Interesting phenomenon, but it is all too natural.
Going to Cuba today is almost like taking a time machine and be dropped back 60 years. It undoubtedly holds some fascination and although Castro isolated its state from America, he kept its borders wide open to tourists.
I may be optimistic but Cuba has such a strong and distinctive personality that even the United Clones may have have some difficulties in implanting their seed cells there. Unless the locals remain so stunned by the change that loose all reason.
We should also think about the downside of present Cuba. To us it can be picturesque, to the natives it's poverty and lack of freedom. Widespread prostitution, even a 'soft' kind of prostitution where Young girls try and befriend tourists of all ages to be taken to places and get a few gifts as T-shirts and simple shoes. The tourists will enjoy tons of sex for their small gifts. Sometimes it gets Beyond that in a positive way, that is, foreigners will marry local women who are just very eager to leave their country.
As we can read in the article linked by Steve:
Where foreigners see charming, historic architecture, bright 1950s-era American cars and vast stretches of white-sand beaches, locals see decaying buildings in need of repair, new vehicles priced beyond their reach and a lack of economic opportunity.
For many Cubans living in dilapidated, multigenerational tenements, change could be good. It may expand access to the Internet and the outside world, creating engagement that could bring brighter economic days and, practically speaking, make it easier to fix a leaky roof.
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