Cuban reflects on the customs of newcomers to the USA: "It is a task we have pending."

A Cuban woman living in Florida shared a reflection on TikTok based on an experience with a newcomer to the United States.

In her video, Carelis Conde (@carelisconde) recounts how a family member who had just arrived in the country showed up at her door unexpectedly, calling her to let him in. However, she was not home and, tactfully, she explained that in the United States it is customary to notify someone before visiting, asking if it is a good time. Despite her explanation, the family member became upset and hung up the phone.

"This is one of the many tasks we have pending as emigrants: respecting schedules. Being mindful and not taking up others' time and that you are not always welcome, regardless of whether you are family or not," commented the Cuban.

"Maybe today you are the one who arrives unannounced, but tomorrow you will be the one, like me, who receives the visit without prior notice," he said in his reflection, emphasizing that time and experience teach lessons that cannot always be expressed in words.

"All of us who emigrated have to learn that what we leave behind is not just family and friends, but also customs. Has that happened to you?" concluded this Cuban in her video, generating different opinions in the comments section, where some shared that they refuse to leave behind that custom, while others agree with what Carelis says.

"Now they think they are American and still have no papers, the Cuban has already lost the warmth, the joy, the embrace of family or a friend... what do I care if they warn me, those are complementary things," "That's how it is, and we Cubans have that bad habit," "I've been living here for 54 years, it has never bothered me when a family member or a friend knocks on the door without warning me first. Of course, most of the time we call each other because we live very far away," "I don't do it, it doesn't bother me when anyone arrives without warning, but I respect those who adjust to that custom here. I try not to lose the spontaneous Cuban way. Sometimes we distance ourselves too much," "You are very right and the worst part is that they think they are correct, that those of us who have learned that time is gold and we are not always here to waste it are cold and materialistic," or "That's correct but many don't understand it," are some of the messages that can be read alongside the video.