October 24, 2005
Cuban taxi driver story
Now here is something interesting...
Apparently, a Cuban taxi driver took one look at a French tourist's tattoo and charged the guy too much. Or maybe he didn't charge the guy too much, and the Frenchman, like his hero, expected taxi rides to come along for free.
Hmm, which is it? What do you think?
Cubanet's story is below:
French tourist with a tattoo of Che Guevara detained by police
HAVANA, October 19 (Ernesto Roque, UPECI / www.cubanet.org) - A French tourist who had a tattoo of Che Guevara on his right arm was detained and handcuffed by police following an incident with a taxi driver.
After the tourist had complained about being overcharged October 11 on a ride to the Chinese district, an agent of the National Revolutionary Police let the driver go and there followed an exchange with the tourist. When passersby intervened on behalf of the tourist, the agent called for backup and 12 police cruisers arrived at the scene.
The tourist's Cuban-born wife started to film the incident. "Don't film me," the agent shouted.
The tourist and his wife were placed in a cruiser and driven away.
Posted by Mora at October 24, 2005 09:03 AM
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I hope those tourists were fined for illegal filming, that’s the least they deserve, and maybe they’ve gained a better understanding of the face in that tattoo.
Posted by: Kathleen at October 24, 2005 03:24 PM
What's the price for tattoo removal in France?
Posted by: delacova at October 24, 2005 03:45 PM
Isn't that guy a dang fool? No matter what the story was, he's not a sympathetic character.
Posted by: A.M. Mora y Leon at October 24, 2005 06:51 PM
Delacova,
Te la comistes. Now that is one savory irony.
Posted by: Val Prieto at October 24, 2005 07:14 PM
Now that's justice.
Posted by: lmbrjk at October 25, 2005 03:41 AM
The stupid Frenchman should have known that there is never, ever, anything to complain about in the worker's paradise.
Posted by: PTG at October 25, 2005 09:41 AM
You got it, PTG. What was he thinking?
Posted by: A.M. Mora y Leon at October 25, 2005 12:49 PM
