Cuban in the USA to inflators who forget their roots: "Let's be a little more humble."

The TikTok user @erikalaindomable0, a Cuban residing in the United States, has struck a chord on social media after sharing a video where, with a tone filled with humor and irony, she delivers a critique of Cubans living abroad who, according to her, forget their roots after improving their quality of life.

In her video, Erika sarcastically comments on the attitude of some compatriots who now prefer more exclusive places for their shopping, disregarding more affordable stores or those related to Latin culture: "No my sister, I don’t go to Walmart anymore to buy nor do I go to El Rey or El Rancho. Those are just Latino markets and a lot of Cuban nonsense. Let people go to Walmart if they want," she says, quoting what some compatriots would say.

The creator continues to refer to the lifestyle in Cuba, recalling the difficulties and how many of those who now claim to have prospered in the United States forget their humble beginnings: "You forgot that you used to go exactly in flip-flops, with a scarf on your head, without brushing your teeth, to get the groceries you were given in Cuba. And you used to fight a lot when the grocer would take 1lb of rice from you."

Erika not only points out this attitude of forgetting one's roots, but she also mentions how some boast about where they live and the cars they drive: "No, my rent is in Downtown, I'm renting in a good area with Americans. Did you forget that in Cuba you didn't even have a bicycle, you took quite a bit of P1, P7, and P14, and walked a lot."

With a call to humility and to not lose sight of one's roots, the TikToker concludes her video with a reflection: "Let's behave as people and as human beings, because in the end, none of this belongs to us, and when one leaves, one takes nothing with them."

The video, which continues to accumulate views and reactions, has resonated with many Cuban users, both inside and outside the island, who see in Erika's words a poignant, albeit painfully ironic, critique of how some forget their roots after emigrating.