"...at the airport myself and the handful of other foreign travellers on the plane had been treated by the customs officers almost like VIP's. Even when I had to change the required $300 US into F.E.C. or Foreign Exchange Certificates that all visitors must spend, it was done in such a jovial and friendly manor I found myself being almost pleased to make the transaction. The taxi driver had been the same, and I soon started to get the feeling that what Burma lacked in modern development it more than made up for in friendly, happy people." - MH