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Mon 14 Mar, 2011 07:21 am
"When they step off the plane in Bombay, the airport engulfs Somer with its pungent mix of ocean air, spices and human sweat. She fights off her drowsiness while getting jostled by throngs of people in the unruly immigration line. Before they reach the baggage carousel, several men swarm around them, tugging at their clothes and talking rapidly. Somer starts to panic, then follows Krishnan through the human maze, watching as he calmly navigates among the people, the lines, and what appear to be a couple small bribes along the way. "
What does " a couple small bribes along the way" mean here? Does it mean that he gave some small bribes to the people so that they can make way for Krishnan and Somer to pass?
In countries with institutionalized corruption, bribes are demanded in situations like customs at airports. The writer seems to be referring to the bribes given along the way in the different stages, lines, in the customs process of that airport in Bombay.
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