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Hmmm, Sheiky, I didn't even think Delhi was unsafe at all. When I first got dropped off around Connaught Place, I got swarmed in a human sea of short brown men and it freaked me out at first. A lot of people came up to talk to me, asked me questions, etc. It was akin to a paparazzi situation but I had no idea why. And my experiences in the past are more like being dropped off in a bad neighborhood in Napoli: you presume everyone is on the make and you're under threat from all sides.

Only after time I realized that it was cool with their standards of "personal space" and that pretty much everyone I talked with was genuinely friendly and I had nothing to worry about. One guy who I thought was even half-scamming me by helping me leave the crowd and find a nearby address ... I offered some rupees to him for his help (I generally never do that, but he was super helpful). He flatly refused my money and left.
 
Sheik Yerbouti

Sheik Yerbouti

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swag said:
Hmmm, Sheiky, I didn't even think Delhi was unsafe at all. When I first got dropped off around Connaught Place, I got swarmed in a human sea of short brown men and it freaked me out at first. A lot of people came up to talk to me, asked me questions, etc. It was akin to a paparazzi situation but I had no idea why. And my experiences in the past are more like being dropped off in a bad neighborhood in Napoli: you presume everyone is on the make and you're under threat from all sides.

Only after time I realized that it was cool with their standards of "personal space" and that pretty much everyone I talked with was genuinely friendly and I had nothing to worry about. One guy who I thought was even half-scamming me by helping me leave the crowd and find a nearby address ... I offered some rupees to him for his help (I generally never do that, but he was super helpful). He flatly refused my money and left.
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I'm glad you had a good experience there. But I've heard a few terrible stories from locals who've been there, and it can be pretty dangerous there. We obviously can't use personal anecdotes to conclude anything. But what Seven is doing here is just insane.
 
Ocelot

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X said:
yes a system who lets killers and rapists walk free definitely helps promote safety in a society, it is no claim if you think india is not more corrupt and that said corruption affects public safety then i have no more time to waste here.
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Of course corruption (although that's a pretty broad term) doesn't promote public safety, but that's not what primarily matters for an individual tourist staying in the country for a couple of weeks.
 
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Sheik Yerbouti said:
I'm glad you had a good experience there. But I've heard a few terrible stories from locals who've been there, and it can be pretty dangerous there. We obviously can't use personal anecdotes to conclude anything. But what Seven is doing here is just insane.
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Well, despite the front-page international news rape stories ... if I was a woman, I'd feel much safer walking the city streets at night in India than in the U.S.

Btw, good story I forgot about my experience in Connaught Place, btw. :lol2:

http://forum.juventuz.org/threads/24693-Bryan-Adams?p=1633653#post1633653
 
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