tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post114838675462256095..comments2023-10-28T09:25:39.790-04:00Comments on The Atavist: Holy Cow, Batman!The Atavisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1148818821054539562006-05-28T08:20:00.000-04:002006-05-28T08:20:00.000-04:00Yep... and as a Panamanian I was speaking with adm...Yep... and as a Panamanian I was speaking with admitted: "In this country, it's who you know."<BR/><BR/>Of course, that's true in most countries. The thing that impressed me in Panama is how similar their legal system and property laws are to Canadian and American norms.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931353.post-1148783977324752702006-05-27T22:39:00.000-04:002006-05-27T22:39:00.000-04:00I'm sure this is not going to be news, but under-t...I'm sure this is not going to be news, but under-the-table money is how one greases the wheels of the bureaucratic "progress" machine in banana republics/beaner states.TheWayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074292938877766871noreply@blogger.com