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March 14, 2007
Mmm...Jelabis!
Sadly, the need to pay bribes is rampant in all of the Indian sub-continent, in both India and Pakistan. I am not entirely sure why. Low salaries are probably a major reason, but I suspect that there are also other underlying cultural reasons for it, ala Darrow Miller's analysis. Grind your teeth, if you must (you know who ya'll are ;).
No, the point of this post was not to begin a heady debate, though that of course is not precluded, as our little blog community does a better than average job of both going deep and keeping it civil. No, this post is to celebrate the fact that at least the next time you are getting shaken down in India, it may indeed be a more pleasant experience. Well, in Gujarat at least.
And, also, to help solve one of the problems mentioned in the article, the officers may want to lay off the jalebis and chai. OK, not the the chai. That would be cruel and unusual.
Pure Silliness | By jackdas | 12:16 PM
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Hee Hee.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at March 14, 2007 1:08 PM
