@cheetoharot Folks aren’t running to the Caribbean because they’re well aware of the heavy flaws and lack of infrastructure in many of the countries there.
Hell, it’s a risk going to places in Europe—but folks still do it because being an expat is quite literally about making that leap.
And the thing is We, as collective Black travelers, do NOT want to do this. We do NOT want to be a scourge or problem for a foreign government and their people—because by and large, we weren’t socialized to expect handouts.
White folks are though.
Let’s make the clear distinction that these are White Folks doing this. My very Black ass couldn’t do this in Taiwan or Thailand without getting spit on.
The minute I discover a man is a Virgo, Pisces or Sagittarius—I go ahead and grab my coat to go.
You can go play in somebody else’s face with the varying levels of yalls foolishness