Has obama seen the light over cuba

Trying to drive a wedge between Cuba and Russia?

You've only got to drive through parts of Cuba to see the desolation left by the fact that Russia no longer buys its sugar at ridiculously inflated prices from them. The ties that kept them so close for so long are almost gone.

This is terrible - Cuba is one of the few places left in the world where we don't have to endure yanks!

But has Havana been invaded by loud drunken Brit tourists over the years?

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Trying to drive a wedge between Cuba and Russia?

The special Russ-Cuba relationship withered decades ago after the collapse of Communism.

Obama with the assistance of the Pope has taken a wise course of action. It's time diplomatic and trade ties were re-established. After all Cuba and the US were friends for decades ever since the Yanks helped them kick the Spanish off the island.

But has Havana been invaded by loud drunken Brit tourists over the years?

I hope they are ready for the obese American tourists

Trying to drive a wedge between Cuba and Russia?

Russia has not been the slightest bit interested in Cuba, since the jolly old Soviet Union collapsed.

I hope they are ready for the obese American tourists

There'll be plenty of places to eat too. McD's, Burger King, Round Table Pizza, Carl's Junior, Jack in the Box and there'll be Starbucks on every corner as well as Walgreens and CVS Drugstores. Marriott Resorts, Hilton Hotels, Holiday Inn will be moving in, building everywhere along the coast.

General Motors and Toyota might open assembly plants too. All those old 1950s American cars the Cubans have had to put up with will be snatched up by American classic car restorers at premium prices.

Vegas will without a doubt get in the act also. Brand new sparkling casinos with 30 floor hotels attached and this time the Mob wont be running the show either

Jobs for everybody and Florida only 80 miles away. By 2025 you wont recognize the place

There'll be plenty of places to eat too. McD's, Burger King, Round Table Pizza, Carl's Junior, Jack in the Box and there'll be Starbucks on every corner as well as Walgreens and CVS Drugstores. Marriott Resorts, Hilton Hotels, Holiday Inn will be moving in, building everywhere along the coast.

 

General Motors and Toyota might open assembly plants too. All those old 1950s American cars the Cubans have had to put up with will be snatched up by American classic car restorers at premium prices.

 

Vegas will without a doubt get in the act also. Brand new sparkling casinos with 30 floor hotels attached and this time the Mob wont be running the show either

 

Jobs for everybody and Florida only 80 miles away. By 2025 you wont recognize the place

I hope not

I hope not

Has to happen mate. Cuba will be a bargain destination for Yanks of all sizes since the Bahamas is now kind of too pricey for many

Has to happen mate. Cuba will be a bargain destination for Yanks of all sizes since the Bahamas is now kind of too pricey for many

I know the Bahamians have no faith in their own currency. When we went all they were interesred in were American dollars.

All those old 1950s American cars the Cubans have had to put up with will be snatched up by American classic car restorers at premium prices.

 

I doubt that. I checked a few out myself. They were clapped out in the 1960s. Since then they had been fitted with body panels made from old buses, chassis made from angle iron and engines from Lada jeeps. The old V8s had been recycled decades ago.

I concluded they weren't worth a bean.

I hope they are ready for the obese American tourists

It's already heaving with obese Canadian tourists, swanning about like they own the place and many of them are just as loud and annoying as Americans!!

Last time we were there 2 years ago the locals we spoke to really weren't happy about the prospect of the Americans rolling in. One guy said it would break his heart when the first Starbucks opens.

We're booked to go back in April and it will be interesting to speak to the people out there to see if those feelings have changed.

I doubt that. I checked a few out myself. They were clapped out in the 1960s. Since then they had been fitted with body panels made from old buses, chassis made from angle iron and engines from Lada jeeps. The old V8s had been recycled decades ago.

 

I concluded they weren't worth a bean.

The original parts if in good condition are really what matters. There must be all kinds of salvageable stuff available which is either very difficult to obtain or no longer exist in the US.

Two of us restored a 1969 Dodge Charger a few years back. We managed to machine some parts but others cannot be duplicated

The Yanks are at the back of the queue. The Germans have been buying up bits of Cuba for the last ten years at least.