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1.) In Mexico by a "doctor" held my ID hostage and pre-emptively wrote a prescription for an over-the-counter medication, then demanded payment.
2.) Thieves in Spain stole $7,500 of luggage while we were waiting to board a ship.
What have you experienced?
It's not a bribe if you get nothing in return.
You can always have prescriptions for OTC medication. But not sure why they held you hostage. Demanded payment for the medication?
A Cambodian immigration officer held my passport and asked for a "tip." I refused, he eventually returned my passport because too many witnesses saw what he tried to do.
But enough small potatoes. I lost my job, house, and retirement savings in 2008 thanks to crooks on Wall Street, some of whom went to work for the government, which has taken about 30% of my income every year I've worked, under threat of jail. My medical insurance company charges crazy high premiums for high-deductible coverage that few doctors or clinics accept, and then challenges even routine claims. The petty corruption in Thailand and Cambodia seems quaint by comparison.
It's not a bribe if you get nothing in return.
True, I just got robbed.