Re: how paranoid should one really be?

On Aug 9, 4:53 am, Frank Hucklenbroich <Hucklenbroic...@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
Am Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:07:21 -0700 schrieb Iceman:

How paranoid depends on where you're visiting. I've been to places
like Mexico and China where I was very careful about theft.

China? Seemed one of the safest places in the world to me. You know that
thieves there can end up being executed if found out, don't you? No need to
be very careful there.


There are a lot of poor, desperate people in Chinese cities, there are
thick crowds everywhere, and even as a Western backpacker you are
obviously much richer than 95% of the population.

There is almost no violent crime to my knowledge, and you definitely
won't be attacked or mugged, but when you are in a crowd of people you
definitely need to worry that someone will try to pick your pocket or
grab your bag and run off with it. The guidebooks I read cautioned
that petty theft is a real problem for travelers outside of well-
patrolled tourist areas.

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