A young Cuban woman living in Spain has created a stir on TikTok by sharing a video discussing the things she has stopped spending money on since moving to the European country.
In the video, @ileniasantana referred to how her consumption habits have changed and how she has stopped spending on things like getting her nails done, coloring her hair, or buying clothes, things that she claims she used to do regularly on the island.
"Here I have become stingy because I want to spend all my money on experiences, on trips and such," she said in her words that quickly led to controversy in the comments, where there were plenty of questions and even critical and skeptical messages.
"My friend lived there for three months with a boyfriend from there and was fed up with eating legumes and pork. She couldn't find toothpaste or feminine hygiene products, but there were materials for getting keratin treatments, dye, nails, and the like?"; "It doesn't add up to me that so much is spent on aesthetics and clothing when there's a shortage of basic products in Cuba"; "I don't get it, if there's not even enough to eat in Cuba, how is it possible to spend on nails?"; "In Cuba, people are starving and they charge you to get your nails done for 60 grams of rice"; "We brought clothes, colored pencils, and basic things because the boyfriend's sister didn't have any of that, how is it that there’s money for manicures?"; "So, do people live well in Cuba then?"; "If they say there’s nothing in Cuba, how can there be money for keratin treatments and dyes?" some told her.
"I don't understand, everyone says there's no food in Cuba and there is money for beauty"; "Which Cuba were you living in? The ones I know are struggling"; "I don't understand, everyone says there's no food in Cuba and there is money for beauty"; "But in Cuba, you can't get your nails done if they don't have enough for food"; "Are you sure you came from Cuba?"; "So what’s missing in Cuba is food... if they say the stores are empty and they have keratin," commented others along the same lines.
There were also those who defended their change of priorities and lifestyle in Spain: “That is being practical and having clear ideas. Your scale of values has changed.”
And you, what do you think about what this young woman is saying and the debate it has sparked?
What do you think?
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