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>But it does work. I was at a restaurant there. Some girls are chatting, and they walk away to go get something, and just leave their bags there unattended. Why
by Mirioron 7y ago
>But it does work. I was at a restaurant there. Some girls are chatting, and they walk away to go get something, and just leave their bags there unattended. Why? Because it's an authoritarian country - people aren't going to steal stuff there.
Chances are high that you could do the same in most European countries. Just like in the Soviet Union, thieves exist in Belarus. People's perception might be that they're safer, but that doesn't mean they actually are. Just like during Soviet times, people felt safer, but crime still happened. It just wasn't talked about, because it makes the state look bad.
- excalibur 7y agoI don't recommend leaving bags unattended in public anywhere these days, they're likely to call in the bomb squad.
- wiz21c 7y agorotfl ! spot on ! (or they may check it for whatever trending corona virus)
- A4ET8a8uTh0 7y agoJust to add to your point. In old time mafia controlled villages in the old country, anecdotally you did not have to lock your car, but few would argue that an average person in that village was 'safe'. It almost reminds me of some my parents' peers yearning for the good ole days of communism, cuz riffraffs would not dare to talk back to a cop. edit: It is hard to argue with that kind of sentiment. It is technically right.
- btilly 7y agoJust like during Soviet times, people felt safer, but crime still happened. It just wasn't talked about, because it makes the state look bad. Poor example. The anarchy that attended the collapse of the Soviet system brought about a dramatic increase in crime. And while reported petty theft was arguably a reporting problem, the dramatic rise in homicides was not. For the record my mother-in-law lived in St Petersburg at the time. And her anecdotal reports were that crime that she and friends experienced rose dramatically.