So we're here in sunny, hot Cuba to check out the dating scene
Let's see what it's really like here
Cuba is more than just a beach
The biggest island in the Caribbean and one that has been oppressed over 500 years
Cuba in many ways is still stuck in the past
you can see it in the beautiful crumbling buildings
Old school cars and a serious bit of randomness that seems to accompany you everywhere you go
Here's a version of the local gym
This is your coach by the way. This is your fitness coach
Look at this crazy amount of phones that we just found
Why do you need so many phones in one place is my question
Scarcity is the one thing that jumped out at me here in Cuba
Lack of certain freedoms, variety in food and necessities...
But there was one thing that Cubans seem to have more than enough of
The social aspect
See we're really friendly
So we are going to try to take a taxi here
Do you get scared when you have to cross the street?
No
How much do you want to pay?
Five?
To Vedado
to the university
Five?
Four
Cuban culture
it's like that
If you walk on the street they're going to be
"Lady!" Kisses, I don't know
"You're so beautiful!"
But do they think that actually works?
Do they think you're gonna stop and say "Oh my God.."
No
"I cannot believe it.. wow!"
No, that doesn't work.
Sometimes they just say awful things to you like
Like - I want to have sex with you
Like on the street?
Yeah, so.. that's not cool!
I just feel like the guy being like "Hey, hey"
Does it actually work?
Not much
I mean - but they think it works
I wonder if they're thinking "Ok, she's definitely gonna stop
if I'm like "Hey mami"
It's interesting that they try. They try anyways
I mean they don't have nothing to lose
So, what's like a common pick-up line that guys use here?
I don't know. We should like ask people
You wanna ask people here?
That would be fun
This is the difference between old generation and young generation
He says "You're so beautiful" and he says "Look at that ass"
It's nice. Flirting just to flirt
Not flirting for a reason. Just to make someone feel good
To make yourself feel good, to have a connection
That is the Cuban culture
Cubans are seriously loud
As one of the last nations to do so Cubans have recently got access to something we've taken for granted for ages
INTERNET
With a lot left to be desired..
This line right here is people actually waiting to get their internet cards
So getting internet in Cuba isn't even the easiest part. You have to go to a park just like this one and
get a Wi-Fi card, so that's what I'm trying to do here
I've seen a guy for trying to walk around and sell those. They're kind of undercover
So now comes the fun part of trying to scratch this off without completely
Scratching off the numbers and therefore just throwing your card out
I managed to scratch it off without scratching off a number. This is like a lottery ticket you guys
How did you even live without internet? How?
I mean there is more to do without internet
You can go out to the park, you can go to visit your friends or maybe you can just sleep
Have you heard of Netflix?
Yeah, it's like one of the best things ever invented
Every week
you can buy a hard drive with information
For 1CUC and you have like a lot of variety shows
movies, music, so it's like Netflix.. but old-school
Four, five years we don't have these places to come or any other
So how did you meet people four, five years ago?
Sitting at Malecon, literally
Malecon was a great date site to go...
We watch a movie, we eat ice-cream and then we go to Malecon to eat popcorn.. That was 20 pesos which is $1
That's really sweet!
No it's not!
Let's talk about porn
It's more than illegal.. like - porn is illegal and I quote "you cannot have it, you cannot distribute it
you cannot watch, you cannot download it, you cannot.. but ..
But we have it
So one kid gets it, the other kid copies it. Is that how it works?
actually we are doing that since the beginning of time yeah
When you come into a plane they said "did you bring more than $5K dollars,
explosives, guns and pornography.."
That's what I feel odd about this country
we are open about our sexuality
Apparently we can talk about "Hey, you know what - I did this. I did that."
like nationally
We are still possible
What is this place?