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FROM
CUBA
Customer service practically nonexistent
for Cubans
HAVANA, Cuba, March (www.cubanet.org)
- A typical cafeteria run by the government
gastronomic chain sports peeling paint on
the walls, dirty floors and tables, and
few offerings of dubious quality.
One such establishment recently listed
a pork sandwich on the hand-written board:
one and a half ounces of pork in a quota
bun, for five pesos, or the daily wage of
many Cubans.
At 11:00 a.m. there was a 15-pound chunk
of pork on the counter for the clerk to
slice the meat for the sandwich.
A would-be customer decided he wanted a
sandwich and informed the clerk, who simply
snapped back: "I can't sell you anything
because I don't have bread."
The customer, surprisingly, pulled a bun
from the bag he carried and handed it over
the counter, telling the clerk: "If
you don't have bread, take this one from
the quota and I'll pay the price of the
sandwich anyway."
At this point the clerk just turned away
from the customer, saying he couldn't sell
him the sandwich because it wasn't convenient,
and started a conversation with other employees.
The customer shrugged as if he'd seen it
all before and left as hungry as he'd come
in.
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