I once spent a couple of months in one of the **** citys of
coastal Africa (no names no pack-drill) and I can only
describe the job (737-200 capt) being as ****tey as the
place. 5 to 6 MELs were normal, weights and trim sheets
fudged, tech log cooked because the engineering atitude
was "if it flew in itll fly out", crap airports with totaly crap
runways, no real inst approaches etc etc.
The general locals were ok if you didnt bull**** or screw
them in any way esp in business dealings with the upper
schmos.
But there was a lot of cash to be made on the side. What
few tourists there were back then loved parting with there
money - 100 quid or US a day per person was happiley
passed once they had an English-speaking tour guide! If
you got to know the local businesses extra could be earnt
in kickbacks if enough tourists were brought in.
Was profitable if you could put up with all the inane crap
(including work). I only lasted two months because
insanitey was starting to set in.