Sure, but that’s in extreme cases. For small stuff like papers, permits and such - talking to the right people will get you anywhere you want to go. I still re

Sure, but that’s in extreme cases. For small stuff like papers, permits and such - talking to the right people will get you anywhere you want to go. I still remember handing over my passport to a guy on a sports bike in Singapore to get an extended stamp for Indonesia, and only a few years later did it occur to me how sketchy the whole situation was.