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Actually, Yanqui, I think Americans are considerably more misinformed than people in other Western nations (can't speak for Asians, since I don't know enough about what they are or are not told and/or believe). I meet a large number, and a large cross section, of Canadian and European travelers in Cuba, and get a lot of e-mails asking for info about Cuba from same. I do believe that Americans are much more confused about both what's required to travel to Cuba and the possibilities for travel once they get there than other nationalities. Thanks largely to reports such as the one cited above.

I do not, by the way, see that my view on this constitutes "attacking Americans."

.................... think Americans are considerably more misinformed than people in other Western nations ................................ I do believe that Americans are much more confused about both what's required to travel to Cuba and the possibilities for travel once they get there than other nationalities. Thanks largely to reports such as the one cited above.

Sadly, I must totally agree. Every other day I am asked mind boggling questions about Cuba or traveling to Cuba that I wish I could answer by asking what deserted island the questioner had been living on for the last ten years.

But TT,neither you nor the other person who picked 3 things out of an otherwise well written article say exactly what was wrong in those 3 things. Saying things are creating confusion without saying why or how just creates more confusion for the uninformed .

And Bob, I always want ask the same thing when I read up on all of the "experienced" travelers , frequent visitors to Cuba from around the world, here and on Cuba amor,who get caught up in the various petty scams and frauds run on tourists by Cubans ,I wanna ask, when you fell off the turnip truck, did you land on your head?

And Bob, I always want ask the same thing when I read up on all of the "experienced" travelers , frequent visitors to Cuba from around the world, here and on Cuba amor,who get caught up in the various petty scams and frauds run on tourists by Cubans ,I wanna ask, when you fell off the turnip truck, did you land on your head?

I can only speak for myself. But I am curious where you got the idea that I felt I had been scammed anytime in the modern era?

Not you specifically bob,but many of the so called experienced Cuba travelers. As you know most experienced Cuba travelers aren't American.

Just some background. When i was going to Cuba in the late 90's.... 4 times per year. 3-5 weeks every time, I was never there without running into 4-5 American friends. Never. And this is when it was more perilous, considering the mindset of Americans at the time.

I really don't understand why Americans are so afraid to Cuba these days. I never run into my American friends these days in Havana. Bizarre.

Scams in Cuba.... You just need to know what you are dealing with. I can, honestly say, I have never been scammed. Why, I'm not an idiot. I know, and have always known, how things work in Cuba. Have I accepted being scammed, when someone wanted to charge me an extra ,$usd or cuc... Sure..... But it was to my advantage. Not having to spend an entire day to save 1cuc for something i needed.

Are there visitors to Cuba that get scammed. That is a given. I see it all the time. Why.... They are thinking in terms of their own countries and prices or are completely clueless when it comes to things like rum or cigars. The two biggest scams in Cuba, when it comes to yumas.

Hell, i see lots of ads on Facebook..etc... Cubans selling fake cigars in the USA and Canada....etc.

I've commented on such only to have crap load of Cubans confronting me... How do you know they are fake. I stopped commenting...lol

Ugh... I replied but the powers that be decided they need to review my post.

Sorry @greslogo - nothing personal. A few key words just triggered our filters and sent your post to the sin bin.
As you were.

It's both hilarious and simultaneously most poignant ttjpdo that his very request for clarification of what is wrong with those quotes epitomises the general lack of knowledge of some in the US about their own government's policies.
What is totally self evident to some is completely opaque to others.
Coincidentally or not it is amazing and somewhat of an indictment how much spot on info re US Cuba travel policy on various travel sites comes from people outside the US.

Just say you don't know what's wrong with the information, but you don't like it since the the author is an American or better yet,just say nothing. What the author wrote is neither incorrect nor confusing.

Amazing , indictment ? Actually it's neither since Cuba is not a destination Americans visit in large numbers and it's one of the very few places in the world that the US government advises against visiting , see how that works or maybe you don't.