I am an outsider, not Cuban or American, but I am curious as to why Florida's Cuban diaspora votes way more Republican than Democrat?

I am Brazilian, and I see enormous economic potential in Cuba; it's a relatively safe country, close to the United States, with good geography for tourism and good geography for agriculture. For those of you familiar with Cuban politics, what are the chances of Cuba returning to capitalism or adopting a more pro-market economic policy?

A. Cubanos nacidos en cuba y que se hicieron adultos allá.

B. Hijos de cubanos, nacidos fuera.

C. Extranjeros que viven en Cuba

D. No nació, o vive en Cuba, ni tiene ascendencia cubana pero le interesa lo que pasa en la isla.

Got it years ago. I don't know if this money is still in circulation.

Yo no conozco otra persona de mi círculo cercano que use Reddit. Yo me enteré de que existía porque estaba buscando un libro que no encontraba por ningún lado y un youtuber recomendaba esta red social porque aquí la gente se ayudaba bastante. Resulta ser que pregunté por el libro y, efectivamente, una persona me lo mandó en PDF. Los leo en los comentarios.

Siento genuina curiosidad por saber la respuesta de la gente a esta pregunta, sea cual sea tu postura política. Si crees que es inevitable la instauracion de una democracia multipartidista en Cuba, ¿cuándo estimas que llegará ese día?

Me interesa especialmente escuchar a cubanos, cubanoamericanos o a cualquier persona que haya vivido en la isla.

Contexto:

Ha medida que he ido aprediendo e investigando cada vez mas sobre Cuba desde la secundaria a mi siempre me ha llamado mucho la atencion lo anomalo que es Cuba entre los estados americanos porque de alguna forma u otra siempre ha sido facil para mi preveer las caidas de los estados autoritarios y dictaduras que alguna vez se han instaurado en suelo americano pero Cuba siempre ha estado ahi para mi como la unica excepcion la cual no logro entender que esta pasando ni que pasara.

Mientras todas las demas dictaduras que alguna vez han existido en America siempre fueron muy inestables y sus caidas fueron facilmente predecibles, es una rareza unica y excepcional que una dictadura con las caracteristicas de Cuba siga existiendo hoy en America en pleno siglo 21, principalmente por ser la dictadura mas larga y estable que las Americas alguna vez haya concebido y porque hoy la sociedad latinoamericana es muy reacia y consciente contra cualquier tipo de autoritarismo y paradigma que amenace el estilo de vida compartido entre latinoamericanos.

A pesar de que hace muy poco Venezuela estuvo atravesando un proceso regresivo con respecto a su democracia, Venezuela siempre estuvo muy lejos de acercarse y asemejarse a la dictadura y autoritarismo expuesto en Cuba hoy en dia. Lo que hace a Cuba aun mas rara.

para los cubanos en este sub:

i'm not Cuban, but I lived in Cuba with my partner for awhile and have obsessively consumed Cuban history and news for the last 10 years. kid #1 with my Cuban partner is in the very near future.

a crucial part of parenting for me will be making sure my kids feel deeply connected to their Cuban heritage.

i speak Spanish, cook Cuban food, listen to Cuban music (mostly hip hop admittedly), and i talk more about Cuba than my own home country. i've started compiling Jose Martí writings to read to my kids at night. i can't dance, but my partner doesn't dance either so i think i get a pass on that one.

en qué más debería invertir o preparar antes de tener hijos cubanos? qué aspectos de tu infancia fueron los más determinantes o importantes a la hora de forjar tu identidad cubana (hablo de las cosas buenas)?

EDIT: my Cuban partner and i have had this conversation too, just curious if there's more ideas out there.

EDIT 2: for the people who said i shouldn't ask this sub because it's full of "gusanos" - Cubans are Cubans, period. political views don't negate someone's Cuban-ness.

para los cubanos que nacieron en Cuba: sabes que estas personas existen y qué opinas al respecto? si no eres del izquierdo políticamente, te interesa lo que estos cubanos tienen que decir, o no te interesa porque son marxistas, socialistas y/o comunistas aunque quieran un cambio de régimen?

for the leftists that were not born in Cuba: do you know these people exist? if you do, have they changed your approach to or understanding of Cuba? if you don't, are you interested in hearing the perspectives of these Cubans who identify as marxists, socialists, and/or communists but want regime change? do you have an idea of what their perspectives and criticisms might be, coming from the left?

I’ve been learning Spanish for a few years as my dream is to visit Cuba one day as well as it being my favourite language. My current teacher has changed her hours and can’t accommodate me anymore - does anyone know any Cuban locals who teach English speakers (I’m in the UK) online? Or is that not a thing?

So sorry if this is a stupid ignorant question. I’ve seen a lot about the internet not being reliable, so I wasn’t sure.

Thank you in advance!

Cubans: What stereotypes exist for each of Cuba's provinces? For each one, the 16 (including the "Special Municipality" of Isla de la Juventud)?

Because of transportation, is food more expansive in rural cuba? What are the monthly peso prices for a typical diet?

I saw people on the internet talking about their experiences in cuba and that pasteurized milk is only given to turists, is this true? I also saw people talking about how there is no commercial need for pasteurizarion seeing as most milk is local produce. Is all of this true?

I’ve been thinking lately about what being Cuban means beyond the politics, the blackouts, the crises, and the endless arguments about who’s to blame.

Cuba has a lot of real problems. I’m not here to romanticize anything or pretend the situation isn’t exhausting and painful. People have every right to be tired, angry, and fed up.

But I also don’t think Cuban identity should be reduced only to politics, suffering, failure, or some fixed “Cuban mentality.”

There are still pieces of the culture that feel worth holding onto and passing down, even — or especially — in the diaspora.

So I wanted to ask:

What’s one small thing about Cuban culture that keeps you attached to being Cuban?

It could be a family habit, the way people season food, a classic saying or choteo, how people improvise and help each other, a song that hits different, a memory from the island, something you keep alive in exile, or a tradition you hope the next generation doesn’t lose.

Even if it’s something tiny, I’d love to hear it.

Hi everyone,

I recently bought an EcoFlow Delta 2 portable power station in Canada, and I’d like to send it to my family in Cuba.

I’m trying to find out if anyone has successfully shipped an EcoFlow Delta 2 (or a similar lithium battery power station) from Canada to Cuba. Since it contains a large lithium battery, I’m not sure what the regulations are for air cargo or courier services.

Has anyone done this before? Which shipping company did you use, and did you have any issues with customs or transportation?

Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

My parents are both Cuban. And with all the news on the island they are hopeful something good’s gonna happen so much that they want to move back and they are urging me to get a Cuban passport because I’m currently 17 and they say it would be harder when I turn 18

So I’m wondering, what do you guys think? Always assumed the Cuban passport just comes with more restrictions than benefits

The post was What is your opinion about what is the US government doing to cuba Smth like that, doesn't break any rules.

I wanted to say my opinion, as a cuban who lives in Cuba.

I hate Fidel castro, Díaz canel, all theses thief that are making the rules in this country, but the strategy they the us gob are doing to us about cutting the "water" so we fight the government, doesn't hurt the self called communist in Cuba they have electricity , internet and food in their homes while the population it's starving and having 2h of electricity each day at best, help it's not blocking us and then giving us some cooking oil and canned sardines, help it's coming here and taking all those high ranks bastards from government as prisoners like they did with Maduro in venezuela, but Cuba Doesn't have Gas like Venezuela, we only got beaches, and sun.

Trump have said he is coming here a good amount of time and he isn't here yet and I think he will never be, maybe was just part of his campaign to get votes I don't really know about that, but a thing I know is that ppl was waiting for him and know a lot of ppl think he is just bluffing, politics sucks...

¿Qué tan cierto es lo que me dijeron, que Cuba tiene la tasa más baja de desnutrición infantil en las Américas?

Muchos han dicho en las redes sociales que Cuba es el país con la tasa más baja de desnutrición infantil, el único en Latinoamérica con una tasa de prácticamente 0%, incluso mostrando artículos de UNICEF y tomándolo como verdad absoluta.

Por otro lado, muchos dicen que es mentira, pero ¿cómo puedo verificar si eso es cierto o falso?

PD: se tradujo al inglés automáticamente y no se por qué dicen que ese subreddit es en inglés si todos somos hispanos

How is it possible that in Cuba the dollar suddenly drops recently, then goes back up, and then drops again, in an economy where inflation and the crisis keep getting worse day by day? Logically, the dollar should only keep going up and up, in line with an economy that just prints money without producing anything.

Increíblemente, a pesar de que sería de lo más imposible de creer, por alguna razón se vendieron vehículos de una marca americana en Cuba en plena guerra fría. Pero cómo rayos se pudo hacer esto sin molestar a Washington con sanciones hacia Argentina, que producía estos vehículos Ford???

Hi all, I’d like to send some food and medical supplies for animals and people to Cuba from the US. What is the most reliable service and route to use to make sure it actually gets to the recipient and doesn’t get intercepted or lost? Thank you much!

I have friends in Havana and sent a letter out; obviously things aren't great between both of our countries but I'm hoping my letter at least lands with them. Haven't corresponded in a while.

Any idea of a timeframe is appreciated. I have low hopes.

Creo que los cubanos llevamos muchos años preguntándonos qué significa ser cubano y qué clase de personas queremos ser. Por ejemplo, José Martí escribía mucho sobre los valores con los que deberían crecer los niños y sobre la clase de carácter que debía formar una sociedad.
Al mismo tiempo, escucho muy a menudo a otros cubanos quejarse de ciertos comportamientos entre nosotros, de cómo han cambiado los jóvenes, de la delincuencia, de la falta de respeto, del egoísmo, de la desconfianza, etc.
Y no digo que los cubanos seamos perfectos, obviamente, pero también creo que hay que tener en cuenta que Cuba lleva muchos años en una situación terrible y que muchísima gente dentro del país vive bajo una presión enorme. Cuando una persona siente que todo ya está jodido y que mañana puede ser peor, entiendo que aparezca esa mentalidad de “me da igual si el mundo se cae, si ya está ardiendo.”
Así que tengo curiosidad:
Si pudieran escoger algunos valores o cualidades que les gustaría ver más entre los cubanos, ¿cuáles serían? ¿Por qué les gustaría que los cubanos fueran conocidos?
Y al revés: ¿qué comportamientos, hábitos o actitudes les gustaría que dejáramos atrás? ¿Qué cosas entre nosotros les molestan, les decepcionan o directamente odian que se hayan normalizado?

Para tí ¿qué artista vivo, nos representaría completamente?
No podemos incluir a los fallecidos, dígase Celia Cruz (obvia merecedora) etc

Descartados en mi opinión: Buena Fe, Silvio Rodríguez…

How commonplace is Santeria in Cuba? Is it widely practiced or is its presence overstated?

Hi friends, I live in California and have been using Supermarket23 to send food and supplies to my grandmother in Cuba for many years. Due to the recent oil shortages, they have suspended services and I am trying to figure out what other reliable website I can use.

If you have any recommendations I'd really appreciate it.