Venezuela Serves Up a Culture Shock for Visiting Saudi Oil Minister

With hours-long delays followed by hours-long “coffee breaks,” oil officials from Saudi Arabia on a rare trip to Venezuela this week are getting a crash course on how things work in this “socialist workers’ paradise”: Almost nothing ever runs on time. Lack of organization is nothing new for people familiar with Venezuela, where long lines, bureaucracy and chaotic traffic are part of daily life. The World Bank recently ranked it 182 out of 189 countries in terms of ease of doing business. More…