{"id":18149,"date":"2013-02-15T16:11:41","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T21:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paginiromanesti.ca\/?p=18149"},"modified":"2013-02-15T16:11:41","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T21:11:41","slug":"un-ardelean-la-curtea-regelui-fidel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/2013\/02\/15\/un-ardelean-la-curtea-regelui-fidel\/","title":{"rendered":"Un ardelean la curtea regelui Fidel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paginiromanesti.ca\/2013\/02\/15\/un-ardelean-la-curtea-regelui-fidel\/masina-in-cuba\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18150\" alt=\"Masina in Cuba\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Masina-in-Cuba-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" title=\"\"><\/a>Dac\u0103 ne lu\u0103m dup\u0103 num\u0103rul canadienilor care \u00ee\u015fi petrec o parte a iernii \u00een Cuba, aceast\u0103 \u0163ar\u0103 se transform\u0103, \u00een ia\u00adnuarie \u2013 februarie, \u00eentr-o a 11-a provincie a Canadei; una \u00een care nu tre\u00adbuie s\u0103 dai la z\u0103pad\u0103. Dincolo \u00eens\u0103 de pl\u0103cuta trecere de la minus 30\u00ba la plus 30\u00ba, de opulen\u0163a \u201call-inclusive\u201d-ului, cu mese \u00eembel\u015fugate \u015fi bine \u201cstropite\u201d, \u00eentrerupte doar de reprize de plaj\u0103, baie \u015fi divertisment, turistul curios poate vedea \u015fi adev\u0103rata via\u0163\u0103 a cubanezilor (le-a\u015f zice \u201ccubani\u201d, dar ei sunt cam f\u0103r\u0103 bani). Iar noi, canadienii de origine rom\u00e2n\u0103 cu v\u00e2rsta \u00eencep\u00e2nd cel pu\u0163in cu cifra 4, avem, la vederea modului \u00een care tr\u0103iesc fidelii lui Fidel, un puternic sentiment de d\u00e9j\u00e0-vu.<\/p>\n<p>[pullquote]Beneficiar a dou\u0103 excursii \u00een Cuba (2009 \u015fi 2013), pot compara nivelul serviciilor asigurate atunci \u015fi acum. Compara\u0163ia nu e \u00eencurajatoare. \u00cen 2009, la 4,5 stele, am avut parte de mai mult confort \u015fi de mai pu\u0163ine probleme dec\u00e2t \u00een 2013, la 5 stele. Exemple?\u2008Baie \u00eenfundat\u0103, inunda\u0163ii \u00een resort, aer climatizat defect, jacuzzi ne\u00adfunc\u0163ional, lips\u0103 cafetier\u0103 etc. S\u0103 fi fost de vin\u0103 anul ghinionist, terminat \u00een \u201c13\u201d?[\/pullquote]<\/p>\n<p>Personal, am avut senza\u0163ia unei c\u0103l\u0103torii \u00een timp, \u00een cei mai negri ani tr\u0103i\u0163i sub regimul Ceau\u015fescu. S\u0103raci lipi\u0163i, dar curat \u015fi \u00eengrijit \u00eembr\u0103ca\u0163i &#8211; \u00een limita posibilit\u0103\u0163ilor -, cubanezii au fa\u0163\u0103 de rom\u00e2nii \u201cepocii de aur\u201d doar \u015fansa unei clime mult mai bl\u00e2nde, cu scutire de la plata c\u0103ldurii pe timpul iernii. \u00cen rest, cu salarii care ajung la echivalentul a 30-40$ pe lun\u0103, cu pre\u0163uri &#8211; la majoritatea bunurilor &#8211; apropiate de cele de aici, cubanezii nu prea cunosc prosperitatea. Vre\u0163i exemple, desigur: benzina cost\u0103 1,20-1,40$\/litru, \u00een func\u0163ie de cifra octanic\u0103, laptele, aproape 2$\/litru etc. Doar cafeaua, \u0163ig\u0103rile \u015fi alcoolul sunt mai ieftine (a\u015fa-i c\u0103 v\u0103 aminti\u0163i de Rom\u00e2nia?).<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e2nd primesc salariul &#8211; \u00een moneda lor na\u0163ional\u0103, pesos-ul, echivalent cu c\u00e2\u0163iva cen\u0163i canadieni -, majoritatea cubanezilor \u00ee\u015fi pl\u0103tesc chiria (la stat), curentul \u015fi utilit\u0103\u0163ile, dup\u0103 care schimb\u0103 pu\u0163inii bani r\u0103ma\u015fi \u00een \u201cpeso\u015fii\u201d conver\u00ad-tibili (CUCii pe care \u00eei primesc \u015fi turi\u015ftii str\u0103ini care ajung \u00een Cuba) \u015fi \u00eencearc\u0103 s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la viitorul salariu, ceea ce nu e u\u015for. Imaginea tipic\u0103 a acestor \u00eencerc\u0103ri ar fi o t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 cubanez\u0103 care-\u015fi reparase cu oj\u0103 de unghii un ciorap cu firul rupt. A\u015fa-i c\u0103 v\u0103 aminti\u0163i de Rom\u00e2nia? S\u0103 nu crede\u0163i acum c\u0103 m\u0103 plimbam prin Cuba, cu ochii dup\u0103 picioarele femeilor. Imaginea a observat-o consoarta mea, deci re\u0163ine\u0163i-v\u0103 ironiile!<\/p>\n<p>[pullquote]Cubanezii au \u015fi \u201cmituri urbane\u201d. Unul dintre ele este acela c\u0103 femeile nu au dreptul s\u0103 \u015fofeze pe drumul dintre insula principal\u0103 \u015fi Cayo Coco, un drum de 40 de km, construit ca un dig, prin mare. Ziarist (aproape) profesionist, am verificat \u00eent\u00e2i informa\u0163ia din trei surse, num\u0103r\u00e2nd adic\u0103 trei ma\u015fini consecutive pe acest traseu, conduse toate de b\u0103rba\u0163i. Apoi am \u00eentrebat \u015fi am aflat c\u0103 aceast\u0103 \u201cinterdic\u0163ie\u201d e, de fapt, o glum\u0103 pe care un ghid cubanez o spune turi\u015ftilor, ca s\u0103-i \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nte. Un fel de \u201clegend\u0103 a lui Dracula\u201d, made in Cuba. Uff, bine c\u0103 nu am c\u0103zut prad\u0103 manipul\u0103rii comuni\u015ftilor&#8230;[\/pullquote]<\/p>\n<p>Pe de alt\u0103 parte, exist\u0103 o oarecare del\u0103sare a popula\u0163iei, de vreme ce, \u00een ciuda s\u0103r\u0103ciei lucii \u00een care se tr\u0103ie\u015fte, rareori vezi, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 cur\u0163ile caselor, gr\u0103dini de legume, de\u015fi spa\u0163iul nu lipse\u015fte\u2026 Cubanezii umplu, \u00een schimb, str\u0103zile \u015fi gr\u0103dinile de var\u0103, din care se revars\u0103 acordurile muzicii locale. A\u015fa-i c\u0103 v\u0103 aminti\u0163i? Posibila explica\u0163ie a acestei del\u0103s\u0103ri ar putea fi nivelul prea pu\u0163in diferen\u0163iat al veniturilor popula\u0163iei, probabil inten\u0163ionat sus\u0163inut de regimul Castro. At\u00e2t timp c\u00e2t, \u00eentre un muncitor necalificat (de exemplu) \u015fi un medic specialist, diferen\u0163ele de venit sunt nesemnificative, ce i-ar stimula pe cubanezi s\u0103 munceasc\u0103 pentru a urca pe scara social\u0103? Poate doar ideea de a ajunge secretar de partid, c\u0103 \u0103ia or fi av\u00e2nd alt nivel de trai. V\u0103 mai aminti\u0163i?<\/p>\n<p>Ce i-ar mai putea aminti de \u0163ara lui natal\u0103 rom\u00e2nului aflat \u00een Cuba? Autovehiculele rom\u00e2ne\u015fti care circul\u0103 pe insul\u0103, de la Dacia \u015fi ARO, p\u00e2n\u0103 la camioane Roman \u015fi tractoare de Bra\u015fov\u2026 Una peste alta, pentru un canadian de origine rom\u00e2n\u0103, un concediu \u00een Cuba poate avea semnifica\u0163ii \u015fi dincolo de tripleta rom-soare-plaj\u0103. Pentru noi, \u0163ara lui Fidel este nu doar o destina\u0163ie geografic\u0103, ci \u015fi una temporal\u0103, pre-revolu\u0163ionar\u0103. C\u0103ci, dac\u0103 ne uit\u0103m istoria, risc\u0103m s\u0103 o repet\u0103m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dac\u0103 ne lu\u0103m dup\u0103 num\u0103rul canadienilor care \u00ee\u015fi petrec o parte a iernii \u00een Cuba, aceast\u0103 \u0163ar\u0103 se transform\u0103, \u00een ia\u00adnuarie \u2013 februarie, \u00eentr-o a 11-a provincie a Canadei; una \u00een care nu tre\u00adbuie s\u0103 dai la z\u0103pad\u0103. Dincolo \u00eens\u0103 de pl\u0103cuta trecere de la minus 30\u00ba la plus 30\u00ba, de opulen\u0163a \u201call-inclusive\u201d-ului, cu mese [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":18150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[321],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Masina-in-Cuba.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9PoWe-4IJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paginiromanesti.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}