This jogged my memory of when I was I Cuba about a month ago.
I stayed in Havana, at a friend's apartment right in the city.
In the early morning and early evening I would perch on the balcony and watch people on the street, people walking back and forth, people
milling around their own places. The side streets are buzzing at all hours of the day.
What I found amazing was with all the beautiful, attractive, women and girls that walked by, I never once saw a guy make remarks
or eye them up and down. Even men in a group, they would never turn around to check her out, or do anything to try to get
their attention. And I mean, a lot of these babes are stunning, in a very simple and natural way. The women walked with such ease and
comfort amongst the men, young and old, I was really struck by it. It's still a culture of machismo in that men and women have defined roles, but the
men are generally very respectful of women and are very charming and gracious in a genuine way.