A Cuban person jokes about the bad condition of his street: "In my neighborhood, all the houses have a pool."

The man from Matanzas boasted that all the houses on his street have "pools".

Baches en una calla de Matanzas © Enelio Suárez
Potholes on a street in Matanzas.Photo © Enelio Suárez

A resident in the province of Matanzas criticized on Tuesday the poor state of the pavement on his street and compared the potholes filled with water to pools.

Enelio Suárez posted on Facebook an image of his street, full of potholes filled with water, expressing: "Not to brag, but I live in a neighborhood where all the houses have swimming pools."

Facebook screenshot / Enelio Suárez

Although the photograph illustrates the poor condition of that street in the province of Matanzas and alerts to a real danger for pedestrians and drivers, the comments section is equally interesting.

Regla González stated: "I don't think you will make many people jealous because in most neighborhoods we have pools, and in many cases, they are Olympic-sized."

Nancy Grasso González highlighted, "How round they are! The ones from the alley on Tenaza Street are rectangular, and they have been there for years and years."

"Wow, you really have a residential neighborhood," expressed Lazarita Quintero Yzquierdo.

Luis Roberto Gómez Alarcón said, "Cuba is full of privileged people," suggesting that the entire country has streets like this one, full of potholes.

Last April, a pothole in Havana turned into a pool where teenagers and children from Cerro were bathing.

"When you feel bad, think that this started out as a small pothole in the Cerro and today it has become the 'Bachecitos del Futuro' Recreation Center for the enjoyment of kids during their recess week," mocked the Facebook profile LaSai Dela Vida.

In the same municipality of Havana, some neighbors planted two plantain trees in a huge pothole that was in the middle of the street.

Facebook screenshot / Yulier Rodríguez

"Welcome to the jungle!" exclaimed Yulier Rodríguez, who shared a photo and a video of the curious event on his Facebook wall.

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