Lostem, methinks you mistake my "bitterness" for what is, in fact, FACT - and amusement!
Perhaps,
elektra - "character-building" was the terminology used, from memory.
`Tis all too true of Cambodia,
W. The plea for Khmers to return with their expertise (and dollars) was usually rewarded with the line, "We`re from the Government, and we`re here to help you. You will need to agree to give ME 20% of your gross turnover, before we can proceed, however...and without MY help, you can go no farther."
To add a little more to the opening story, Air Mekong does not have trays for serving beverages to pax, however the F/A`s have been able to procure trays that had previously "disappeared" from Royal Air Cambodge - for a price, of course!
A little like one of the Russian captains employed there before - he was paying one of the RAC "managers" 20% of his salary to keep his position.
Character building.
