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Originally Posted by bobabode
Joining the Peace Corp should count the same as a tour in the armed forces. Get Johnny and Janie out into the Second/Third world to open their eyes.
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I used to choke every time I read where it said that India is the largest democracy in the world. Yes, everyone gets to vote and that is just about it. The constitution is a joke and the laws are just well founded rumors (everyone makes it up as they go).
I was once stopped by a cop in Bombay for going through an amber light (yes, there an amber light is stop, then what the f is the red for?), country at that time had stopped recognizing US drivers licenses (news to me) and though I owned the car, it was registered in my sisters name (who did not even have a DL
). The cop who was very communicative in Hindi (which I cannot speak anymore but understand very well) explained to me that by the time he impounds my car, it stays in impound for two to three days till I can get it out with court order after paying associated costs will cost me in excess of 15K rupees, so why not simply pay him 500 rupees? All this while he is sitting in my car as if we were best of friends! I smiled, paid him the money and told him he is one of the best salesman I have ever met.