[dgellow]

That's not too surprising IMHO, I would expect this to be more visible to foreigners. I myself have never seen any type of low-level corruption in my home country but I learnt that also happens quite often, it's just not too visible if you don't know where to look at.

I'm not from Germany, and do have a foreign name, I guess that may play a role.

[chefkoch]

I wouldn't call this corruption, this sounds more like some one tried to fuck you over.

[dgellow]

I mean, accepting a bribe or offering one is a way to fuck someone over.

But it's not "you have to pay more". More like "just so you know, I have access to this internal tool, you pay me now and this thing that isn't supposed to be possible due to your situation is now done".

[Tomte]

> I would expect this to be more visible to foreigners.

That's a good point I hadn't considered.

[tormeh]

Some handymen tried to double charge me, in cash of course, but that's the only thing I've experienced. The stats say 20% of Germans report having been asked for a bribe at some point in their lives. That's not great, but not terrible either.

[nyir]

Source for the 20%? Anecdotally I've never heard anyone being asked for one, other corrupt behaviour though for sure, things regarding land ownership, or zoning violations.