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China is filled with scammers, you are much less likely to get mugged as a westerner in major cities but you are in open season for the millions (literally) of
by dogma1138 8y ago
China is filled with scammers, you are much less likely to get mugged as a westerner in major cities but you are in open season for the millions (literally) of thieves that use other means knowing that law enforcement is ineffective especially when it comes to foreigners as long as you don’t beat them up.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoMost of the scammers appeal to ones vanity/vices. That’s why the biggest scam still revolves around lady bars. The law enforcement has a piece of the action, so they are of course ineffective. The police just care about violent crime, anything else is fair game unless Congress is in their once a year weekly session (at least in Beijing).
- forapurpose 8y ago> you are much less likely to get mugged as a westerner in major cities ... Less likely than where? Crime in western cities is at long-term lows. I've walked through many neighborhoods, rich and poor, in many western cities without concern.