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Why would anybody need your stuff? There's no shortages of used trousers. Even if you carry an used laptop it's not a grand desirable item. You can use plastic

Why would anybody need your stuff? There's no shortages of used trousers. Even if you carry an used laptop it's not a grand desirable item. You can use plastic to avoid ever having large sums of cash on you.

jlg23 10y ago
> Why would anybody need your stuff? [...] Even if you carry an used laptop it's not a grand desirable item. That used laptop might be worth a year of disposable income in some parts of the world. And temptations are had to resist when others understand that you can replace it after a single week of working. > You can use plastic to avoid ever having large sums of cash on you. No, in most parts of the world you cannot rely on plastic. Heck, even in Uruguay ("the Switzerland of South America") I had to take a bus for 1 hour to get to the next ATM; nobody in my beach side town would accept credit cards. The trick in such parts of the world is to distribute your money evenly into various pockets and bags and to have one dedicated pocket where you keep what you need for the day in small denominations so you don't have to flash an average, monthly, local salary when trying to pay for a roadside snack.
- guard-of-terra 10y ago
  I've never heard of stealing and reselling laptops in Russia, perhaps because used laptop market is very saturated. People have more than they can possibly sell. This might change in a few years of harsh economic downturn but there's no signs yet. Ten years ago cellphone stealing was a thing, then market saturated and it became thing of past. I've been to Uruguay and we had no problem using ATMs at Tres Cruces. Of course you need to carry some cash, but $100 equivalent is more than enough. Argentina, totally different story as you might imagine.
  - genofon 10y ago
    Can you elaborate in the Argentinian part? I traveled a bit in some rough part and although I was quite worried I never had problem

jlg23 10y ago

> Why would anybody need your stuff? [...] Even if you carry an used laptop it's not a grand desirable item. That used laptop might be worth a year of disposable income in some parts of the world. And temptations are had to resist when others understand that you can replace it after a single week of working. > You can use plastic to avoid ever having large sums of cash on you. No, in most parts of the world you cannot rely on plastic. Heck, even in Uruguay ("the Switzerland of South America") I had to take a bus for 1 hour to get to the next ATM; nobody in my beach side town would accept credit cards. The trick in such parts of the world is to distribute your money evenly into various pockets and bags and to have one dedicated pocket where you keep what you need for the day in small denominations so you don't have to flash an average, monthly, local salary when trying to pay for a roadside snack.

guard-of-terra 10y ago
I've never heard of stealing and reselling laptops in Russia, perhaps because used laptop market is very saturated. People have more than they can possibly sell. This might change in a few years of harsh economic downturn but there's no signs yet. Ten years ago cellphone stealing was a thing, then market saturated and it became thing of past. I've been to Uruguay and we had no problem using ATMs at Tres Cruces. Of course you need to carry some cash, but $100 equivalent is more than enough. Argentina, totally different story as you might imagine.
- genofon 10y ago
  Can you elaborate in the Argentinian part? I traveled a bit in some rough part and although I was quite worried I never had problem