Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, I have had no problem ever in Asia - despite the income disparity, and the level of poverty, the cities here are relatively very safe, for example Mumbai, Hong Kong or Singapore. Mugging or similar crimes are rare enough to garner media headlines. Bodily danger within a city is, in my experience, very much a European and American problem. I hear Africa is terrible, but I have never been there, and I have never been to South America either. Cheers Jayanand On 10/24/07, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: > > Well, living here myself I can assure you, it's not the same, yet. > Philippe > > > Op 23-okt-07, om 22:33 heeft Tina Manley het volgende geschreven: > > > At 03:05 PM 10/23/2007, you wrote: > >> It still is the crave for more (due to income differences) that makes > >> Mexico City a more dangerous city than Paris, for example, no? > >> Philippe > > > > That was true before Europe had so many immigrants from poor > > countries. Now most of Europe has an increasing problem with > > income difference with the crime, drugs, and gangs that go along > > with it. > > > > Tina > > > > Tina Manley > > ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI > > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >