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So true but the locals had hoped after 50 billion spent they might have got some nice new modern infrastructure including a sewage system that could cope with that .... It may have been planned but the price difference may have gone into someone's pocket.....Quote:
Originally Posted by disco2hse
It's estimated that a third of the 50 billion dollar budget was in pay offs and bribes - quite good considering on some projects over there it is close to 50%...:DQuote:
Originally Posted by sashadidi
the HST wanabe moscovite rag, printed. Although the games or the construction for the games has been good for the economy, what happens after? Since the west has no intelligence on how Russian economics work, there will be a lot of complaints by them. But the Russian works well for Russians. How else can a policemen with a salary of 15000rub a month pay his rent of 20000rub a month without his chef negotiating for his services. or a 10 000 rub fireman for the same reasons. Why should his chef not demand an extra 2000000 rub to distribute to dependents ( means firemen and staff) ( my translation)Quote:
Originally Posted by bacicat
Russia is a different place with different morals and a totally different economic system. the biggest or main business is ripping off the government which government officials let happen because they get a drink out of it as well. If this dint happen the place would collapse
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Fyodorov"]Boris Fyodorov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] minister of finance 1990is stated in 1992ish that Russia had two options in moving from the soviet system to a capitalist system. 1 Bloody revolution, 2 criminal.
they chose the latter because there would be less blood
Worked at Seaworld in the late 80s, at the peak of Japanese tourism. Often used to find footprints on the toilet seats from Asian tourists using our loos as squats.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuck
BTW these squat loos can be quite common in poorer/southern parts of Europe. The Brits used to call them Continental Loos for a reason. I've seen them in southern Italy & Greece, and even one in a small rural town in France.