Agreed with kenyaqueen. British embassy is the same. Main role is to represent Britain in the country it is in. They will help citizens with the basics like renewing passports, and will act when an evacuation order is received, but they are not obliged to help people out of trouble they get themselves into (financial or otherwise). Of course they take each case on it's merits and act accordingly, but it's a common misconception that they're there mainly to help its citizens.