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HAVANA (Reuters) – President Fidel Castro has given
\n Cuban women some good news on International Women’s Day: rice cookers
\n are coming to every household.<\/p>\n
In a five-hour 45-minute speech to cheering women on Tuesday night, the Cuban
\nleader announced 100,000 pressure cookers and rice cookers would be available
\neach month at subsidized prices.<\/p>\n
"Those of you who like rice cookers, raise your hands," Castro said
\nto applause from hundreds of women. The 78-year-old leader spent two hours talking
\nabout the merits of pressure cookers. <\/p>\n
This is not just a Fidel thing. Latins in general can be extrememly from Yahoo News<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HAVANA (Reuters) – President Fidel Castro has given Cuban women some good news on International Women’s Day: rice cookers are coming to every household. In a five-hour 45-minute speech to cheering women on Tuesday night, the Cuban leader announced 100,000 … Continue reading
\n long-winded. It’s part of their charm. Asians, by comparison, seem incredibly
\n taciturn. A Japanese lawyer in one of my classes, asked to explain
\n Due Process, thought a moment, then said "same-same", by which he meant
\n that people in the same situation must be treated in the same manner,
\n which is exactly correct. On the other hand, a Latin American student
\n with a functional vocabulary of 50 words, when asked why he is late,
\n can go on for two hours, easy, and without ever getting to the point.
\n Still, two hours talking about the merits of pressure cookers, in this
\n day and age, is amazing. <\/em> <\/p>\n