[JoeAltmaier]

Yeah if he knew even one person back in America, he could arrange to return. Heck, just because he's American he has in his head the idea that he could go anywhere. He went there after all; he could go back.

Pick at the verbiage all you like; an American playing at being a poor subsistence farmer is theatre. The guy gave a TED talk after all. Did he do that from his 3rd-world farm?

[jodrellblank]

He isn't American. Come on, read something or watch something about him before replying like this.

> "Jon’s world view, from his upbringing in the rural fields of Northeastern Thailand"

> "Jon has over 30 years experience of being an organic farmer"

That's more than "playing".

[JoeAltmaier]

Sorry, I gave a knee-jerk reaction to what seemed a typical TED talk - all enthusiasm.