Your first point is spot-on (so much so that people have made things like this[1] just to point it out). Your second is more complex, but the general principle

Your first point is spot-on (so much so that people have made things like this[1] just to point it out). Your second is more complex, but the general principle of a rich visitor being shaken down is very, very old - after all, you clearly have the means to come visit, while the reverse is not generally the case. 1: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/24/africa-clinton https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/24/africa-clinton