That's why Aid to Africa is a big waste of money. Better to use it as toilet paper.
--- On Mon, 8/16/10, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Dave Crozier <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [OT] Could you eat here? > To: "'ProFox Email List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 16, 2010, 10:26 AM > Michael, > I totally agree. Unfortunately the "bribe" situation is as > common over there > as the abuse of expense accounts used to be in the 70's > over here and in the > USA. Thankfully times have changed over here and to the > better but I can't > see it happening in Africa any time soon. > > Dave C > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf > Of Michael Madigan > Sent: 16 August 2010 15:06 > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: RE: [OT] Could you eat here? > > The pure corruption of African politicians means that > sending money to > Africa or African charities is a big waste of money, since > so much of it > ends up in the politician's pockets. > > --- On Mon, 8/16/10, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Dave Crozier <[email protected]> > > Subject: RE: [OT] Could you eat here? > > To: "'ProFox Email List'" <[email protected]> > > Date: Monday, August 16, 2010, 6:25 AM > > Me too, I ate there .... that was in > > 2000 I think whilst I was trying to > > bribe an official to allow our PC's into the country! > > > > I really pigged out on that occasion and the > "official" was > > duly paid off in > > dollars for his "services". May not be ethical but > it's the > > way that all > > business things are done in Africa - at least it used > to be > > and I can't see > > it will have changed much. > > > > What a small world! > > > > Dave C > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf > > Of Paul Hill > > Sent: 11 August 2010 11:27 > > To: ProFox Email List > > Subject: Re: [OT] Could you eat here? > > > > Carnivore, Nairobi. > > > > Hey, I've eaten there! (doesn't every tourist in > Nairobi!) > > > > This was during a Fox installation back in 2001 > IIRC. > > The site was > > still using Fox for DOS... > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Adam Buckland > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Ate here a few weeks back... not the place for > any > > veggies... > > > > > > http://www.tamarind.co.ke/restaurant.php?id=1# > > > > -- > > Paul > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
