Comments on: Geogrian Hospitality – Tbilisi http://www.offsilkroadin.com/2009/08/geogrian-hospitality-tbilisi/ A jalopy jaunt across Eurasia. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Elspeth http://www.offsilkroadin.com/2009/08/geogrian-hospitality-tbilisi/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Elspeth Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:42:22 +0000 http://www.offsilkroadin.com/2009/08/geogrian-hospitality-tbilisi/#comment-18 That is such a classic Georgia story! The bit about the road police is especially charming-- Saakashvili made corruption in the police forces a top priority, so one went from getting shaken down daily for bribes, to a genuinely useful police force nearly overnight. If he's done nothing else right, that was a good first step. The South Caucasus totally are Aburdistan, too. That is such a classic Georgia story! The bit about the road police is especially charming– Saakashvili made corruption in the police forces a top priority, so one went from getting shaken down daily for bribes, to a genuinely useful police force nearly overnight. If he’s done nothing else right, that was a good first step.

The South Caucasus totally are Aburdistan, too.

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