Five tips for visiting developing countries

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Possibly the author is (rightly) suggesting that we patrons tend to blindly trust the health safety standards of restaurants versus the more readily available observation of street vendor standards. While studying for a Microbiology degree at a major U.S. university, I worked as a chef's assistant in the swankiest restaurant in town. The manner in which my co-workers handled food, as they prepared $50 - $75 entrees, was appalling. I've since learned that a lack of cleanliness is quite common in the restaurant industry.

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