There are any number of countries where one can speak his mind, Martin...those where one cannot are, I think, in a minority.

The comment about the burrito, I don't quite get. Maybe that's a good thing. :-)

As for clean, I think Cubans are about the cleanest living and dressing people I've ever seen...but I can't remember whether or not their women shave their armpits. They told me that the one thing that could definitely bring down Castro's government by popular revolt is: if soap ever gets rationed or becomes unavailable!

- LH