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I don’t want to discount your experience but I don’t think you can really judge safety by going somewhere. If I went to the US, what’s the probability of witnes
by echoangle 2y ago
I don’t want to discount your experience but I don’t think you can really judge safety by going somewhere. If I went to the US, what’s the probability of witnessing a shooting? What does that tell me about the safety there (specifically regarding gun deaths), relative to where I come from (Germany)? Just because I don’t personally witness anything doesn’t mean I would classify it as safe, because even unsafe countries probably aren’t that dangerous that most visitors are personally affected (unless you’re going somewhere really crazy like active warzones).
- odux 2y agoAs someone who grew up in India but lives in the US, the situation is pretty comparable. US has a gun violence problem but only if you are at the wrong place at the wrong time. Or you are part of a gang. Otherwise you can spend years in the US without even hearing a gunshot or seeing a gun in real life. Murders, Rapes, kidnappings are the same in India. Unless you are at the wrong place at the wrong time or part of a targeted group (not necessarily gangs), you may not even know these happen. Traffic accidents are more common (and lack of a good emergency response system - like EMTs in the US, make it worse). Perry crimes of opportunity are everywhere. Like pickpockets or scamming people with higher prices/fake goods. But this is relatively easy to look for and avoid.