Cuba: Cars, Cigars & Communism - Full Documentary - S1E2 

The funny thing is, people in the West only have the illusion of freedom. Then they want to export this illusion to other countries...

Why do you say "soon they are going to have freedom"? Is there a transformational change happening in Cuba? I would love to see the people of Cuba enjoying freedom to live life as they see fit without having excessive governmental intrusion. I hope and wish they can develop their economy freely in order to raise their standard of living, i.e. to be able to enjoy the fruits of labour and modern age. Maybe someday...

freedom from the embargo? i hope so

@@luke.4317 The only embargo is from The Cuban Government to the Cuban People!!

@@fantomas8335 tell me ur american without telling me

Very good comments. Love the people, and wish they will have a more prosperous future!

Our pleasure!

Wow, thank you!

You are not a Cuban, entertaining, yet many inaccuracies...

Hernan, can't agree more, we loved the place.

The coffee is the best in the world. You can get some in Miami close .

@@chainesaw Serrano is my favorite.

The coffee is the best in the World

@@chainesaw Oh yeah!

That would be the province of Pinar del Rio. To the west of Havana.

Thanks and yes you should visit!

Many thanks for your comment. Appreciate the feedback

Thanks for watching!

Thankyou very much for your kind comments

You are so welcome

Thanks much appreciated

Well said, thank you for your comments

@Carlos, Castro was a CIA agent, decieved his people, locked many up that didn't want to go along with his Dictatorship

Thanks for the great comments. Philippines and Borneo vids are being edited as the next

Much appreciated!

You should!

Our pleasure!

Very glad you liked, thanks

Glad you enjoyed it

Going in 3 weeks...looking forward to it very much. Thanks for sharing

Yes.. lve just had alot to do with Cubans.. wonderful people.. USA ..get TF over it.

This is why we have the Ukraine war right now because America wants to put nuclear weapons right next to their border

Obama ended the embargo, and then Trump, in his complete lack of wisdom, put it right back in place.

Fuck off u are protecting thieves

It’s very complicated though. Yes Cuba is beautiful, the people are amazing and much more. But, it’s not just the American government that is against the opening of travel. Remember President Obama attempted to ease restrictions, it wasn’t america that had a problem, Cubans in America were the most upset because it showed favor towards the Cuban government. Again it’s not as simple as it seems. I’m very excited to explore Cuba again next year

Glad you enjoyed it

William, the cameraman was Cuban, and has recently got into the USA ... I did have this conversation with him ... he will have to work harder and costs are a lot more.....

Sure, would love to go back, next time just as tourist pretending to be a sugar baron

Thanks Jeff, appreciated

Yes the fellas were very good, thanks for your comment

It is indeed

Haha, I won't get any awards for dancing!

Thanks for informative response Joseph

In the late 90 I had a mechanic from Cuba. He came with the Mariel refugees. He once told me they would drill and tap the heads for russian spark plugs. When he was allowed to he would send his friends car parts. He was arrested for having too much gasoline, which was his most common pay for his work. He was one hell of a mechanic.

The Cubans would welcome some economic change ....

@@chasingzephyr9333 They would welcome the embargo being lifted

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad you enjoyed it

Good question!

Why do people get so pi55y when anybody ever mentions a European discovering someplace that Europeans didn't previously know about? I mean _obviously_ the natives knew that _the place they lived_ existed, I mean, that's like, _"Daww..!"_ (and, no, in the context of a discussion of historical exploration it's not incorrect or insulting to refer to the locals as 'natives'). Or perhaps we should credit whoever was the first ever person to come across from Florida or wherever in prehistoric times, be it deliberately, "to seek out new lands", or simply because they too were "lost", perhaps because of a storm or something, and discovered Cuba for the Amerindians (or should that be "Amerindians", in inverted commas? I'm not an anthropologist, politically correct or otherwise). Well - if you or anyone else knows their name, I'll be happy to do so! Anyway, as I say, I'm no anthropologist, but I believe the original populations in the islands of the Caribbean were for the most part wiped out (by European diseases, and European brutality, absolutely!) - my point being, is it not a bit moot to talk about the first person in a new land, of a people that no longer exist, as a 'discoverer'? That said, I'm not at all familiar with how that process played out in Cuba, what the genetic legacy of those unfortunate people is, or whether any of their descendants are still around... "Long story, short", I guess what I'm saying is that Christopher Columbus may well have been a creep of the highest (or lowest!) order, though I should say that there are plenty of people who say that by the standards of the time he wasn't "that bad of a guy" - that he was actually something of a defender of the natives, and that all those nasty stories we've heard, that those were his lieutenants and his men, or subsequent voyagers or whatever. I guess it depends on which videos, websites, etc, you've seen! Tbh, I have neither the knowledge or the energy to get into it (so - fair warning - I'm not going to!) Irrespective though of whatever kind of l8as†erd he may have been, and irrespective of the fact that he was lost (it wasn't his fault that the _actual_ size of the Earth, calculated centuries previously by the Greeks, had been lost; his theory was sound, or would have been but for the embarrassing fact that there was a whole continent - pair of continents(!) - in his way) -- even if he wasn't, as he thought, in the East Indies, it _does not_ negate the fact that he discovered the _West_ Indies. Sometimes 'Great' men inconveniently turn out to be 'bad' men, (or worse, vvhy†e men!) but it is a dangerous day for knowledge when we would negate their achievements and discoveries. Newton, for example, was a horrible person - as head of the Royal Mint he had forgers castrated; but do we deny his discoveries in the the field of physics and mathematics?! (Of course we mustn't forget, they too are on the list for 'decolonisation'!) Of course there are exceptions for everything, and it would stick in my throat 'crediting', if that's the right word, π@z| doctors for the discoveries they made as a result of their experiments on, and vivisection of, concentration camp prisoners; but again, there are those who would throw out the knowledge gleaned thereby, as if it could bring back those people, or negate the insults inflicted on their living bodies! Surely the waste of such hard won information ('hard won' by the suffering of the victims, as opposed to the sadistic curiosity of their captors) would be the ultimate insult to the subjects of those monstrous actions. Anyway, sorry, I've gone off on a bit of a tangent, not to mention that I've probably gone on rather enough anyway... Oh well - as they say, never mind the quality, just feel the width!

@@richiehoyt8487I live in New Jersey there are towns here with Lenape names. You will not find a single Lenape native in NJ they were exterminated and ethnically cleansed . And Euros moved on to their properties and used slaves to built up infrastructure such as Philadelphia ports and waterfront where thousands of slaves died building under horrendous conditions, there is a museum there dedicated to the slaves, it’s shameful what happened there

Oops, did it in Dominican Republic episode though

For the rest of us, it's more difficult to visit the US if you've been to Cuba, as well. Governments are ridiculous

It does indeed

Yes indeed!

Glad to hear!

Fair question .... ignorance maybe 🤔

Agreed, but will need to check with the editor!

Thanks so much

The best!

Yes they are lovely, thanks for comment

Great Carol, I'm glad you enjoyed!

Yeh, not so much hard work happening....

Me too, old thing that is!

Thanks for your feedback! We'll definitely endeavour to have narrator who speaks more accurate spanish for future docos.

And makes good cigars!

I guess you are talking about Vinales, yes agreed!

Hey MJ, looks like its no longer in use! Will be interesting to see how that affects things in Cuba.

Haha, and maybe the rum ...

Why did he leave cuba?

@@jasonlo8780 $$$ like many from all over the world leave there country for, n if their fortunate enough like my husband has been from working hard, you buy yourself a little house, in our casa a little beach house n vacation there every year with family n friends, n hopefully retire in your(Isla) country. I think most people's dream is to go back home for good, one-day! USA is great to make $, that's why so many risk their lives to come, but it'll never be home sweet home...

@@flower4598 makes a lot of sense, I agree with you it's definitely a dream., with that being said the house you guys bought is not really yours, they can take it away from you whenever they want and there's nothing you can do about it. Just be careful, I think any country where people are starving, tourist live better and you don't really own anything is very dangerous. It says a lot when people risk their lives in homemade rafts to flee says a lot ab Cuba, I'm Cuban myself and never want to go back. We had to flee as well for a better living, and that says a lot. You are in the best country with endless opportunities right now. I hope all goes well for you guys!

Yes its stuck in the past ...

Good idea, we probably should have included the wealthy

Would be nice if US and Cuba got along ....

@@chasingzephyr9333 - The US sees every country that doesn't agree with it, as a threat...to be punished. If it took its jackboot off their neck, they could breathe again.

Yes indeed

Great comment, thanks

Australia means south in Spanish

Yes, can be rather pleasant NOT to have mobile phones

Yes it is, thank you for watching

They are allowed to sell minor amount of product direct to market ... and English helps this ... cheers

Luis thanks for your knowledge

That is our Sri Lanka episode

Internet just in parks. Cars are often owned by Miami cubans, and they cant be exported

Hi Jay, have fixed this hopefully, subtitles back on

Because the real embargo is the one imposed by Communist government, that's why.

Noted, we have subtitles back on ...

Agree about translation subtitles being needed!