kamui Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 Reading the news today I´ve been reminded how secure most Asian countries like Thailand and Japan are. In Rio 541 tourists had been robbed since January. This is the count only for two tourist areas at Copacabana where the tourists go to beach at day and party at night. see German news: http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/0,1518,223839,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straycat Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 I bet not a single westerner has yet paid with his life at Copacabana (Thanon Ratchadapisek, Soi 17, Bangkok) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
june11 Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 Kamui: How can you draw any conclusion about comparing Rio with ....whatever..... without giving the statistic (numbers robbed) for the OTHER place (like... Bangkok.....or some place with comparable number of tourists). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 what's that place like? got any latino chicks?? disco??? cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straycat Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 Copacabana, Brasil or Copacabana, Prathet Thai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 rachada soi17, bkk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straycat Posted November 23, 2002 Report Share Posted November 23, 2002 Upscale MP, brand new, flashy decor, fishbowl, hostesses, restaurant/coffeeshop, live music, bar, pool tables & of course the inevitable: karaoke. No latina chicks. Non-sleazy feel. 1900-4500 baht price range. Part of the 'Davis Group International' whore houses (Emmanuelle, Hi-Class, etc). It has Straycats 'both thumbs up', though I've never partaken in the physical activities offered on the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted November 25, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 june11 You are right, I don´t have any statistic at hand currently. But I spend some time at a research institute in Asia and learnt a little bit about this topic. I am not quite shure about Bangkok but very shure about Tokyo where you will hardly find any robberies (but of course occasional pickpockets) and in Japan there aren´t any "No Go Areas" like in some South- and Northamerican countries. About BKK, the German magazine wrote about gangs of youths in Rio who robbed the tourist with guns e. g. in the main tourist area during day and night. Do you think the same will happen, let´s say around Sukhumvit road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted November 25, 2002 Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 I am not quite shure about Bangkok but very shure about Tokyo where you will hardly find any robberies (but of course occasional pickpockets) and in Japan there aren´t any "No Go Areas" like in some South- and Northamerican countries. Kamui, I second this. East Asian cities are much safer than cities in the Americas. But please do not forget that also some parts of Europe are quite dangerous. I never felt threatened anywhere between Singapore and Japan. Japan is certainly the safest country in Asia if not all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted November 25, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 Japan is certainly the safest country in Asia if not all over the world. How about Singapore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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