Saturday, April 10, 2004

Bangladesh

Just read the Time magazine's article about Bangladesh. Among other things it says:

"Mahafuzur Rahaman Bahar, a member of the Bangladesh Truck Drivers' Union, says drivers once operated according to a "token" scheme. By paying a fixed sum to the first extortionist they encountered, they received a colored-paper token imprinted with the sign of a tree or a cow, which guaranteed free passage to their destination."

Amazing. Somebody out there has read Terry Pratchett.


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