RE: MOREOCCO23 May 2025 10:40
On a mountaineering trip in Peru, a bag was stolen. To claim on insurance you need a police report and crime number. So you have to go to the station. And they ignore you, even though you are the only folk in the reception area, until an hour later we realise that we have to volunteer to pay an 'admin fee'. Obviously they cannot ask for it, that would be against the law, but if a 'gift' or 'monetary appreciation' is offered, it would be impolite to refuse. Suddenly, everything happens in minutes.