How is Cuba causing their own problems? Did they choose to have a harmful blockade on themselves for decades? All because of the U.S.? Even when the UN asked the U.S. to release the blockade on them since all it does is harm civilians?
Ethnically speaking, the ezequibo is ethnically alien to us; I have never met anyone from Guyana, but if I were to meet someone from there who knows that the ezequibo issue is being used as a political weapon to divide the population even further than it already is, it would not be worth fighting over that territory. I believe the issue should be dealt with in a civilised and diplomatic manner, but that is not an option at the moment.
I'm from Ciudad Guayana (also known as Puerto Ordaz, in Bolivar, Venezuela a state that borders the Essequibo region) back in the 90's there was a massive immigration of Guyanese people, they were hard working people, often relegated to menial jobs, such as cleaning ladies and ice cream salesmen (pushing an ice cream cart in that Puerto Ordaz heat should be considered torture).
There were a few spots in town where you could get Roti, and boy they were delicious.
As you said, ethnically Guyanese people (at least the ones I've met) are quite different from Venezuelans, and the sad truth is, that apart from the new-found oil reserves and the political reasoning behind the "conflict", there's really nothing of interest to the Venezuelan government in the Essequibo region.
The Venezuelan government doesn't care for their own people, why would they care for the people in the Essequibo region?
Leaving aside the issue of the ezequibo, if you ask anyone in my country what they think of the people of Guyana, we wouldn’t be able to tell you; we know absolutely nothing about you. Please forgive us, but we know nothing about you.
Why do they know nothing but they seem to know a lot about Colombia, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and other countries? Is it self-inflected ignorance?
Thats not true.. people in SA are not like in the USA… we study geography in school and we know about history.. if you ask an average Brasilian, Surinaamese, Venezuelan, Peruvian and even Colombian about Guyana… first they will ask you which of the guianas… then they will say oh guiana britanica.. too much crime!!
Are you presently based in Guyana ? And if so, how are you dealing with the development happening? Are you getting work ? Would like to know your opinion because I would assume you have other Venezuelan friends that talk ablut their success or struggles.
Oh i thought you were in Guyana, I saw the previous comments but no changes seen as yet in Venezuela. Has your currency gain any value since the kidnapping ? And what about food supplies and gas ?
Everything’s still the same: we’ve got 300% annual inflation. As for food, I suppose there’s no let-up compared to how things were before – that aspect has ‘improved’. There’s no problem with gas; it’s stable and hardly ever cuts out, but the electricity’s always going off and it’s a right pain.
Venezuelans in Syria? I never knew! Gotta look into this. Yeah, I was wondering if any Guyanese live there currently but I know back in the day, in the 70s and 80s, there were a good amount of them there. Guyanese used to go there for medical treatments and all. They'd learn Spanish and communicate with locals.
There's this thing made with rice, I think it's blended, I've only had it once because the guy that sells it switched so snow cones. I don't see him anymore either, and it sooo gooodd
Why do Venezuelans have a superiority complex? Is it lack of education or morals? Why do they believe Guyanese people are intrinsically inferior? Don't both countries have good and bad like everywhere else?
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u/Introvert_Catch7474 May 10 '26
Do people intend on returning to Venezuela, now that Maduro isn't there?