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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was ready to say, "Wow, I guess I won't be going to Tunisia, even though that's on my bucket list", but now that I ve read the whole article, I think I'm good to go there still.

That guy was really dumb to do that. Yes, the punishment is harsh.  But, do you remember the case where that young man was caned simply for spitting gum on the street in Singapore? But that’s the law there and it applied equally to everybody.

When in Rome, people!  Just don’t tempt fate, that’s all.[/quote]

I agree, generally, but need to correct the Singaporean story.

That young man was a resident and knew the rules. He did not throw gum in the street. He vandalized a Mercedes. Here, he would have gotten in trouble and mom and dad would pay to have the damage fixed.

In the early 90s in Singapore, that damage that would have cost 5000 dollars was probably on the order of 400 to 500 USD. A Mercedes in Singapore then cost 150% of the cost in the US. Then the import duty of 300% on top of that. And about 50k for an import license. And once you got a car, you couldn’t sell it used in Singapore. It had to be exported at the end of its useful life. In Singapore, that was 5 to 7 years. Finally, the owner couldn’t get a new import license until the old one expired. To get that Mercedes fixed it had to be exported, repaired and then reimported. Since only new cars could be imported, there was a 50/50 chance it wouldn’t be allowed back in.

I was a young BIGLaw associate at that time and we represented Singapore Air in its aircraft acquisition, finance and leasing. The case came up in casual chatter constantly. [/quote]

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