> Seriously, look at some of the pictures in the article. Those botched together mains wires alone look like a fire risk. I'm guessing you haven't been to Indo

> Seriously, look at some of the pictures in the article. Those botched together mains wires alone look like a fire risk. I'm guessing you haven't been to Indonesia. This style of wiring is common in businesses and homes in Indonesia, Thailand and lot of poorer asian countries. The regulations are weak or unenforced. Often unlicensed people build houses, run power, water etc. It's (probably unintentionally) dishonest to judge this by a first world standard.