Poor, clean and safe

[simpson Homer]

Just recently returned from Cuba second trip first trip to Cayo Coco, for what
I decided to go out to the nearest town to take a look of the Cuban real life
quiet honest I was scared to go, for all the advice people telling me about
all kind of stuff. Well on my first trip after 2 nights I rented a car drove to
the City of Moron people were friendly, outgoing, well behave the city all
I can say was super clean for what I was shocked I said "This is Cuba and is poor country" WTH maybe a big politician live here in this town. Anyways I kept going 1 hour or so to the next Ciego de Avila I was having a little bit of hope I will find the same action we have in DR. but not streets in the barrio
was clean so for what later on I stop for some food and was getting dark
I noticed that most street didnt have light post but all the houses have Electricity......... whatttttttttt

Then second trip 2 weeks ago, went to Varadero then out to Cardenas, Boca and Havana short walk around I was the same.

Dominicans Auth. dont look ahead that Cuba a "Comunist country" people making $20 dollar a month have less way way less crime, is clean and have electricity and turist and local feel safe to walk on the street at any time.

Does the country have to be comunist to be clean, be safe (no Guns) and have electricity..?

[bob saunders]

but not streets in the barrio
was clean so for what later on I stop for some food and was getting dark
I noticed that most street didnt have light post but all the houses have Electricity......... whatttttttttt
Dominicans Auth. dont look ahead that Cuba a "Comunist country" people making $20 dollar a month have less way way less crime, is clean and have electricity and turist and local feel safe to walk on the street at any time.

Does the country have to be comunist to be clean, be safe (no Guns) and have electricity..?

Hardly I have been in many countries that are not Communist that are clean, safe, and have electricity, New Zealand for example. China is communist and they are not clean...etc. I have also been in many private homes and small towns in Cuba that are no cleaner than the same in the DR, but yes Homer the DR could learn a few things from Cuba.

[fightfish]

A country certainly doesn't have to be communist to be clean and have electricity, but a communist country probably has the edge keeping its citizenry in line regarding crime. Without basic legal rights found in a democracy, I understand why no one wants to attract the attention of the police for any reason.

[Squat]

... Sometimes it takes a good dictator to put things back on track...

[Frank the Tank]

... Sometimes it takes a good dictator to put things back on track...

Candelier para Presidente!

[fightfish]

Another reason crime may be very low in Cuba is that everyone on the island shares the same level of poverty, making it a wasted motion to steal from your neighbor. I would guess that would also be true for those living in a refugee camp in a worn torn area, or a group of castaways on a deserted isle.

[dv8]

Does the country have to be comunist to be clean, be safe (no Guns) and have electricity..?

i have lived in a communist country. so, from experience:
clean: oh yes, much more. but then, we even painted the snow white (true story) if a communist dignitary was to visit our city.
safe: yes, times thousand. funnily enough our only serial killers were active in communist times but there was very little senseless crime. everyone feared the law. and we had death penalty.
electricity: we used to call it "czwarty stopien zasilania" (fourth level of electric feed) which meant "no power whatsoever". most of our coal went directly to the soviet union back then. the winter when i was born was the worst in 100 years, power was only delivered was about 2 hours in the morning (before work) and two hours in the afternoon (after work). no light. no hot water. no water at all, in fact. funny times.

[Berzin]

Hey DV8-did you have the hot water trucks go by your house and deliver hot scalding water via a hose to be deposited into a tank like in Russia?

This is very true about crime in communist countries-petty crimes and murder almost non-existent, but we had our share of infamous serial killers who became legends.

Which is something I believe the DR does not suffer from, thank goodness. At least I've never heard of one.

[ExtremeR]

Crime globalization hasn't reached Cuba yet, they don't have a clue of what is a civilian armed in the streets. Once Cuba opens up to the world crime will rise...

[fightfish]

I would say communism and unarmed civilians go together pretty well.