Cubans surprised with taxi driver who charges whatever they can give him: "There are few left of those"

Many Cubans reacted moved by the attitude of a taxi driver who charges his users only what they can give him.

One of these lucky customers shared his story on his wall. Facebook, where he praised the altruistic gesture of this driver, who unfortunately is not one of the most abundant in Cuba.

"I got on the Vívora and went to Vedado in this taxi with license plate P 029198, driven by a young driver. To everyone who asked how much the ride was, he himself responded: 'Whatever you can. If you can't, it doesn't matter.' , mountain the same,'" explained Miguel Almaguer.

Almaguer showed the photo of the vehicle, an almendrón, and asked to share his publication as a tribute to the supportive driver.

"My respects to this Cuban! Thank you very much, friend, for showing solidarity with your compatriots," he expressed.

Several dozen Internet users praised the gesture and congratulated the taxi driver.

"That's called solidarity and love of neighbor," said a resident of Pinar del Río.

"There are few of those left, my blessings to him," said a Cuban resident in Spain.

"There are still people who have the value of solidarity, humility and altruism," said a woman from Santiago.

"Blessings for that young man who is much happier than the abusers with his own people, who fail to comply with an administrative mandate and integrate with their behavior criminal types such as disobedience and illicit economic activities, and all for a little money...", he said a family man.

The taxi driver in the story identified himself as Yosvany Brito Julia, and was grateful for all the praise he received.

In recent months, several civic gestures by private transporters have been disseminated in Cuba.

At the beginning of June, hundreds of Cubans were moved by the action of a young taxi driver in Havana who, without thinking twice, He suspended his work to help two injured women.

The driver, identified as Yunier Casalvilla, was in his car with license plate No. P186257 on the route to La Ceguera, and before reaching the Almendares bridge stop he witnessed the first accident.

According to Facebook user Leysa González, whose aunt was one of the passengers in the taxi, a car in front broke its steering and went into the curb, severely hitting a girl who was at the stop.

Yunier, "without thinking about it even once, stopped and got out, grabbing the girl, helping her immediately and taking her to the Cira García Hospital."

On June 2, the driver of a taxi popularly known as gazelles, carried out a beautiful gesture that moved the passengers who were on board the vehicle.

The incident occurred in El Vedado, in Havana, where the taxi driver of Gazelle No. 7 He stopped driving and got out of the car to help an elderly blind man. to cross the street.

"The driver, whose name is Erick, took him by the hand and crossed the avenue, then very naturally he crossed again, opened the door of his gazelle and continued with his work," explained a witness.

On May 25, a Taxi driver gave a free ride to parents and their young son with a broken finger, a fact that filled that family leaving the hospital with emotion.

"I ask him in a fearful voice how far it would be to Cojímar and he answers: 'It's nothing, I'm a father too and it's terrible to go to the hospital these days!' My eyes almost watered, he left us on the corner of the street. home and we don't know how to thank him...", said the minor's father.