A traveler experienced bribery for the first time at an airport when customs officials stopped him from passing through luggage checking because he did not have a receipt for an old radio in his bag. A customs official approached him and offered to help him pass through for a $15 bribe. Feeling annoyed but curious, the traveler paid the bribe and was let through, but left feeling ashamed and deceived, vowing to never give in to bribery again as shortcuts come at a cost.
A traveler experienced bribery for the first time at an airport when customs officials stopped him from passing through luggage checking because he did not have a receipt for an old radio in his bag. A customs official approached him and offered to help him pass through for a $15 bribe. Feeling annoyed but curious, the traveler paid the bribe and was let through, but left feeling ashamed and deceived, vowing to never give in to bribery again as shortcuts come at a cost.
A traveler experienced bribery for the first time at an airport when customs officials stopped him from passing through luggage checking because he did not have a receipt for an old radio in his bag. A customs official approached him and offered to help him pass through for a $15 bribe. Feeling annoyed but curious, the traveler paid the bribe and was let through, but left feeling ashamed and deceived, vowing to never give in to bribery again as shortcuts come at a cost.
I was traveling through an airport when I experienced bribery for the first time.
I had just arrived from a
5 hour flight and was eager to get through luggage checking and take a taxi and reach home. However, they stopped me and my luggage from going through since it had a radio and they asked for a receipt which I didn’t have since the radio is an old one. Suddenly, the man who was checking my luggage approached me and whispered, "I can help you skip this for a small fee." I was surprised but curious, so I followed him to a corner where he demanded $15. Feeling annoyed and reluctant, I handed him the money and he let me through the checking. Feeling ashamed and deceived, I vowed to never give in to bribery again. It was a hard lesson, but I learned that shortcuts come at a cost.