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> Saying the public transport in Cuba is bad makes no sense. Basically nobody owns a car in Cuba and people still get around just fine

what does not make sense is saying that "the public transport in Cuba is bad makes no sense". Both public or private transport is bad in any angle. You can not say people still get around just fine when for instances sometimes you need 4 hours or more to reach a place 80 kilometers far from you. Sometimes you just have to give up and returns home after some hours exposed to the sun on the road. * As someone who is born in Cuba and lived and studied in Cuba, feel free to ask additional questions ;)



> You can not say people still get around just fine when for instances sometimes you need 4 hours or more to reach a place 80 kilometers far from you.

If you are a bit unlucky that might be a realistic time for traveling by train here in Germany so I don't really see the horror.

They don't have the public transport level of Japan sure but even most of the developed world is much worse. In most parts of the US not owning a car is not even a realistic options.

If we are fair and compare Cuba to other underdeveloped countries in South America then they compare very favorable.


common on! don't troll my comment, in Germany you have to be unlucky enough if you travel by train and it is delayed at all.




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