Cuban Goes to Home Depot for FIRST TIME - DREAM CAME TRUE!
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- Cuban Goes to Home Depot for FIRST TIME. His dream came true!! Watch Yoel, a Cuban man go into Home Depot for the first time!
Anytime Yoel would get asked what would be the first thing he would do when he went to the USA, he always said "HOME DEPOT". With resources so scarce for anything and everything in Cuba, Home Depot is a Cuban mans "Toys R US". It was his DREAM To come here, and today we did it!
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For the record - When I said "I shouldnt be making content like this", I meant that it is sad that this is Yoels reaction to something that normal and common. I WISH with all my heart Yoel, my family, his family and our friends wouldnt have these reactions to record. One day.... we pray. #PatriayVida Que Viva Cuba Libre!
aww that's nice but everything there is over priced even for americans. you all should go to hell. nice clickbait.
Your videos mean so much to me. I feel like everyone is so angry and negative anymore and complains about everything in America. Seeing Yoel so grateful for America and everything in it is so humbling.
@@Barsabus eeek wow. Sorry you live like that.
@@YoelAndMari you should just ignore barbasus. Evidently they proved my point in hating everything 😂
@barsabus or whoever you are. Shame on you. I’m sorry you’re miserable but you don’t have to spread it.
My family is from Cuba, on my dad's side. He recently went down to Florida to welcome some family members that finally got out of Cuba and to the US. He picked them up from the terminal, and took them to some relatives in Miami. He took the three male cousins to home Depot because they all wanted to go. My father told me how the oldest one, (about 43) just sat down in an aisle and started crying. My father is pretty well off nowadays, and retired. He bought them each a laser level, tool bag, tool belt, and a whole set of hand tools. He then had each one pick out their own power tools (2 each) of their choice. Every year now, they send my father pictures of their tools, any new ones they've gotten, and the stuff they build down there. Those tools have helped not just those cousins, but everyone that lives around them, as well. The whole neighborhood has benefitted from just a couple of bags of tools and 6 DeWalt power tools. It is great to see Yoel's reaction to this. It is humbling to see the joy and wonder on his face. Beautiful!
Thanks for taking the time to share that story. 👍
@@dgreene4234 no problem. I hope I can raise awareness about the dangers of Communism. When you give all control to governments and dictators, the nightmare begins. People think it is fashionable, or cool, but only because they have never experienced it. These same people would be the first to die. That's how it works. Look at Venezuela. The people that supported " the movement" were the first to be executed there.
@@garretisla5282 We are totally on the same page.
@@dgreene4234 yeah, it is sad that these kids today don't even see what happened 40 or 50 years ago, and now, they aren't even being taught this in school. In fact, they are being taught the opposite, that these people are to be revered, when in fact, they were monsters.
I wish we would end any trade restrictions w Cuba, it only makes the citizenry suffer.
And I get frustrated when I have to go to Home Depot 3 times in a day. Now I will feel grateful I have the Home Depot to go to.
Ya, some days I can go 2-4 times in a day for work to pick up some things.
True that my friend! I work at Lowes. As a cashier I hear complaints. I'm old enuf to tell ppl shut up do u realize what we have here in a nice way. They always say you are right.
Right? We get pissed over traffic in Home Depot. And this man is shedding tears at the stores.
I know right?
Count your blessings, might not have it much longer.
I've a remodeling contractor for 45 years, and a trip to Home Depot is just another part of a regular work day. Watching his reaction actually brought me to tears! I will never take our freedom to go pick up abundant materials for granted again! Viva Cuba Libre!
we been take granted but after seeing someone come from a country that truly have nothing offer to their own people beside suffering and poor. we should count our blessing..
Exactly. I have the same kind of business. Whenever I have to go to Home Depot, I get annoyed because of the crowds and parking. This changes my perspective a lot now.
I can walk there from my apartment in 15 minutes if I needed some supplies to repair or build something. It's almost unfathomable to think that someone doesn't have that opportunity and it makes me sad. Imagine dealing with a leaking roof for 20+ years knowing how to fix it... but never being able to get the materials. We can fix that in one afternoon and think nothing of it because access to hardware stores is normal. Crazy.
I am a do it yourself-er, Yoel's reaction to a trip to Home Depot has me teary-eyed. Saying thanks to the Universe and Home Depot right now.
Yes!! I want to take him around and just buy him everything!!
To see a man's eyes light up holding a tool bag dreaming of himself working and fixing; helping his family. This just brought tears to my eyes. The evils of communism to take away purpose, passion, and someones dreams to help their family just breaks my heart. I hope more people see this and understand.
"Look at this beautiful cement..."
Take notes American born viewers, this is how good we have it! God bless you both!
I couldn’t agree more ! 💯💯💯💯 breaks my heart when I was watching this. Who knew a person like myself could be taking a Home Depot for granted?
Yep for now and many terrible American Communist politicians want broken homes and degraded cities and towns and a broke population just like the communist in Cuba have done
How many of us can say that about cement.
@@VIDSTORAGE Sir.. We do NOT have "American Communist Politicians" What we DO have are many good and decent Human Beings in Office who actually BELIEVE in the frigging Words Inscibed on Our Statue of Liberty.. Folks who genuinely are willing to Fight like hell to ensure that ALL Folks regardless of Ancestry, Race, Skin Color, Sexuality who are willing to obey the Laws of the lands and who are willing to work as hard as they can to achieve the American Dream that so many of us take for granted can at least apply to become Citizens..or in certain situations apply for Asylum, Work Visas , TPS etc . We have NO Communists in Government simply people who realize that while we can not have Open Borders.. we sure can appreciate what we have and far too often take for granted and we can appreciate the FACT that Multi Culurism is a BONUS to Our Nation NOT a Detriment.. My Guess Sir is that you have "Perhaps" been watching too much Right Wing Propaganda.
@@2023Naturegirl I imagine you expected applause for that cheap speech, but at the end of the day it is still obsolete and prefabricated shit by a vulgar and poorly educated mass living in a bubble, fed by dogma.
I hope someone from Home Depot sees this and sends him a huge gift card!
THAT WOULD BE SO 🆒 🙌🙌
OMG that would make his dreams REALLY come true!!!
#lowes @lowes Giftcard contest lets see who has the faster social media team
@TheHomeDepot
#TheHomeDepot
I worked at Lowe's for 8 years, and by the end I was sick of seeing those concrete walls and grey shelves. I never imagined that it could impact someone like this, just seeing the product on the shelf. There's a certain beauty in having something just sitting there that was almost impossible to access before. You have really thrown my brain in a blender and made me check my privilege. Hoo boy.
It really shows how easy it is to take what we have for granted when you don't think about how much work is behind every single element of the final result.
@Rooster Cockburn In what world do the words "privileged" and "blessed" not mean the same thing? You use the word "woke" like it should be insulting, when in fact it simply means that one has become aware of a situation that already existed. So you agreed with what I said, but in a way that belittled me for saying it. The person who makes a dick joke out of the Moral Avenger. Classy.
I definitely shed a tear with him. Living in the Florida Keys I’ve seen so many Cuban people make so many unbelievable gadgets and incredible pieces of work from what we’d think is trash. I have many, many Cuban friends and they’ll help me at a drop of a dime. Thank you for sharing this video. It was very heartwarming.
Right on, man! I grew up in Miami. Most of my friends growing up were Cuban. Cuba has some of the best people in the world, locked away from the rest of the world by communism.
@@georgekelly5338 It is very sad. But it won't be forever!
@@georgekelly5338 Me too, in Carol City...
There isn’t a fellow tradesmen who didn’t shed a tear with this compadre.
I didn't shed a tear😂, but I do feel bad for them
Well put
This got me for sure! 🙏
When he noticed the roofing paper and was talking about his mother not and himself having leaky homes. I almost teared up. Such a smart and able man, but has no access to the resources he needs.
I ain't ashamed to say I shed a few tears.
From someone who has worked in construction my whole life in the US this is humbling to realize how much we take for granted in our every day lives.
Brother... You are dead on correct... Only Americans hate America
We (Americans) have so much ,but we also give so much more than every other country in the world per citizen. That is why we are the country that so many others want to be a part of...we always give. Especially, to those who wish to be a part of us...Americans. 😍
And to think that some Americans think our country is garbage.
Me too! But during my time in the military I visited 34 countries. There’s no place that has the freedom and, what others call luxuries. readily available.
@@workingguy84 And that's it! What we think as everyday things, people in other countries consider it a luxury. People don't realize how good we have it here.
America needs to see this. Thank you for making this content. Our people have become so ungrateful for the freedoms that we have. I pray that Cuba is changed for the better for the people.
I agree. Every american should see this and realize that US sanctions on Cuba are immoral.
The appreciation and gratitude of this gentleman is overwhelming; it makes most Americans look like the whiners and complainers that we usually are when we are denied or have to wait for anything. Shame on us!!! So grateful you have shared all these videos with us; thank you!!👍👍❤️
But, when you look even deeper, it's pretty awesome that we _can_ take these things for granted. Just consider what an accomplishment that is. _That_ is how good we have it. And we want to share that, too!
That's why I am so embarrassed for Americans who support Putin right now. People like my family who immigranted here from the USSR have understood true scarsity, constant fear, and discrimination (we left because we were Christian) think they want an authoritarian. They don't understand the reality of authoritarian regimes. Calling Biden's administration a regime is like an obese person saying they're hungry between meals. Americans are so, so spoiled. They're incredibly soft. They have no idea of the grit that their ancestors had and the tenacity of the need to literal survival.
@@ImNotaRussianBot I don't understand Americans' support of Putin, either. They say "Putin is invading Ukraine to show all of the Biden family's corruption" but I don't see how it would be in Putin's interest to get rid of a milquetoast like Biden. We Americans sure can be spoiled, but terms like "regime" for the Biden administration simply come from the relative authoritarianism we're experiencing versus what we're used to.
It’s good you’re making this content to show Americans not to take it for granted 🙏👍
You mean the freedom to try, the freedom to buy, the freedom to sell, and the freedom to fail? (Which the rulers of Cuba deny to their people, embargoes notwithstanding.)
I completely agree
But we do take this for granted. Because we never been in his shoes.
@@YadraVoat he meant to live in a Nation free of sanctions.
Mike, I get what you mean, but you brought it on kinda preachy. Maybe expressing it as an opinion would have made it better. Like, in my opinion, I look at this and think that Castro really fucked his own people hard. I'm not putting up something as a fact to face criticism but an opinion to have a discussion. You feel most Americans don't appreciate what they have enough. Express that, don't dictate it.
"and we bought it? That easy?"
Hell that question broke my heart. Just how such a simple transaction like that is seen as a wonder for him.
No waits, no extra strings to it, just pay and go. We take that kind of thing for granted. Yeah man, those glasses are yours now, enjoy.
Just like Soviet Russia. In many cases, you don't even really "buy" the items you get... you receive a redemption ticket from the government that specifies a certain amount you can take home. And when you are able to buy, your "selection" is pitiful and the prices border on extortion... and that's AFTER the rich folks take the best stuff first. Disgusting.
Welcome to true, AMERICAN FREEDOM!
@rickcoona 💯❤🇺🇸
WOO TRUMP 2023 HE MADE IT POSSIBLE
Made me sad when he picked up the tool bag and was all excited over it. Man this makes me wanna buy a bunch of stuff and give it to people over in Cuba
When his reaction started to move you to tears, I was just thinking how...beautiful it was, how pure his joy was.
Thanks for doing this, I'm happy for him, and between this and a couple of channels from North Koreans, I've resolved not to take things so much for granted.
Most grown men are like kids in a toy store when we go to the tool section. seeing Yoel was like watching a kid that's never been in a toy store before.
I can see it in his eyes he's thinking about what all he could accomplish with the tools and materials there things that he spent years wishing he could fix
He is now part of the club. That wonderful smell of lumber you get when you walk through the doors that makes every red-blooded man think: “Hell, let’s build something.”
Greatest description !!
exactly the same thing happens the world over when you've got a fire and some meat and every red-blooded man thinks: "Let's grill something"
And the God damn hot dogs that are now just a memory.
B.R.Laue.........The smell of lumber . . . When I was a kid in 1950 I spent a summer in Sweet Home (Oregon). The Santiam Lumber company operated there, beside the Santiam River. Later, in 1960, I was walking to the wharf in Monterey, CA, and passed a lumber yard when I smelled something and my head swung around automatically. Stamped on the ends of the lumber stacks . . . Santiam. Our sense of smell leaves us with indelible memories.
I get the same way walking into a western store the smell of leather,,,,and yes same in Lowes and home depot the smell of wood
Being an American mechanic I would love to see how handy and capable Yoel is when he has access to whatever he wants
I would also love to see that
I would love to surprise him with a toolbox full of tools.
Cuban mechanics are practically legendary in Latin America with a reputation for being able to work magic with no tools and homemade improvised parts.
@@brawndothethirstmutilator9848 Yes, most people who arnt Leftists knew this.
Bring back VOTECH.
mi hermano yo entiendo lo que sientes , yo no soy cubana soy mexicana pero cuando vine x primera vez aquí a USA y fui a un Walmart y vi la cantidad de comida que hay y todo la gente comprando carritos llenos de comida me sorprendí realmente y también llore x que solo las personas que nacimos en esos países donde no hay , valoramos todo lo que aquí hay , DIOS bendiga a este país y también a los nuestros
Pero de que estás hablando, si en México hay Walmart, Home Depot y muchos otros lugares para comprar cosas.
@@jaredsanchez2736 No habia las mismas cosas, digo ella habla de los tiempos de antes, incluso ahora no hay los mismos productos pero entiendo perfectamente lo que quizo decir, en México es poca la gente que puede ir cada semana y llenar su carrito, normalmente ni a la mitad los llenan, en USA nosotros llevámos hasta 3 carritos repletos.
@@jaredsanchez2736 those have not been around for but a few decades.
This is so absolutely heartbreaking and eye opening at the same time. The little things, the very little little things we just take for granted that others in the rest of the world couldn't even fathom. Thank you for sharing this.
Speechless. . . ❤️❤️❤️ As a former homeless teen... This makes me humble and remember where I came from. I have a friend who was one of the ones whom swam over, he is now a citizen, has been for years. He told me stories. I was a young homeless orphan teen then, I partied and didn't care about my life because I thought I had it hard. He told me. "Do you know how lucky you are to just be where you are standing right now?" He changed my life. He explained to me how truly lucky I was to just be in America. I heard him, got my ass in school, took advantage of the opportunities available to us. To see this... Wow.
Damn as a man who has worked with his hands all my life even I feel like crying in response this guys reaction, he obviously is a hands on guy but hes obviously starved for tools and material to the point this must seem like a dream for him knowing how hard it is to get simple things.
And what's even worse is those in this country who think they have it bad here, and believe everyone owes them a free ride for sitting on their asses.
As a carpenter it just broke my heart when he said the he, his family, and even his Mother gets wet when it rains. Not because he can't or won't fix the leak, its that there is nothing to fix it with. It got through to me when he looked at the roll roofing longingly. Glad he's here, and wish him the best. He won't have any problem getting work.
@@marksstudio that absolutely broke my heart 😥
YES.
Oh my goodness, this is so humbling, to see his reactions bring out so many emotions. And to think the government over there keeps these beautiful people from having what every developed country has in multiples is a shame! Love that guy!
US sanctions keep them from having those essentials.
I actually feel that you should be making these videos. There are thousands of things that us Americans take for granted on a day basis and that we don't think twice on how lucky we are to have these types of luxuries that are readily available to us. Seeing this through the eyes of someone else who comes from a nation where they do not have the majority of what we have here, makes it more humbling and it makes me appreciate on what we have here in America. So thank you! Thank you for what your doing!
I literally cried. As Americans we are so blessed. I wish we could share our bounty with Cuba. Yoel, your joy and surprise reminded me that we take so much for granted. I wish you all the best.
Notwithstanding the question of embargoes, the lesson is that Cubans are prevented by their own government from discovering price, and therefore what to produce in what quantities.
@@osakarose5612 Ask an American to explain what they hate about communism, they proceed to describe capitalism.
@@raynast84 I agree. I welcome them, but please come here LEGALLY! Both sets of my grandparents came from Italy and they made a life for themselves and their kids. It was hard. But they did it the right way and the legal way and people wanting to come here today should be no exception. 🇺🇸
@@greevar El stupido.
I cried too. I finally understand why my immigrant dad would spend 4 hours just browsing Home Depot.
As a man who has earned his living for 40 years with his hands this hit me hard in the feels.
I love his reactions . He said many of the essential construction supplies were difficult to obtain in Cuba. Now that those needs are obtainable this man can become part of the American dream . I sincerely hope he thrives in our great country .
The first great problem its there are not concrete, its very very dificult to find it.
It makes us cry, too!! We really are blessed....I wish more people in this country would realize it. Open up, Cuba.....Wishing him much success here in America!
I want to buy that dude everything he wants and needs for his house, school, whatever. That kind of joy is priceless, man!
Do it! Go fun him! That wouldn’t be cool
His reactions and past makes me want to liberate Cuba, not just for him or his family... but all of Cuba so they also can get access to plentiful materiels to fix their roofs, to windproof their homes, to fix their radiator so they are comfortable and toasty, FOOD!! Food aplenty so that they know comfort and safety. Liberty of trade, Liberty of Religion and Liberty of ideas, a Universal right that shall never be infringed, SHOULD not be infringed. Fresh and dry beds, with these Cuba would be added to the Jewels around the Caribbean sea, and a bright one at that.... for that alone not to see only one smile.... but a thousand smiles, or even a Million smiles i'd liberate Cuba.
Actually, letting him have the opportunity to work for what he wants is far more 'priceless'.
My man saving his receipt so he can be reminded of the memories... you'd think Yoel went to the Beatles' final concert or something. I throw away my receipt half the time and he practically wants to frame it - because he doesn't know when he'll be back to Home Depot... and I go there almost everyday. If there's one moment that really puts things into perspective, it's this one.
I thought he moved to Miami? Are you saying he has to go back?
I gripe about running to HD when we run out of something on the job site.. if I was in Cuba there would be next to no way to do that. I need to check my attitude
Really makes me wish I could do for this man and his family back in Cuba! Brought a tear to my eyes seeing him so excited and imagining what he could do for his Mother back home
People have no clue how great we have it in this Country. It makes me sick. This literally brought me to tears just thinking about how I take all of this for granted on a daily basis. It's so sad we all walk around with this amount of access and availability and we never even think about it. Thanks for sharing this, hopefully it makes all of us a bit more aware.
“I should not be making this content.” This is exactly what every unappreciative American needs to see!
Wow I just went to the comments to say the same thing. People need to see this kind of stuff. This is so emotional to watch and comprehend the plight of other countries and how much we take for granted. I work in retail and deal with angry yelling people because we are out of something simple that they want and can’t wait a day or so for it to come in and to see someone be so awestruck by all the choices we have as Americans should be an eye opener.
💯
Exactly! ❤️
My wife was born in Havana (that's the capitol city of Cuba for Americans that failed geography), and the horror stories she tells about life in Cuba would border on the unbelievable to most Americans.
@@jpjohnbo would be able horrible education for someone to not know what Havana Cuba is..right?
This video is actually a gift to everyone. For those of us that need to really appreciate what we've got, and why we need to protect it.
Yes yes yes yes! I couldn’t agree with you more!!
Absolutely
You said it.
Word
Well said. Couldn't agree more.
I used to work at a home depot, and it never ceased to amaze me how much stuff was there, and it always made me smile to see people walk in and look around in awe.
I used to work there also. When he was in awe at the lights aisle, I totally felt that. Whenever it was my break time, I would take the lights aisle path to the break room just to marvel at how pretty the lights were. Simple things :)
I’m a 52 year old Cuban American man who came to the US during the Mariel boat lift as a kid of 10 years old. I couldn't stop crying watching this video. I know what is like to live in Cuba under communism and I know the feelings this you g man is experiencing for the first time. When I arrived at the US it was such a high, it lasted for a good 7 years until I got used to it. Just eating an apple for the first time, drinking a Coke, being inside a house with central AC, two bathrooms with hot and cold water, everything that worked, a color TV, stepping onto floor rugs, being inside a walk in closet, going to the toy store and the supermarket and seeing how neatly everything was arranged, just the way it was all ordered and no lines to wait in and being able to buy whatever you wanted … candy, chocolate bars, etc I was in complete awe and in heaven. It goes to show what the Cubans have been missing for over half a century because of communism which prohibits everything. There is absolutely no need to live in such a misery as the one that communism delivers. Totally unnecessary. Thank you for sharing this video. Too many Americans take these things for granted and even believe that socialism is the way to go and I know they are completely wrong. How could we Cubans not know that after what we experienced under communism? I appreciate this video so much pero ñooo como me hizo llorar como un niño.
I wish he had a $5000 Home Depot gift certificate and he could buy everything he wants.
@Sam G He has the money. It's the goods that are simply not available.
@irmux skeptic it's not that easy to do in a communist country.
irmux skeptic, you would have to smuggle the goods into the country on small boats by cover of night, or pay very sizable bribes. Both ways run the risk of imprisonment for a crime. Communism...
I would give it to him. He knows the horrors of socialism, and will never support it in the USA.
@irmux skeptic the captain would be jailed, or shot, as would the family members in Cuba. You don’t understand the level of government violence in Cuba. It’s a commie dictatorship! They can kill anyone with impunity. Socialists are apparently fundamentally stupid.
I’ve always said that a man has 4 stages in life and it goes by the stores he shops in. They are: Candy stores, Sporting goods stores, hardware stores, and finally, drug stores. The goal is to stay in the hardware store phase as long as possible.
All dentists want the candy stores for longer!
I'm in phase 2 and 3 right now!
35 year old male here. My version of the hardware store is kitchen equipment stores. Pots, Pans, Grills, Cutlery etc. I just realized that I am not so into Sporting Goods stores. Guess I am stage 3 now…. Lol
My heart... 😭
He's just so appreciative getting safety glasses.
I can spend HOURS in Home Depot, lol. I just love how enchanted he is with everything. Thank you for sharing this with us.
With all due respect, THIS is exactly the sort of content we need more of!!! This actually teaches something to the people watching! It removes people from the little bubbles that they live in and makes them realize how good they have it in some countries! I am very happy and it makes me very nostalgic when I see his reactions. I remember that look of amazement as if you do not believe that you are seeing what you are actually seeing!!
I agree 100%
My sister and her family were beyond emotions and burst into tears when we took them to Publix after getting here from Cuba.
We're partially at fault for our embargo. -My capitalist regrets. -Yet somehow we do trade with China.
Watching you two has humbled me and just amazing that simple things we Americans forget. Like how easy it is to go to a “Home Depot”. Love the reactions more “spoiled” Americans need more of this kind of stuff!!
I loved the reactions, something we take for granted is special to him.
People that say they are oppressed here in the US because they don’t like what someone said needs to watch these videos.
After I cried, that is exactly what I thought to myself.
@Atheos B. Sapien cuba government can buy everything the “embargo” doesn’t affect it, the problem is the government doesn’t pay they don’t have credit because of that, so the “embargo” has nothing to do! It’s a dictatorship government who lives without thinking in is ppl
@Atheos B. Sapien born and rise in cuba i lived in firsthand
Yep
@Atheos B. Sapien THANK YOU. YES. Hope Chad, and the u.s, majority, will learn someday soon.
I would buy this man that tool bag, and fill it up for him to make a better life for his family without a second thought
He's not poor. They can afford the stuff. Only problem is how to actually get it to their country without problems.
@@geothompson9866 $45 a month in pay is poor. I left my family in Cuba with hundreds of dollars each and that was a huge amount to them. Under Communism the country can’t afford to produce or import anything! Or pay the people. Or feed them. Getting stuff there is a matter of getting rid of Communism. Yoel will work hard in the US and eventually make enough to buy all the things he wants. That’s how we Cuban refugees roll.
@@frontiermusings and former Soviet, Hungarian and etc. Someone told them we are going to be poor forever and need government help. Usually it take for us 5 years of freedom and we are almost middle class. We are different kind of immigrants , 🤝✌️😘
@@frontiermusings You're the type of immigrants the USA needs. My family also fled communism so that we could have a better life. I love this country and will never take it for granted. Sad to say, I don't see many native born Americans who feel this same way. Spoiled.
every time i watch one of their videos I always have a desire to give him a gift. It is so touching see how much the smallest things mean to him. Home Depot needs to make this into a commercial
Yeah. this put me in the feels. The roof paper broke my heart (something I could never imagine saying... like ever lol) and the first thing he thought of was his mum and her comfort. Much respect brother.
I got the context of this, btw. We tend to keep super emotional moments private, but this does sooo much good. It trades complacency with appreciation and we can't have too much of that. You guys are good people. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this! I work in construction, (in Colorado) it's Wednesday evening and I am already wiped out from the week. But watching this video, really humbles me and reminds me that I am truly blessed to have such an abundance of work and access to tools and materials that aren't available everywhere. I look forward to following along on your journey as you get to know the USA. Welcome and Blessings to both of you!
I teared up right along with you Mari. We Americans are spoiled and sadly, many don't realize how well off we are. A friend's mother came to visit from Russia. She was blown away by both the grocery store and JoAnn crafts. She said she had never seen that much fabric in one place. I am loving watching Yoel's discoveries! All the best to both of you
Its been emotional for us too. Doesnt help I am (1) Latina and (2) a Cancer. lol! Thank you for watching
We are not spoiled,
Cuba oppresses it’s people.
Understand the difference.
@@williamtauriello1581 If you have traveled around the world (48 foreign countries for me), you would indeed know that American are truly spoiled in every sense of the word. America has it ALL.
@@williamtauriello1581 OK, yes, Cuba (and a few other countries of course) oppresses its people. But, we really are spoiled and wasteful and careless.
CJ Smith bigot much? perfectly ok for you to say "i am spoiled", but please refrain from projecting your shortcomings on the rest of us. i personally don't know an American that doesn't feel blessed for what we've built.
This channel makes me cry too. But it especially makes me count my blessings.
This was great content! There’s a lot we take for granted and people also need to understand that Cubans have nothing, literally. I cried watching this. ❤️🙂👍🏻
I am glad you are showing his reaction to different stores. People in the USA need to see what conditions they live daily with. I can see how upset he was in the stores. I have enjoyed your journey in discovering the new world to him. My daughter has been working at home Depot for over a month. In our big town it is the busiest in the area. They sell millions of dollars of products every month there.
Seeing his reaction to something that is so common to us. Makes me appreciate what we have and that we shouldn’t take our freedoms for granted.
9:36 - see that smile when he help that tool bag? Priceless. Now I'm crying. Because as an immigrant I know what he feels.
9:26 I think 😊
This makes me feel ashamed of how we Americans act like fools. WE ARE! Look how people are treated in the rest of the world and look at our world. I don't think we mean to take things for granted. When you have always had, you don't realize how damn good you have it. Yoel, I feel your pain. I feel it in my soul and I will feel it at the voting booth. I totally belive in immigrants. How do Americans think we got here. The Native American is the TRUE American. So welcome to your new country. I for one WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS!
I used to work as a pro desk associate at HD... this is so heartwarming. To think that we had guests at the store that would be in awe of the inventory is amazing... thank you for your video content.
I currently work for THD and I was wishing I could show him around the plumbing department
@@johnrobinson1140 ROFLMAO!!! NO ONE EVER wanted to work that section at my store it was more of a punishment than a task!
@@FrankNazario same at my store everybody hates plumbing for some reason
All US citizens should have to watch videos like this and learn to be thankful for all the things we take for granted. Everyone should be grateful for their freedom and all the “everyday luxuries” we all have easy access to.
Yoel picks up Milwaukee tool bag: This is my favorite.
Me: Ah, a man of good taste
His reaction in the tool aisl was priceless. Like a kid in a candy store. So wholesome. Bless his family in Cuba.
The scene with the roofing paper gets me EVERY. TIME. I think of this often. I remember gratitude every time I see it.
Here in Chicago some of our Home Depots have a hotdog stand, sometimes I'll buy a few dogs and just walk around looking at shit 🤣
So glad he had the chance to experience it, and yes we need more of this content.
Ahhh, the "Food Court" of the "Man Mall"....There's a Lowe's in Tulsa with a Subway attached, a Krispi Kreme and a shaved ice shack in the parking lot.
My wife loved to go to Costco and sample various foods!!!
OMG YES! Vienna beef hot dogs as well. I always asked my parents for a hot dog when we would go to home depot in schaumburg.
Home Depot hot dogs are the best!
Thank you Mari and Yoel for sharing this experience. If more people watched it maybe they would realize how incredibly lucky we are here in North America. We take for granted that we can go to the store and buy practically anything our hearts desire - no shortages or waiting in long lines. We experienced a tiny bit of this the past year at the beginning of the pandemic, but people in Cuba experience this every single day! Bless you both!
AMEN 🙏
I came here to say exactly this.
When I stop and think about it I am well aware of my privilege being born in America, but seeing content like this helps drive home the point and remind me of it. This is something every American should see.
Imagine those 3 weeks being over 30+ years in Cuba: Once a panic then after som time becomes normality. It isnt right. Thank you as well.
There are way too many ungrateful pricks too ignorant to appreciate what living in the US means.
I have to say I like to fix up old cars and motorcycles. The difference is the Cubans have no choice in the matter and I can get pretty much everything I need, worse case I have to go to a junkyard. Which I have done. The tools I need and just something like gaskets, O-rings, seals of any kind I can get or have the ability to make my own. That can be a real problem south of Miami.
I did feel sad that this guy can't get tar paper or shingles. Especially tar paper, that's cheap and will keep the rain out of your house. 3 guys, a Home Depot and maybe $1,000 for a small roof. You could have the roof done by dinner.
State imposed deprivation. Dashing the hope of a better life for the citizens. It’s soul crushing.
I work for Home Depot and I absolutely loved this video. I would love to see HD make a move to bring good things to Cuba. The Cuban people are some of the nicest people I have ever met. I grew up in South Florida well before the Mariel boatlift and I applaud and welcome any Cuban to America. Yoel if you ever make it to Pensacola Florida I would love to talk to you.
Never realized how much I take for granted.. Just the ready access to everything I could possibly need, use, or eat that we have here in the US.. Endless supply is so normal here.. #Humbled
the taste of Freedom!
Yes, you should make content like this. You had me in tears. Not realizing how much I have and how little others do. Hoe much I take for granted. How much we as Americans take for granted. Rhank you. Please continue. We need this.
Honestly, his honest, genuine reaction touches meh heart. It's good to have him get to experience so much life now to the fullest!! Also, educates ppl on other countries. Seeing someone like him get to have things makes meh heart happy!! He deserves all good things!!
I am crying. I want to buy him everything he wants.I can really feel this in my heart.
Seeing his reaction was PRICELESS. It makes me realize how much we as Americans who were born and raised here take for granted and how stupid spoiled we are. Thank you SO MUCH for opening our eyes to this reality. Incidentally, I too LOVE Home Depot! It's not just toys for men LOL. :-) Much love to you both. Keep recording! It makes us happy to see his smile and to see you both happy!!!
Thank you so much for putting a mirror in our faces! We take things for granted so much in our country. I love your journey. Posting this was absolutely the correct thing to do! ❤️❤️You both.
I was just introduced to this channel by a short and it was about yoels first day of work and getting his first paycheck and I was amazed that he was so excited to PAY TAXES and it made me wonder what the hell is Cuba like? And I'm blown away by his reaction to the grocery store and now this so YES YOU SHOULD BE MAKING CONTENT LIKE THIS BECAUSE ITS TEACHING PEOPLE THAT HAVE EVERYTHING THEY REALLY WANT AND NEED TO BE GRATEFUL,I was shocked to see the stores in Cuba that I've been to prison here in the USA and I still lived better than a doctor in Cuba is amazing his reaction to the apples and the onion made me cry cause I know we in the USA have it so good and don't know it and I do appreciate what we are able to have my kids waste so much food I can't stand it and it's because of the fact that I know people are living like they are in Cuba it's really hard to believe Cuba is only 90 miles from Florida
Damn seeing that reaction and excitement to buying some safety glasses - for someone that has had all the safety glasses I've needed over the last 25+ years supplied free by my workplace it makes you think about how fortunate we are to be living in western democracies.
This is so important to share. So many people in the U.S. have been sold a lie about how wonderful communism and socialism is. They need to hear from people who have lived it. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
I’ve seen many Cubans arrive to this country first hand . All I can say is that Yoels is the best version I have seen . You can see how sincere and grateful he truly is and is not here for handouts. Thank you 🙏 to you and your beautiful wife for sharing your new life with us .
Being excited about something so small that we take for granted, like safety glasses, both warms and breaks my heart.
In all the videos I've seen with Yoel, the heart-wrenching moment is when his amazement turns to sadness that they not only don't have such things in Cuba, but he cannot even buy stuff they need and take it back to his own family. The roofing paper and his mother, for instance. $50 could cover her roof and let her sleep in a dry place, it's RIGHT THERE in front of him, but there's no real way to make it happen. Those moments hurt the heart and create perspective.
Yes, exactly. So heartbreaking.
Reminds me of the Robin Williams movie where he was a Russian Nationalist who escaped during Communism. First time he was in a US supermarket he nearly had a heart attack seeing all the coffee
Yes... from the wonderful film "Moscow on the Hudson." Robin goes into a supermarket and asks a clerk "where is line for coffee?" The clerk replies.... "There is no line. Go to Aisle 7 and Aisle 8." The things we Americans take for granted seem like miracles to some, and can be overwhelming for them.
My parents were lucky enough to be able to visit the United Kingdom from the Soviet Union in the early 1980s before the fall of the communism regime. On the first day, the friends they were staying with took them to a local, medium sized supermarket to look around. My mother started feeling dizzy after a while and had to sit down. She literally nearly fainted.
Actually, Boris Yeltsin somewhat famously visited a grocery store in Houston during a break from visiting NASA. He talked about the impact it had on him in his autobiography. He felt that communism had done a great disservice to the citizens of the USSR, and it the variety of products, as well as their availability, really left a deep impression.
Communism is a plague on our planet
@@scottluke2511 You often see people talk about "Great Filters." The answer to the Fermi paradox, that if the math suggests we should see a galaxy teeming with life, why don't we? The arising theory is that there are certain steps civilizations must take before becoming visible as a galactic presence, and few or no civilizations have ever accomplished them. Talk generally concludes with speculation as to what these "great filters" could be, since we've never seen a civilization other than our own.
Except we *have* seen a civilization other than our own. Several, actually. Hundreds. We've documented their rise and fall over thousands of years, and we can examine what caused each to rise and each to fall.
Communism is a Great Filter, and we're all about to get swept away by it again.
It's great to see reactions, I agree is sad and maddening that you cant get the simple basics in every part of the world. I see happiness and the hurt in his eyes makes me appreciate my country even more. I hope Cuba will someday be more of a place where people can get the things that they need. Ty for sharing
Honestly I'm so glad you make content like this. I was aware of the conditions in places like Cuba, but to see someone have such reactions to things I find common and mundane, it's really eye opening. Spreading awareness about this stuff is so important and the internet has made it so easy to do so. Not only that but there are so many people who would complain about America for different reasons and videos like this could teach those people a thing or two
Please tell Yoel "Thank You" for allowing you to share his first discoveries. It is so very important for us to see how much we take for granted.
As a woodworker, this got me teary eyed.
What's your favorite kind of wood to work on?
@@pearlsswine free wood of course. when i ruin it ,it costs me nothing.
Every time I watch your videos I cry. Everyone needs to watch this. Americans are beyond spoiled. We have so much available to us we no longer appreciate it. We are like spoiled brat kids. We want more. Thank you for sharing your lives. Very humbling for me.
I know that it can be overwhelming and emotional to experience the great distance that exists between two lands, that are so close in physical distance, but so far apart in the difficulty of living. Your videos, at least to me, remind me to not take for granted that we have access to a great multitude of products and resources that benefit our lives. It makes my heart ache that good people in so many places in the world have to struggle to just get by. The people of Cuba deserve better. I wish for you and Yoel all the best, and I hope that you don't stop making videos that remind us how lucky we are, and even more so, leave us with a feeling that we could and should share with others, some of the plenty with which we have been blessed .
These videos remind me of when my fiancée from Egypt first came here. The littlest things amazed him. It was like watching a kid seeing things for the first time. It made me realize how much I took for granted every day. He's still amazed by things 6 years later. He appreciates everything and loves this country so much. Love your videos!
This isn’t just a story about Cubans but of all immigrants. :)
@@YoelAndMari Indeed, my friend from St. Lucia could not get passed the flashlight selection at the CVS, there were too many choices and he was confused as to which one to buy.
To echo the sentiments of many, I am personally glad that you have the presence of mind to create such hard-hitting, raw and factual content.
I work at "the other guys" and can tell you, many native-born Americans have NO IDEA how tough others in the world have it and how much we take for granted.
I would say to you, PLEASE keep making this content. Yoel's reactions to the "everyday" things that make our lives here so much better is something that people need to see. Despite our country's faults, ours way of life and standard of living is truly second-to-none.
And please, give those of us who work at Lowe's a chance to earn your business and welcome Yoel to our American family.
He loved Lowe’s as well!! Home Depot just has more fame in cuba for the name. :)
@Jimmy Frost - I agree that many native-born have no idea how tough others in the world have it, and how much we take for granted. That's primarily due to the fact very few people in the U.S. even care to learn about other places. I actually know adults who have never left the state they live on. They live within 20-30 miles from where they were born. That's all they know. How can humans live like that?
@@antoniog9814 If I may offer my two cents, people lived that way for centuries until train travel began in the 19th century. I have relatives who think the need a passport to visit the next town over.
@@penguinsfan251 You're right, people did live that way long ago, pre-railroads, but we now have, not only railroads, but airplanes and even cars. People have more mobility now than ever before, yet I personally know 5 people who, not only have never left the state of Texas, but are geographically challenged when it comes to talking about foreign countries (correction, one moved here from Oklahoma). There simply is zero interest for people here in the states to lean about or visit foreign countries.
I've always tried to not take things for granted, but watching his reaction has given me a new sense of appreciation for what we have available here in the United States as Free Americans!
Boricua here. May God give Cubans the strength and perseverance and especially the protection they need to change their country. We're with you. We're praying and we understand that this isn't easy to do. The Cubans in the island are being so brave. God bless!🙏🙏🙏🙏 Crying right along with you my Cuban Sister.
We have so much, and so many times we forget to be grateful. I love seeing my country’s abundance through Yoel’s eyes, it helps me to remember.
Well said.
Everytime I see him so excited it makes me cry and appreciate my life more truly humbling
Your last name is Flores. That literally means Flowers.
Same here 😌
Thank you for helping me appreciate America even more. I wish more people loved this country
Acereee mi mama y mi papa me trajeron para los estados unidos desde niño viendo las reacciones de Yoel me ponen una lagrima en los ojos espero que muy pronto tengan en Cuba todo lo que tenemos aqui. #soscuba
I’m so happy for him. This brought tears to my eyes as well. God bless you. 💗
Thank you so much for watching!
Dude, I wanna send Yoel a few bucks so he can buy some of this stuff. It's like we need a kick started for him. That would be so awesome.
Praying so hard for Cuba!!! 🙏🏻😞💞🇺🇸
He just made my heart smile so big!! To see him hold that tool carrier with that big smile, so happy, I just wanted to buy it for him!!!
You video recording his trip to the grocery store and Home Depot and putting it on RUclips was a good thing for many Americans to watch and see how well we have it when others do not. It also shows us why so many immigrants are wanting to come to America. Just think, if the shoe was on the other foot and we were living in Cuba with nothing. God bless you both! ❤🙏
In Cuba if somebody has a tool like a drill it's almost as an object of worship. Everybody is extremely careful with it and people from the whole neighbourhood frequently comes over to borrow it.
Saw a documentary on Cuban mechanics once. They were using Tru-Valu hardware store wrenches from the '50s...and glad to have them.
What you’re doing is bringing reality to a lot of people that don’t understand this. While it does bring a lot of gravity, it’s important for people to appreciate more of what they have and understand what other people (at this time) are incapable of experiencing. Keep up the excellent work!
It's good for this content like this to be shared. It's good for all of us to share humanity with each other, it can lead to open flow of ideas which as of late we all have been silent on.
Having flashbacks to my first year in America, except my wife got annoyed when I wanted to just stop and try to wrap my mind around the fact that places like (whatever shop) exist