Originally Posted by
EasternTraveler
Danged if you do it right and danged if you do it wrong.
Teenager "we were separated for a long long time" interviewer "how long" teenager" two days" interviewer "awww thats awful"
Other guest says "they should have called the British consulate and they would have sent over a female member of staff to stay with the children"
Yeah, right, sure they would

Local phone calls are not too difficult to make, nor are they very expensive. Just call the embassy. If they say go away, no harm done, and your donkey is covered.
May I ask what is right about what was done to the children? What's right about doing that to any child, be it a tourist or a local orphan?