Especially if you refer to the example you gave with $1500/week, that is already very extraordinary for those who live in Indonesia.
Right, but remember that the $1500/week is for 5 individuals who aren't a family and presumably wouldn't be pooling their money together for anything aside from house expenses. But your point about the cost of living in Indonesia is well-taken, and I appreciate you relaying your experience with what sounds like living off the proceeds of a sig campaign. I know there have to be quite a few members here who do just that, but I'll be damned if I know who they are.
The guy claimed to have stayed in a hotel-like accommodation with good and healthy food and all that cost him $5 a day. That leaves plenty of money for good wine, Cuban cigars, and other types of pleasures.
Somehow I doubt that--but then again I know absolutely nothing about Nepal. I'd like to, though. Do we have anybody here who either lives there or who's been there who could attest to what it's like? And man, I wouldn't even be able to locate Nepal on a map without Googling it first (lol).