After 54 years of closure, the U.S. embassy in Havana and the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C. each began flying their flags once more this week, a symbol of the restored diplomatic ties between the two nations. Here is what we can expect from the relationship going forward:
College students now able to travel to country without pretense of learning single thing about people or customs
Foreign telecommunications companies to provide Cuban people with greater access to overcharges and hidden service fees
Widespread dilution of Cuban culture to accommodate influx of American tourism
Your coworker to go on for next year and a half about how amazing the boliche he got in El Prado was
A lot more rumba-inspired at-bat music
Cuban newspaper readers finally able to catch up on last 50 years of Rex Morgan, M.D.
Probably some thinkpiece about how Cuba has started losing its unique charm
Additional tropical destination where people can relax against backdrop of extreme poverty
