what's the difference of someone asking verbally and others putting it down on black on white? still bribery, thief. It's same thing. They try what they can, they make you believe they have authority over you, you trust them.

I enjoyed the bravery these group of Americans had exploring unknown territories, with all the risks it involved, they accomplished the mission. Pure wester style in modern times... Yeehaw!

AGORA

Cowboy Capitalists striking out to find their fortunes in the last Wild West

At first I was thinking, "bribes and nonsensical paperwork" doesn't sound very free enterprise to me.

But then I realized, it's probably better to just pay a bribe than to have a million regulations telling you what you can do and how you can do it.

Western officials may be less prone to bribery, but they are probably way more diligent to enforce the crazy pointless rules than African officials are.  Maybe bribery is actually the better way.
