Eric Weiner Quotes

Everyone Here Has A Different Gripe, Large Or Small. The Bad Fish, For Instance, Which I'm Told Is Caught In Polluted Rivers And Can Be Deadly. The Biggest Complaint, Though, Is The Lack Of Queuing. "It's Not First-come, First-served, It's Most-obnoxious, First-served," Says Abby. The Lack Of Trust Is Another Popular Gripe. "Friends Don't Even Trust Friends. If Bad Things Happen To Their Friends, People Think, 'Good, Maybe It Won't Happen To Me,' " Says One Volunteer. Corruption Is Another Theme. Paying Professors For Passing Grades Is Widespread, So Much So That Moldovans Won't Go To Doctors Under Thirty-five Years Old. They Suspect - With Good Reason - That They Bought Their Degrees. Thus, The Radius Of Mistrust Is Widened.

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