A Cuban identified on TikTok as @rosyshop_1 posted a video in which she ironically showcases her "new millionaire house in Cuba", a modest rural dwelling with thatched roof and wooden structure that she describes as if it were a luxurious mansion.
As she describes every corner of the property with the enthusiasm of someone showcasing a luxury residence, the content creator explores a country house featuring an outdoor kitchen, no television, and a tilted palm tree as the sole antenna for receiving phone signal.
"I bought my first million-dollar house in Cuba thanks to what I've earned from social media," he announces at the beginning of the video, setting an ironic tone that carries through the two minutes and 25 seconds of content.
Among the "luxuries" she highlights, Rosy points out that "the most expensive thing in the house is its palm imitation flooring," and she explains in detail the cost of the gasoline for the chainsaw needed to chop the palms. The roof, according to her, has "a quality that even the wolf from the three little pigs won't be able to take away."
The master bedroom includes a mosquito net described as "silk" that "prevents you from catching chikungunya and protects you from a lizard that walks around the bed every so often." Instead of a television, the house has a radio "to listen to Nocturno because television no longer exists at this time."
The kitchen is located outside the house "so that one doesn't pick up strange odors," and among the available utensils, there are "various tools in case you feel like yoking a pair of oxen." The narrator also mentions the possibility of setting up a "my small business in corsetry" as an endeavor included on the property.
One of the most celebrated moments in the video is the introduction of the “2026 Toyota modern car,” which turns out to be a bicycle. To make calls, the solution is to climb up “that leaning palm tree,” the only spot with available coverage.
The video ends with a phrase that encapsulates the spirit of the entire content: "my new home is wealthy because true happiness is here."
The ironic humor of Rosy stands in stark contrast to the case of Flor de Cuba, who closed the purchase of a house in Miami valued at over a million dollars on April 20, achieved through her earnings on TikTok Shop after arriving in the United States in June 2024 with just 200 dollars.
This juxtaposition—the ironic mansion in the Cuban countryside versus the real estate in Miami—amplifies the emotional impact of the video among the Cuban audience, which recognizes in every detail the daily precariousness of those who remain on the island.
The content of @rosyshop_1 is part of a well-established trend in Cuban humor on social media, where irony acts as a release valve in the face of a crisis that, according to the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights, keeps 89% of Cuban families in extreme poverty and leaves only 15% of the population able to have three meals a day.
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