certainly gives a message about Cuba their dictators should be ashamed of.

Macron's finest moment was when he described Hollande's lurch to the far left in France as 'Cuba without the sun'  and no one was under any illusion that was a good thing.

This is 100% down to USA sanctions, 70 years after the event, but strangely enough they don't seem to hold any grudge towards the USA and speak about wanting to go there. Apparently there are a few rare CUP notes with Obama on them, not seen one though. 

[Unlucky4Sum]

What empty shelves actually look like. And this is in the centre of Habana.

J

 . . .

Depressing that.

One of my (perhaps odd) likes in life is when in a new to me country is go to a supermarket as you get to understand a lot about the real country from what they buy and how they present it to customers.   And that image certainly gives a message about Cuba their dictators should be ashamed of.

Macron's finest moment was when he described Hollande's lurch to the far left in France as 'Cuba without the sun'  and no one was under any illusion that was a good thing.

[Nick]

What empty shelves actually look like. And this is in the centre of Habana.

J

Unlike the shelves of Redruth Tesco during Covid. 

[Nick]

This guy seems popular. 

[Nick]

I'm wondering how much the con artist scammed him for

Apparently he went to the Embassy. Imagine the conversation !!

Ive come for a visa. 
What is the purpose of the visa. 
Just in case I get diverted. 
NEXT

[Unlucky4Sum]

To get a USA visa you need to supply a reason for the visit and a port of entry, neither of which you had, basically you've been found out, same as the special job on the other thread which you ignored.

I'm wondering how much the con artist scammed him for

[Nick]

Our man in Havana

Our man drowning in Havana Club 7