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L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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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.
 
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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.
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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Jul 13, 2013
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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.
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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L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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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.
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
 

Fred

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Oct 2, 2003
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If you want to know more about the current (not so good) climate for immigrates in Denmark, this article is worth reading: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...been-a-race-to-the-bottom-on-immigration.html
Yeah, that shit is happening all over Europe atm...
As someone who knows a lot of Syrians and Iraqi's, I can tell you, no matter how bad it becomes for immigrants and refugees in countries like Denmark, they're still a million times a better option for those people than this region(I'm talking mainly about refugees and immigrants who are not highly qualified professionals or wealthy people already).

Spanks :) also dont forget that in scandinavian socialism you get a scholarhip worth about 700euros per month. Which you dont have to return, ever.
Ya, but then when you do work, you more than make up for it, by paying insane tax rates :p

I feel like crying when I think about it tbh. I'm hoping and praying to land a job (ehm, on 17th next month it's gonna be exactly 2 years since I graduated) but I already it's gonna be in a 200-250e range. I already know that people are gonna tell me 'oh it's fine you're just getting started' but that's one big flat lie as people earn those figures for their entire life. I honestly don't know in which country you get 300e when you have a uni degree and a rent is 150-200e. That's absolutely insane. And food... oh man, food costs...
WTF man, I've said this to you many times, but you really should consider immigrating. Those numbers are really depressing.

I pay 143 euros a month for a 2 bedroom house.

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We should start a coffee smuggling ring.
On your own? That would be impossibly cheap :shocked:
 

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