Ratpoison you are soooo right: Always been a 3rd (I would even say 4th) world country, still is and will ever be a 3rd/4th world country: Managers, banks, officials, traffic, radio... you name it: No service, no clues, no improvement. Pity, but true. But, as our beloved TCK said: "It´s a fun place to live!"
Keep discovering!
Been here now for 3 years and already lookin´around for better livin´(without da sh... night flights to India...)