Originally Posted by
UMIG
I would suggest that if your truly believe that your friend's method is sound and workable. He should then proceed with it and report back to this back here after he returns back to EU.
Good luck to him...
Not my friend, the OP's. In any event, the fact that many people work it on a regular basis (including my own best friend, albeit with HKID) suggests that it's tried and true.