I've been reading a guide book to Paris, and every other entry seems to contain a warning to be careful of pickpockets and avoid certain areas at night. Obviously this scares the bejeezus out of a paranoid type like myself, but then I wonder if a guide book to my home town wouldn't say much the same thing about certain areas around here. Is it just the fact that it's written down in black and white that makes it scary?
I used to feel totally at ease around Nottingham, but that has become something of a shooting gallery these days.
The main chap from the band Portishead made an interesting point in an interview about small towns being more dangerous because people are more likely to know who you are, and know what you're up to... whereas in a city you can be more anonymous.
Are cities really more "dangerous" for strangers/tourists than their home towns?
I used to feel totally at ease around Nottingham, but that has become something of a shooting gallery these days.
The main chap from the band Portishead made an interesting point in an interview about small towns being more dangerous because people are more likely to know who you are, and know what you're up to... whereas in a city you can be more anonymous.
Are cities really more "dangerous" for strangers/tourists than their home towns?
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