Flo thanks for sharing with us. I visited Cuba in 1976 to represent Jamaica in the 18th Caribbean Table Tennis Competition and was beaten in the semifinals by Rawl Betancourt who won the Gold for the Boys under 17 champion. Internationally, it was a politically charged era but we totally enjoyed our stay in a hotel in Havana. As a young man it was an unforgettable experience. We love our Cuban brothers and sisters. Wishing you the very best for you have given us a slice of real life in our sister island. Bless you.😊
Wow !!! Talk about traumatizing. Keep telling your stories. Flor. Doing so is not only producing excellent content, but may also be very therapeutic for you as well. Stay strong.😘😘❤️🇨🇺🇯🇲
I love your content, my grandfather is Cuban from Jamaican parentage who lived in Cuba and later moved back and resided in Jamaica so, I always loved to hear about life in Cuba.
Big up sis. I’m Cuban and Jamaican too, you have a lot of your people there in JA but some of them don’t know the heritage. Try keeping safe and nuh badda mix and mingle too much.
I love your content. Your accent is very pretty. I am first generation American. My parents are Jamaican. I love Jamaica, it’s very much my culture. Plenty of my family left Cuba and went to Jamaica. I have family just like you. ❤
Please continue to share your stories and opinions…you have a gift! we appreciate your perspective and narrative skills. Don’t watch “waste-people”….a suh dem tan!
Flor, thank you for sharing your story. Me encanta tu contenido❤️ I’ve had the privilege of visiting Cuba twice before and trust me it is a CULTURE SHOCK. As a Jamaican growing up I heard stories of Cuba and thought they were exaggerations until I saw how dire the situation is for myself. Many things that we take for granted in Jamaica 🇯🇲 here would be luxuries over there in Cuba 🇨🇺 !
I visited Cuba in 1999 and met many locals and visited the schools etc. after arriving home they stamped my passport that I landed. I had so many issues with that. I had to prove that I went as a student and I had to present the boarding pass to the US embassy.
Many countries are headed to this loss of freedom if certain extreme left leaning Marxists are allowed to rule. My aunt had to run from Cuba during the revolution. The situation traumatized my family for generations. She hid her wedding ring under her tongue. You think it is bad now try living under a socialist, communist government. Jamaicans work hard and try to appreciate what you have. You have a treasure on earth. Cut down on the complaining, help your brother and sister and praise God! Not everyone who says they are fighting for your rights is truly doing that. The people of Cuba are restricted while the Castros lived in a palace. Why didnt they live among the people if all should be equal? Communism and socialism are scams to tear your rights away and a vehicle to set up dictatorships. Thank you @Florkubana for sharing.
@@Nhaflm1821so what.!!!capitalism is not much better. They lend $5.00 and in return they want 15,00.Now that is how those country improve their standard of living. Our population is just below three million. Take away the elderly, children and the disabled and Please tell me how much revenues you think that Jamaica and the rest of developing countries can really make to live and care for their people.we do not have the equipments most of the time that is required to build like the first world countries. That is why we have to accepted help to build the kind of country that you all want like America ,Canada and the list goes on. One more they didn't achieve their wealth in sixty years. Think on these things before you all make naive comments. History of those countries is on TH-cam and Google spent a little time then you will learn how corrupted those countries were while they were building their country .we are forced to develop to their standards and we are doing it without free labour or labor or stolen properties. We should be commended instead of being criticized by our own people. Thank God my mother is living a much better life than her grandparents and her mother had while they were alive and living in Jamaica.I am quite sure that she is not the only one who will attest to that. 🤔🤔🤔🇯🇲
Jamaica is currently ranked 24 and the USA 55 in freedom of press and freedom of speech. Interestingly up to 2021 jamaica was ranked at the 7 of the most freest country in the world and the US 26.
Thanks so much for sharing this statistics I was not comparing Jamaica to anywhere else and the reason why I said what I said it was based on my experience on the DMs I have received after expressing myself on social media, statistics will say something but in reality, the reaction of the people in the place where you are is different. To give you an example I made a video talking about the fact that a child in Jamaica had died because of the lack of ventilator at the hospital and I receive so many DM‘s threatening me that I fear for my life although I was not even in Jamaica at the time And this was coming mainly f from a particular political party , but I did not compare Jamaica to the United States
@@Florkubana You better be kidding me, Cliff Hughes is the CEO and top radio host of Nationwide Radio in Ja. He aired your video last week during his program on TH-cam
A lot of people who think they have a lot of friends actually don't. At least you know who you are and I'm sure you'll find the right friends organically...
@@lawrencedavidson6195I am absolutely sure you have never been to Tivoli and I have and there is no comparison to what this lady is talking about living in a society such what she has described. We Jamaicans who grew up in Jamaica almost had to go that route as the PNP government was hell bent in making jamaica another Cuba. The PNP wanted to make Jamaica one parry state with Marxist lennist as it's manifesto. We have people like Trevor Munroe who today is hiding his true color and was part of this process to make Jamaica a communist state. When I was in high school my Spanish teacher was a Cuban who came to jamaica and became a citizen after the 1959 revolution and it was the best decision that he had ever made. RIP Mr Machado as he taught me alot about life in Cuba.
@@Wes20231 I was referring to the trauma of the children after the "Tivoli incursion" where dead bodies were left in the road and children were stepping over them on their way to school. Do you remember that?
Rastas have been beaten for decades for wearing African and Ethiopian colors. And dat's dih least of InI traumatization. Using InI image as target practice?
Wow what a story and I love Jamaica so much I come back-and-forth there throughout the years and you look way younger than 41 wow so you look beautiful gonna subscribe to your channel
Wow!!!! Please keep sharing. It’s healing to you and enlightening to us.
Flo thanks for sharing with us. I visited Cuba in 1976 to represent Jamaica in the 18th Caribbean Table Tennis Competition and was beaten in the semifinals by Rawl Betancourt who won the Gold for the Boys under 17 champion. Internationally, it was a politically charged era but we totally enjoyed our stay in a hotel in Havana. As a young man it was an unforgettable experience. We love our Cuban brothers and sisters. Wishing you the very best for you have given us a slice of real life in our sister island. Bless you.😊
Wow !!!
Talk about traumatizing.
Keep telling your stories. Flor.
Doing so is not only producing excellent content, but may also be very therapeutic for you as well.
Stay strong.😘😘❤️🇨🇺🇯🇲
Trust me, it is therapy at its best
I love your content, my grandfather is Cuban from Jamaican parentage who lived in Cuba and later moved back and resided in Jamaica so, I always loved to hear about life in Cuba.
That is incredible. Stay tuned as I will share more stories of Cuba
@@karentimberlake4657 i believe i may also have family in Cuba.
Big up sis. I’m Cuban and Jamaican too, you have a lot of your people there in JA but some of them don’t know the heritage. Try keeping safe and nuh badda mix and mingle too much.
@@Florkubana
I’m Jamaican and my grandmother was Cuban. They called her Miss Chi Chi.
bless your heart that took a lot of courage to talk about
Respect to all the brothers and sisters in Cuba.One African family.
One love
I love your content. Your accent is very pretty. I am first generation American. My parents are Jamaican. I love Jamaica, it’s very much my culture. Plenty of my family left Cuba and went to Jamaica. I have family just like you. ❤
Wow very nice
Anywhere you deh me follow you lol I learned a lot about Cuba, here for the rest of ur stories.
@@AmariDeraisx thank you so much make sure to checkout the last story I posted. I have never spoken about it
I just love you keep coming with the story times. ❤
Thanks for your story. Wow! Forty one you look much younger than that . The Most High God blessed you with a youthful look.❤️🇯🇲🇯🇲🇺🇸
She’s probably lying. She has to be 20s or 30s
thank you so much. Amen
you are too kind. Thank you so much lol
Thanks so much for sharing and I pray you will be healed of your PTSD.
If and when you’re ready please share more of your journey.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I am working on it and will share more for sure. Mucho Love
@@Florkubana you’re welcome and I look forward to it. Nuff love ❤️
Please continue to share your stories and opinions…you have a gift! we appreciate your perspective and narrative skills. Don’t watch “waste-people”….a suh dem tan!
Aww thanks so much I will 🤗❤️
@@Florkubana keep the content frequent and coming even if “you”, think it’s not the best….one of the keys is consistency.
Flor, thank you for sharing your story. Me encanta tu contenido❤️
I’ve had the privilege of visiting Cuba twice before and trust me it is a CULTURE SHOCK. As a Jamaican growing up I heard stories of Cuba and thought they were exaggerations until I saw how dire the situation is for myself.
Many things that we take for granted in Jamaica 🇯🇲 here would be luxuries over there in Cuba 🇨🇺 !
I always say it, there is nothing I can say that will help people understand how Cuba is. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Mucho Love
Muchas gracias por decirnos tu cuenta. A mi me gusta tu contenido. De Trelawny 🇯🇲
Hi I am jamaican and living in New York my grate gran father was Cuban he went to Cuba and never came back.No one new what happened to him.
I WATCHED YOU EVERY DAY AN EVERY NIGHT YOU ARE NEW TELEVISION 📺💗🇯🇲🙏✅
Gracias por compartir! Quiero oír más de tu vida en Cuba.
Muchas gracias, seguro que si. Mucho love
Thanks for your explanation very enlightening
You are very welcome
Girl , you are like a TV....watch u all the time , very , very interesting
Thanks for sharing. Love your stories. Keep sharing.
Thank you so much for the encouragement. I am new to TH-cam in this format so it means a lot. Mucho Love
@@Florkubana welcome. You are doing very good. Learning about other cultures is really valuable and a good way of understanding each other.
So sorry for your experience! Thanks for sharing! Hugs!
Thank you so much for your empathy. Mucho Love
Flor, we need the book!!!😮
I dreamt about it last night so it may happen 🤣
Awe, thanks so much. It's been 10 years since my last visit. I plan to go next year
So do you know of many Cubans who became citizens of Jamaica?
I enjoy your stories
Respect 🇯🇲💐🔥
My dear problems dey in any country. Never forget where you came from.
Indeed, Agreed with you 100%
I visited Cuba in 1999 and met many locals and visited the schools etc. after arriving home they stamped my passport that I landed. I had so many issues with that. I had to prove that I went as a student and I had to present the boarding pass to the US embassy.
Many countries are headed to this loss of freedom if certain extreme left leaning Marxists are allowed to rule. My aunt had to run from Cuba during the revolution. The situation traumatized my family for generations. She hid her wedding ring under her tongue. You think it is bad now try living under a socialist, communist government. Jamaicans work hard and try to appreciate what you have. You have a treasure on earth. Cut down on the complaining, help your brother and sister and praise God! Not everyone who says they are fighting for your rights is truly doing that. The people of Cuba are restricted while the Castros lived in a palace. Why didnt they live among the people if all should be equal? Communism and socialism are scams to tear your rights away and a vehicle to set up dictatorships. Thank you @Florkubana for sharing.
The Chinese run Jamaica
Thank you so much for your heartfelt words, they really resonate with me and my experience. Stay strong, mucho love
And capitalism is no better
@@Nhaflm1821so what.!!!capitalism is not much better. They lend $5.00 and in return they want 15,00.Now that is how those country improve their standard of living. Our population is just below three million. Take away the elderly, children and the disabled and Please tell me how much revenues you think that Jamaica and the rest of developing countries can really make to live and care for their people.we do not have the equipments most of the time that is required to build like the first world countries. That is why we have to accepted help to build the kind of country that you all want like America ,Canada and the list goes on. One more they didn't achieve their wealth in sixty years. Think on these things before you all make naive comments. History of those countries is on TH-cam and Google spent a little time then you will learn how corrupted those countries were while they were building their country .we are forced to develop to their standards and we are doing it without free labour or labor or stolen properties. We should be commended instead of being criticized by our own people. Thank God my mother is living a much better life than her grandparents and her mother had while they were alive and living in Jamaica.I am quite sure that she is not the only one who will attest to that. 🤔🤔🤔🇯🇲
Jamaica is currently ranked 24 and the USA 55 in freedom of press and freedom of speech.
Interestingly up to 2021 jamaica was ranked at the 7 of the most freest country in the world and the US 26.
Thanks so much for sharing this statistics I was not comparing Jamaica to anywhere else and the reason why I said what I said it was based on my experience on the DMs I have received after expressing myself on social media, statistics will say something but in reality, the reaction of the people in the place where you are is different. To give you an example I made a video talking about the fact that a child in Jamaica had died because of the lack of ventilator at the hospital and I receive so many DM‘s threatening me that I fear for my life although I was not even in Jamaica at the time And this was coming mainly f from a particular political party , but I did not compare Jamaica to the United States
Cuba is just 90 miles from Jamaica. But we know very little about Cuba, especially the day to day happenings.
Cliff Hughes sent me here to take note of life in Ja vs Cuba
who? lol
@@Florkubana You better be kidding me, Cliff Hughes is the CEO and top radio host of Nationwide Radio in Ja. He aired your video last week during his program on TH-cam
@@FlorkubanaHe is a popular journalist
A lot of people who think they have a lot of friends actually don't. At least you know who you are and I'm sure you'll find the right friends organically...
Keep being yourself don't stop
Thank you my friend. Mucho Love
Awww pleasure to have you here ❤
Growing up in Jamaica traumatized me
I can imagine
Share your stories, you are living in a free country. Plus! your stories are interesting.
Thank you so so much for the encouragement, it means a lot
Cuba is definitely different. Americans take so much for granted on freedom of speech alone (and no, I’m not diminishing the sh*t here)
Indeed, I have many stories of my life in Cuba on my TikTok I will share them here
Here in Jamaica when I was a child I used to hear a lot of things about Cuba ,but any way you're so pretty you could become miss Cuba 🎉😂😂
Thank you so much, but do you know that Cuba does not participate on any miss World or miss universe events
How did you end up in jamaica?
Story time loading
I am happy you unknowingly escaped , but Jamaica is also very much filled with trauma that will give you a different type of PTSD .
Speak for yourself. PSTD!! Lol.
Especially children in them inner cities like Tivoli..
@@lawrencedavidson6195I am absolutely sure you have never been to Tivoli and I have and there is no comparison to what this lady is talking about living in a society such what she has described. We Jamaicans who grew up in Jamaica almost had to go that route as the PNP government was hell bent in making jamaica another Cuba. The PNP wanted to make Jamaica one parry state with Marxist lennist as it's manifesto. We have people like Trevor Munroe who today is hiding his true color and was part of this process to make Jamaica a communist state. When I was in high school my Spanish teacher was a Cuban who came to jamaica and became a citizen after the 1959 revolution and it was the best decision that he had ever made. RIP Mr Machado as he taught me alot about life in Cuba.
@@Wes20231 I was referring to the trauma of the children after the "Tivoli incursion" where dead bodies were left in the road and children were stepping over them on their way to school. Do you remember that?
That I can't deny
Cuba got the most beautiful females on planet Earth
My husband agrees lol
Can you do a video on your experience living during the Special Period?
Heck yeah 🤗
@@Florkubana🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Sorry for the confusion? Di policeman did dunce! 😂😂
Tell me more stories
You are very beautiful
Aww thanks I did int even had moisturizer on lol
YOU SHOULD HAVE REALISED....
Girl tell me your secret? I thought you were in your 20s
lol 41 me love lol
Imagine how bad your home country is to think Jamaica is a step up.
It’s a BIG step up.
😂 Jamaica has everything you find in first world countries people just highlight poverty and crime for TH-cam views
Hater!
Rastas have been beaten for decades for wearing African and Ethiopian colors. And dat's dih least of InI traumatization. Using InI image as target practice?
Now that you mention it
Wait freedom of speech is not real in Jamaica?
Based on my experience no
Ur lying abt ur age!
I wish lol
Wow what a story and I love Jamaica so much I come back-and-forth there throughout the years and you look way younger than 41 wow so you look beautiful gonna subscribe to your channel
Thank you so much, no matter what, no matter where I travel to. I always go back to Jamaica too.
@@Florkubana you are very welcome and I understand completely such a beautiful place
Omg WTF 😂 they’re so dumb abt the America flag thing😂
the were on edge to say the least lol