In Siam, the country's security personnel—the Enforcers in gray uniforms—were basically no different from the green-skinned ones in Cambodia.
These people earned very low wages. So, in order to increase their income, they thought of every possible way to skim money. They were extremely corrupt.
Compared to Cambodia's green-skinned officers, neither side was any better than the other. They were simply worse in different ways.
So, if you ran into Grey Skins in Siam, they would never let you go without stripping a layer of skin off you!
Whether they were Siamese citizens or foreign tourists, as long as they were in Siam, the Grey Skins would find all kinds of excuses to fine them. Even locals felt a sense of fear toward Siam's Grey Skins.
This simply could not be compared to the harmonious relationship between police and civilians back home. It was also why so many returnees acted so arrogantly after returning home, utterly unafraid of domestic Enforcers.
If those returnees behaved that arrogantly in the countries where they had lived, they should see whether the local Enforcers would teach them how to behave.
Of course, Siam was somewhat better than Cambodia in that if you obeyed the law and did not break it, you might be able to avoid trouble. After all, Siam still followed the law.
In order to ensure that tourists kept coming to Siam, the Grey Skins there still cared a little about appearances.
Another advantage was that even if Siam's Grey Skins caught you and demanded a fine, you could bargain with them.
That was right. If you were fined, as long as your attitude was good and you bargained earnestly, you could pay only twenty to forty percent of the original fine.
Although Siam's Grey Skins wore tight uniforms, supposedly so any