Who's ready to go to Cuba? I know I am. And we better go soon before President Obama does the smart thing and clears travel restrictions. Why?
1. McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, etc.
That shit is going to be EVERYWHERE once trade and travel bans are lifted. Not only are the fast food chains going to move in, but Hilton and Hard Rock will buy up beautiful hotels and restaurants and make eye sores out of them. Of course this is just a symptom of the larger problem of commercialization that would plague the island.
2. Tons of other tourists
They're going to be in the way. You're going to hear them complaining about the food. You're going to hear them being condescending to people in the service industry. Your fellow Americans will be there, increasing the volume and decreasing the speed of their English with the great expectation the hotel staff will understand their request/demand.
3. It won't be a sneaky mission
Currently, U.S. citizens have to sneak their way into Cuba by flying from Canada, Mexico or the Bahamas. My aunt would call this "going around your ass to get to your elbow." There is an added thrill to this sort of adventure that would transcend the place itself.
Other projections for a post-Obamafied Cuba?
- Everyone in America starts smoking Cuban cigars as if the one's from Cuba do not possess the same qualities that keep folks from smoking cigars normally.
- Cuban culture-worship enjoys a spike in white, hipster communities leading to an unintentionally-ironic decline of Che Guavara paraphernalia and more Conga-themed acoustic folk-rock albums.
- El Pollo Loco rebrands itself as a Cuban Cusine fast-food chain and begins selling empanadas and plantains (kinda can't wait for this one, yall).
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i am down.
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