Agreed. People claim flying halfway across the planet exposes them to “different cultures” , but then do the most homegenized, Westernized touristy activities. I can learn more about a country and it’s culture in a single day via Wikipedia and documentaries than most tourists will gain on their “vacation” in same country.

Unless he agrees to submit to random ETG and drug urine testing, I wouldn’t trust anything an alcoholic up for a highly-paid and powerful job says about sobriety.