&gt;&gt;Corruption may be a problem in the US too, but, having lived here for a decade, I can assure you I&#x27;ve never been asked nor offered a single bribe.<p>Not being asked for bribe is not necessarily absence of corruption. For a crash course on How Real world corruption works. Great place to start is <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;Economics&#x2F;comments&#x2F;c84bp&#x2F;how_realworld_corruption_works&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;Economics&#x2F;comments&#x2F;c84bp&#x2F;how_realwo...</a><p>&gt;&gt;Corruption doesn&#x27;t affect the common man directly here.<p>Incorrect. Read the link above<p>&gt;&gt;In any case: just because it&#x27;s in some other country, makes it all right to do it in India, right?<p>am 99.99% sure poster is not suggesting it is right thing. Hust saying it is not an India only problem and that it exists everywhere.