> Funny I travel in and out of Honduras (mostly Tegucigalpa and Roatan)
> several times a year.
> Honduras has the reputation, but I have found that if you just refuse to
> pay the agent moves on without any further word.
That's probably why you don't have any problems. You are comfortable and
confident enough to argue. The infrequent traveler will probably be
intimidated by the machine guns.
I too have never had to pay a bribe in Honduras other than at the Customs
check at the airport. The one time I thought a soldier/policeman was asking
for a bribe I must have misunderstood his intent, because when I asked
politely if it would be possible to pay my fine on the spot he got rather
offended at my suggestion that he was asking for the bribe. For a moment I
thought I was going to get arrested.
Mexico on the other hand, I found the traffic police are pretty up front ...
hand over your money. But that's another story.
Steve
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