[jaguar]

I'm swiss, british and australian. I've lived in all 3. I've been to Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, China, Indonesia in SE Asia alone. I'm not talking the tourist routes either. Don't try and tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm changing for a career in financial analysis to photojournalism, I'm spending the rest of this year wandering some of the most godawful hellholes this planet has to offer.

You were the one who said something about helping people being fiscally irresponsible, not me. I found the idea farcical. You said yourself you survived on charitable handouts, surely they were kinda useful? Why not give back?

I pick my causes based on what I feel are the most pressing situations and issues, I don't feel poverty in America is, ever was, or ever will be anywhere near the most important.

Thirdly it's equally easy to help both, there are many charities that help people the world over all of which are equally accessible. Hell, jump on a website, enter your CC details and you've done your good deed for the day.

Also, you don't add up. How the hell does one go from having a personal secretary, which implies a fairly impressive job title, to abject poverty. Concept of saving and investment never enter your consciousness?

I did meen In but in retrospect there was something freudian about that.