you have to have been in the third world to understand what can happen.
your credit cards are going to get cloned at some point.
banks may take your cash, may swipe your cash, have rules about dealing with foreigners.
maybe you have to get a sponsor, the list goes on an d on.
in ethopia, there will the a host of issues for sure.
then there is the landlord traditional responsibilities which vary from culture to culture.
for example, in asia is that the landlord takes care of you, that is a real landlord, like a long stay deal
the old school way is that the landlord even represents you legally and can bail you out of jail.
which happened to a friend of mine who drunkenly drove his car into the police chief's house.
but it gets very dodgy, like say you know the thief? and that person is connected who can't lose face,
and doing something on the spot is not possible.
then you need to get political and understand.
mo and halle are amateurs obviously. they could have struck a deal, like saying to moe, hey, i can't go after the crooks, but i can compensate you, with say free rent, or even free rent forever in return for promo, like a promo where moe is saying, hey, halle took care of me, he'll take care of you.
you want to work the positives when they are obvious.