PerkinsCuthbert Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Anywhere containing a high proportion of Brits is a disaster - ask the Aussies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 26 minutes ago, VYCM said: I imagine not many people go to Middle East and North Africa such as Morocco and Jordan for their holidays Morocco, Israel, Jordan and Tunisia are very popular holiday destinations for Brits. (I've not done Morocco) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScammedInThailand Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 4 hours ago, stanleycoin said: Oh, Thailand is not top of the class. Dear oh Dear, must try harder. Ps, Sorry its a Sun news paper thing. so Thailand could still be top of the class. According to MUCH more authoritative sources [ie: WEF} Thailand was named THE most dangerous holiday destination earlier this year. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I see Vietnam is #9 on the list. Below is a Security Alert regarding Vietnam due to high crime rate sent out by the US State Dept to US citizens on 7 Nov 18. With Thailand being #3 on the list I would be afraid to read a Security Alert for Thailand....I'd probably immediately leave the country--or NOT!! Quote Security Alert-U.S. Embassy Hanoi U.S. Consulate Ho Chi Minh City Location: Throughout Vietnam Event: The U.S. Mission to Vietnam advises U.S. citizens of the High Crime rating for Vietnam. Recent reports of criminal activities include unwanted sexual advances, targeting children in public places for potential kidnapping, and reports of wrongdoing by taxis and ride-sharing services, including sexual harassment and theft of personal items. Actions to Take: · Maintain situational awareness and be aware of your surroundings. · Do not display signs of wealth, such as wearing expensive jewelry or watches and keep the amount of valuables on your person to a minimum. · Do not physically resist if confronted by an armed or unarmed robber as robbers may resort to violence. · Use caution when walking or driving at night. · Stay alert in locations frequented by tourists. Assistance: · U.S. Embassy Hanoi - Consular Annex From outside Vietnam: +84-24-3850-5000 From the U.S.: 011-84-24-3850-5000 From landline within Hanoi: 3850-5000 From mobile or landline within Vietnam: 024-3850-5000 [email protected] · U.S. Consulate Ho Chi Minh City From outside Vietnam: +84-28-3520-4200 From the U.S.: 011-84-28-3520-4200 From landline within Ho Chi Minh City: 3520-4200 From mobile or landline within Vietnam: 028-3520-4200S [email protected] · State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs - 888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444 · Vietnam Country Information · Follow us on Twitter and Facebook · Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and make it easier to locate you in an emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesetat2013 Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Darn.. Thailand still has work to do to make it the HUB for this topic.. Soon they will be HUB for everything.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: The world’s most dangerous countries for a holiday have been revealed Casting aside this garbage from the Sun which is a ranking on CRIME and it's implications a more respected ranking on country SAFETY should be looked at. These same 10 countries listed by the Sun as DANGEROUS are listed as follows as the SAFEST countries to visit in a ranking by SafeAround. Italy 37 Vietnam 45 Greece 46 USA 57 France 64 South Africa 107 Thailand 108 India 112 Mexico 116 Turkey 120 So in South-East Asia it can be seen Vietnam is way in front of Thailand so far as tourist safety goes. That will not go unnoticed around the international travel industry. https://safearound.com/danger-rankings/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: It was found some parts of the Middle East and North Africa such as Morocco and Jordan are actually safer than many parts of Europe and the US. Unlikely; more likely those countries can't report correctly. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 4 hours ago, ZeVonderBearz said: Been to most of these countries definitely feel safer in most of them then in the UK. The US is the exception. I think the safest place I regularly went to for holidays was France , I felt safer there than England but that was around 20 years ago. Maybe things are changing . What about Sweden these days ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Oh....its disappointing for Thailand for not being the 1st but I am full of confident they will make it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 1 hour ago, ScammedInThailand said: According to MUCH more authoritative sources [ie: WEF} Thailand was named THE most dangerous holiday destination earlier this year. I thought it was for Driving ? but ok, my Bad. They like that top slot !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Cadbury said: Casting aside this garbage from the Sun which is a ranking on CRIME and it's implications a more respected ranking on country SAFETY should be looked at. These same 10 countries listed by the Sun as DANGEROUS are listed as follows as the SAFEST countries to visit in a ranking by SafeAround. Italy 37 Vietnam 45 Greece 46 USA 57 France 64 South Africa 107 Thailand 108 India 112 Mexico 116 Turkey 120 So in South-East Asia it can be seen Vietnam is way in front of Thailand so far as tourist safety goes. That will not go unnoticed around the international travel industry. https://safearound.com/danger-rankings/ Oh come on. Don't be a spoil sport !!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0815 Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 6 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said: The question must be asked... Are the listed countries prone to all sorts of disasters and Brits simply visit them? OR Are the listed countries which Brits simply visit more prone to disasters? Inquiring minds want to know... Or do the Brits make the countries look so dangerous ? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superlight Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 5 hours ago, dotpoom said: I think the chances of getting into trouble, in any country, are increased by a multitude if you like to get drunk on a regular basis and party around the streets at 4.AM in the mornings. Unless you're in Russia where that is the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumarianson Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 If the subject is "crime" I cannot believe that Turkey is in even the top 100. I do not believe that France is up there either. This looks like bullshit statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 And little ol' Laos misses the boat again. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Swift Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Dexlowe said: Does this mean families should be dissuaded from coming here? It is no different here in Thailand than in the USA as long as you take precautions. You can easily collect information online as to how not to become a victim. Back in Hartford CT, a medium sized city between New York City and Boston, in my neighborhood where I owned a house for 30 years, that looks "nice" at a glance, there are drugs, occasional shootings, and marauding thieves who take anything out of your yard that is not nailed down. Thailand is a wonderful place for families if you do your planning homework 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 France! Probably the food is what does it: all that cholesterol is tough on the arteries. Same with the US, just try to get a quick nosh that doesn't involve something deep-fried, or red meat (probably both), or that great staple of American cuisine, bacon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said: Hartford CT Went out with a gal in Bridgeport some years back, used to tell me horror stories of visiting her friends up there. Funny how some of these places can have such reputations among th people but you never hear about it in the media. Used to hear the same thing about Albany NY back then and again, never heard it in the press. I think DC's crime rep gets more mention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanos Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 4 hours ago, 1337markus said: Agree. How SA became first is unbelievable, I travel to Mali and neighboring countries frequently they are more dangerous than Jo'berg. The crime rate in South Africa is off the chart, but violence against tourists is almost non-existent. That said, I would not recommend anyone to be out alone on the streets of Johannesburg at night, or in the suburbs either, for that matter. One would be asking for trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananafish Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Thailand is the 3rd most crime ridden destination in the world? Seriously, the article could barely conclude anything more preposterous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Humpy Posted November 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2018 Don't go to London, unless you want to stabbed, have acid throw in your face or mugged or be frowned upon for calling snowmen 'snowmen' instead of 'snowpersons'... OK ? Sun Newsrag and Which..... get a life. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanos Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, Humpy said: Don't go to London, unless you want to stabbed, have acid throw in your face or mugged or be frowned upon for calling snowmen 'snowmen' instead of 'snowpersons'... OK ? Sun Newsrag and Which..... get a life. Is it ok to call it a "snowman" if it has got snowballs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I only go on holiday where The Sun never shines . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AloisAmrein Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Total nonsense. Where is Brazil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pember Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Absolute rubbish statistics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Total rubbish article ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said: It is no different here in Thailand than in the USA as long as you take precautions. You can easily collect information online as to how not to become a victim. Back in Hartford CT, a medium sized city between New York City and Boston, in my neighborhood where I owned a house for 30 years, that looks "nice" at a glance, there are drugs, occasional shootings, and marauding thieves who take anything out of your yard that is not nailed down. Thailand is a wonderful place for families if you do your planning homework Thank you Jonathon. But I feel you need to catch up on current affairs in Thailand. Oh, and learn a sense of irony when you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Humpy said: Don't go to London, unless you want to stabbed, have acid throw in your face or mugged or be frowned upon for calling snowmen 'snowmen' instead of 'snowpersons'... OK ? Sun Newsrag and Which..... get a life. Lived in London for the past two years, didn't have one problem. Everyone was very helpful and polite to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMooNoi Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Just a joke, thats all. Where are all the african countries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Beach Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Nonsense. Who writes this fake news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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