Getting my feet wet in BZV

O.K. what are the observations of this administrative city I got so far. This city is full of protocol and ceremony. Every one has status and ranking and detailed code of conduct. The local men for example will not go to fresh market and pick up thing and walk behind the women. Take for example my chauffeur. He is a young guy from teh military who is very active and helpful. He will follow me through the golf course and tennis club and help pick up the ball but will never get out of the car when I do shopping for vegetables in the market. This guy get out of the car each time I go to places really exclusive or not for locals. Expats clubs, embassies , sport clubs or shops that are mostly for expats. He like to go into tax free shop , super market and want to know how foreigners live , shop ect.... Also he want me to know that he knows a lot colonel, lieutenant and and generals and know where tehy live. eventhough I couldn't care less. The streets of BZV and how to navigate in them when the president close all major streets for his 'Cortege de voitures' is quite impressive. Each time the president want to use the street of BZV to go some where ,for example going to teh airport or hostipal or anywhere in town, there are at least 30-35 cars and motocycles before in teh middle and behind teh president car. The procession started with a police motorcycle with a blue siren announcing the procession of cars orf the 'chef d'etat'is approaching. then follow the 4 more police motorcycles after that will be the car of teh minister of protocol , the guy to announce to president what to do , he apparently keep the schedule of the president then a car full of military with machine gun these must be the body guard then car of the president with the flag in front and four motorcycles coming along around the car for maximum protection. Then come another military truck then the follow up protocal cars followed by an ambulance with nurses and doctors. According to my chauffeur the nurses and doctors who stand by in the ambulance each time the President go anywhere are both african and white personel but for his private jet ,the pilote and hotesses in the jet are all white people. I have yet to see an african pilot. Then for the president procession after the ambulance there are a few more cars and motorcycles and conclude by yet another truck full of military. WHen I see it the first time it look so impressive. All of these stuff replaced the leopard head dress and throne made of precious stones and leopard skulls arm rest. This are teh modern version of the 'Cheif of the tribe' decoration. And it keep everybody feel secured and happy and proud also perhaps. Why not as long as the show serve the purpose let's keep it up and continue with it.
The same thing happen on the level of company also. my chauffeur for example will not lift a box of water from the trunk of the car. He will take the golf bag of course but not teh box of water. He will call the guard or the gardener for this job. In the office of chinese companies certain employees , mainly the locals ,there are specials phone that they can only receive calls but never can make a call themselve. Even the office of Air France down town. After I ask them to reserve ticket and call to confirm they ask me to call them because they can not use the companie's phone to call me back. Not only they can not use companies phones to call any one even their own cell phone has to be shut off during office hour also. I am not use to this because I see all around me in the company where my husband work the locals come to the companies to make their personal phone calls anytimes they like. Apparently one of the local manager who has been sacked already has allow locals employees to use the companies phone line for private calls even during office hours. Once this is granted it is hard to take it back and many other abuses follows because the companies resources , especially from the white expats, are like rivers or oceans. It is endless and limitless they can use not only for themselves but also for their relatives over seas and everywhere and it will never end. Most of my huband's local co workers are bechelors but they have 10-20 children in there guadianship because they can benifit from the free medicals and school fees provided by the company. I wonder how the french and Chinese do about these kind of things. But for the phone I know for sure that locals are not authorise to make a call. Not during office hours not any time using te office phone because there will be all kind of family member need help for this and that. And if they can do that they will never have time to work.
Same as the chauffeur , I feel like changing to a professional chauffeur because this guy always answer the phones call while driving.