http://themoderatevoice.disqus.com/enWed, 24 Dec 2008 11:35:49 -0000http://themoderatevoice.com/25194/the-banana-states-of-america-from-panama-america-panama/#comment-4609223<p> As an Expat living in Panama for two years, and currently dealing with legal issues, all I can say is I would rather reside in this "banana republic" than theirs.<br>What we would consider to be a nothing thing, in Panama it is brain surgery. Everything is difficult. No easy solutions. Many of the Panamanians have very little common sense. <br>So when you speak of our country as another "banana republic" you must look at the whole picture, not isolated incidents.</p><p></p>glad2bnusaWed, 24 Dec 2008 11:35:49 -0000