Johnathan Pearce at Samizdata:
"...I hear of affluent Western travellers go on about how they dream of going to Cuba before it "gets spoiled by U.S.-led development". Yes, I am sure all those crumbling houses in Hanava, all those ancient 1950s cars and cute old guys with no teeth look so, you know, authentic in contrast to the frightfully ghastly prosperity of Miami or for that matter, Hong Kong.Like a good friend of mine, I am only going to Cuba when or if it becomes a shameless hotbed of capitalist vigour and not one minute before."
I would like to visit now, and I know some people who have. Of course, I slow down while passing traffic accidents, too.
Posted by Walter at September 18, 2006 10:31 PM