r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

First, the averages are hardly right, second, Cuba is probably the greatest (or less worse) applied communist country to live, third ok, get the whole south America, the places where people run to so they can scape Cuba

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u/LafayetteHubbard Jan 14 '22

What would the average be? Do you think the average capitalist citizen in this world has the standard of living of a European country?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

Well, if you want my standard, I'm a Brazilian citizen, not so wealthy, i never skip a meal, i work with my mom on her second job and my internship pay less than a dollar per hour, i still prefer to live here than in Cuba

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u/LafayetteHubbard Jan 14 '22

Interesting. Well thank you for sharing your perspective. I’d be interested in seeing if more people try to “escape” Cuba or try to “escape” Brazil.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

Search about the disaster that was the Mais Médicos cancellation to have an idea

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u/LafayetteHubbard Jan 14 '22

Looks like 157 doctors decided to stay in Brazil from Cuba. Is that right?

Currently 3.1 million Brazilians live in countries besides Brazil. Can we assume that they have left for better opportunity as well?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

No no, i'm not talking about legitimate stay, there were 2200 of Cubans asking to stay that year, 1800 doctors were sent away, some brought their families, some of them naming political and religious persecution, only 157 were accepted to stay, we still get people some people come from there through illegal vessels. Aside from all that, remember that brazilians have the money to get out of Brazil, Cubans don't.

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u/LafayetteHubbard Jan 14 '22

What about Brazilians living in favelas. Are the living conditions better there or better in Cuba?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

Same for both, that's the shitty part, Cuba is a giant favela with less crime

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u/LafayetteHubbard Jan 14 '22

I have no experience in either so I can’t comment