> But in the developing world, it's the normal way of doing business. You bribe a cop to get out of a ticket, you bribe an official to get your paperwork done f

> But in the developing world, it's the normal way of doing business. You bribe a cop to get out of a ticket, you bribe an official to get your paperwork done faster. It actually has some nice side-effects like cops targeting only the expensive cars, whereas if you're on a cheap motobike you can pay a $1 for a ticket. Having lived for a while now in a country that fares very poorly on the Corruption Perceptions Index, I prefer it to living in the US.