True, BUT:

I never implied (at least that wasn't the purpose) that a foreigner should get another treatment, quite the opposite.

What makes me "angry" (it's a bad choice of word, I can see that now) is that if I get pulled over for no reason, I didn't brake any law, and it is expected that I pay. That's something that I won't do. If anybody think then that I am 'above' the locals or anything, I disagree. I will not pay a "toll" just for passing by, because that's it in the end. And yes, maybe I am alone thinking this, but I've been a cop for the last 10 years and I won't give any "bribe" because I just happen to be passing by and being a foreigner. If I did something wrong, or don't have the right papers or need to speed things up or whatever that's a complete other discussion. That I apparently opened even if it wasn't my goal with my first post

So let me refrase my first post to this:

Honestly, I get "angry" and disappointed when I read that people (especially motorcyclist!!!) paid a bribe to the police for no reason whatsoever. If you broke a law it's your choice to pay the official or unofficial fine, but paying just because you are there for no reason is something that I will never ever do.

I hope this is a bit more clearly, I am really tired and thinking A and writing B apparently, as even Kim (my wife) said that I meant something else than I wrote down... Anyway, I clearly mean paying for nothing because the other one has a uniform/badge/... my opinion.

@ Walter, you're more or less right about the region of which I am talking about, but I've been here last year also... so it's not a one time thing either. And I am clearly well aware of the local habits, that's not the point. And I don't know if he was speeding or not, as he told me I thought not, but if he was it changes everything of course...

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