I very much enjoyed your story, thank you. What stood out for me was The ‘humaness’ of the officials ( as compared to law enforcement officials in the `States ) and I am reminded of the time I traveled to Bangkok, right after the Tsunami.

I was lodged at the Watergate hotel, smack in the middle of the city, me and about 5 cockroaches, so big I could feel them walking up my pajama pants…I captured most of them and would place a towel under the door at night, to discourage the rest.

Well we would travel 90 minutes to the worksite, by taxi, a Toyota Corolla. I told myself, if I would buy one, some day.

So, we would start snaking our way, to work, thru the alleys, almost brushing against people, carts and motor scooters. Next, the city streets and the expressway, to the highway. There were scooters, trucks, cars and motorcycles, vans and buses everywhere.

What struck me was; there were no major traffic signs and instructions, speed limits etc. The drivers would go as fast as they deemed safe, all of them.

This is where the ‘Humaness’ comes in: The driver would use his horn and headlights, to signal to others of His intentions, the same as the other folks.

I realized how different we use our car horns over here in the ‘States. We use it more as a weapon to scold the other drivers and sometimes worse.

Once I commented to our Taxi Driver; “wow, if you were to make that move, back home, people would scream at you!” He looked at me, slightly confused and asked me; why? The End.