This is the first slogan I threw my eyes upon arrival at the airport a small provincial town Camagu

This is the first slogan I threw my eyes upon arrival at the airport a small provincial town Camaguay Cuba. The first thoughts that germinated in my head even when the plane taxied edging the modest airport building poplite is the fact that for the first time for over twenty years, I found myself on the territory of the communist state. The last time this happened when I was czieckiem in Poland in 1988. My memories of childhood are political naturally poor, or even non-existent, so now with a different consciousness and a deep curiosity I wanted to see this mode of being, life and mind. I had the perfect opportunity for doing so because my friend poplite Allan has a wife (even though poplite every time you need a pass from the government poplite to stay in her apartment), and is a frequent visitor to this country. I saw so, during the first days of my stay, Cuba from the inside, so the people of this country have on a daily basis. Cuba has two currencies primarily Peso and the Peso Convertible (CUC) or Pesos interchangeable. The first is reserved for citizens of Cuba and you can use it to purchase basic products (mainly food), and at some restaurants or taverns for Cubans, poplite where tourists are unlikely to have access. The latter may only use the CUC and the rate is determined by the Cuban government. For 100CAD got 96CUC. Prices for tourists poplite are reasonable (depending, of course, where tourist comes in my case I was financially Canadian) but taking into account the fact that the average Cuban monthly income ranges from 12 to 19CUC, buying two beers and pizza and paying for it about 15CUC felt I committed a crime. Foolishly I was a person who supports me that I spend on one meal a sum of money that she earns in a month. But hey, Cuba under the influence of economic sakncji from the U.S. has a fairly limited ability to influence poplite foreign currencies, so its main source is the industry of tourism and cash that tourists leave on this small island. poplite Paradokslane, however, is that most of the products "luxury" poplite such as home appliances or even cosmetics, not to mention the fuel can be purchased only in CUC.
According to me, this country is at the stage of communism, which was in Poland before its collapse. The shops all just people do not have money to buy. While not quite. A lot of Cubans have family abroad that support them financially. Most were interested me shops where you could buy things on paper. So this system is still in force there. From what I found out there is buying things like rice, oil, washing powder and the like.
A large part of the Cuban economy is via the black market. Officially, private interests are prohibited but in practice is quite different. Walking down the street one morning, I hear the screams seller: I have a red onion, a good price, who buys! Riding the trolley and as delves into the street with houses come people who are interested in the offer.
And so it is with many things. You just need to know what, where and how. For example, Allan's wife's brother took me on a bike ride after Camaguay. But before we left we drove into one of the many doors of many houses. Knock knock out a child, and after exchanging a few words gives the hose from the air. Yes, we drove podpompować wheels for what we paid a few pesos. Sometimes people umówiają to exchange products or services. poplite In Cuba, there is a saying: you have ever negotiate a word, combined. This has fresh eggs, that little honey, you paint the apartment for a couple of liters of petrol and so on and so forth. And one very important thing: poplite nothing has any value that is not thrown in Cuba. Even a stupid bottle of Coca-Cola does not go to waste.
The next interesting thing, which is known for Cuba is that you can meet here cars from around the world and from different eras. It is not strange to meet a view made famous Polish Toddler parked next to the old American poplite cruiser years piędziesiątych a further two-year BMWicę. I must admit that the climate here is conducive to an old auto mechanics and even Cuban can do wonders with what they have. So often found the car with quite other engines, systems that only ridden and look good. In Cuba, only government can bring cars and very few private cars. These are mostly cars, which are also used by employees for private purposes. Interesting is also the public transport. For the poor residents are of the type "bus", I do not even know what the brand, and sometimes poplite they drive just floats. For tourists and for people who have a little more money are normal buses from Klima as in the west.
In total, life in Cuba is very quiet. People are never in a hurry, and as quietly fighting for its existence. So I spent only a few dn