So.....no one in Jakarta follows any sort of traffic rules....on a very rare occasion the police just block an area looking for people breaking the traffic rules....Last friday my driver Ismi made an illegal turn, which he does all the time (by the way...he is a very safe, aggressive, and fast driver)....oops...police....of course he starts discussing with him and he could have had his license taken if the policeman wanted too....at some point during the conversation the back window rolled down...I was curious....then he rolled it back up....basically he negotiated his way out of losing his licence to $10 and then to $1....the reason was because I am American....when he told the policeman he was driving an expat from USA the policeman started appologizing and saying "Sorry, Sorry". Ismi then was in control and still offered him the equivalent of $1.....the policeman nearly fell to his knees backing off as he told us to move on....
Ismi later told me that this guy was scared of Americans and the power we have....I just laughed....I just thought it was hysterical....of course Ismi was VERY fortunate to have me in his backseat that evening.....
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