mightyzim Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Hi Sorry if this is my first post but just a warning to Thais traveling to France alone. My sister in law (well traveled person to Europe and the States) has been mugged twice and finally been beaten up in the space of a week. Either she's been incredibly unlucky or there's some bad karma in Paris at the moment, best avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrobert Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 X100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 That is messed up. Hope she doesn't have anymore problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 like everywhere else in the world , Depends where you go and how you go, Sorry to hear though nobody deserves mugging hope she is OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afp76 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 It all depends where you go, in central Paris it is quite safe to walk around alone even on night time. But I would strongly discourage travelling alone in the suburbs outside of Paris, especially in the northern areas called Saint-Denis. It goes for anywhere you travel, certainly alone, always keep an eye on the environment and the people. If it starts getting uncomfortable, turn around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 it's all Sarkozy's fault! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 It all depends where you go, in central Paris it is quite safe to walk around alone even on night time. But I would strongly discourage travelling alone in the suburbs outside of Paris, especially in the northern areas called Saint-Denis. It goes for anywhere you travel, certainly alone, always keep an eye on the environment and the people. If it starts getting uncomfortable, turn around. Very good advice. Some parts of Paris were bad even when I lived and worked there during the late 1960s. In those days the dodgy area was what they used to call the Latin Quarter. It had a large Yugoslav and Algerian community. As timestamp says; just avoid certain areas of the city. I was there only 7 months ago and had no problems. Certainly makes me appreciate the calmness of Chiang Mai, even if it does become boring sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 A lot of big Western cities have areas you don't want to be in at night, nothing unique to Paris. Maybe some people aren't aware of this when going. Most Asians I know seem to be overly afraid of the danger though, think everything is like some LA gangster movie set in the hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yermanee Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 it's all Sarkozy's fault! I think it's got more to do with what your smiley represents. Yermanee :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto21 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) Oh mightyzim…….back of the Q, there has to be at least a dozen good reasons ahead of yours not to go to France……Don't you think? Edited June 2, 2011 by Tonto21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Oh mightyzim…….back of the Q, there has to be at least a dozen good reasons ahead of yours not to go to France……Don't you think? There is. Nothing wrong with France, it`s only the French that spoil it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Oh mightyzim…….back of the Q, there has to be at least a dozen good reasons ahead of yours not to go to France……Don't you think? There is. Nothing wrong with France, it`s only the French that spoil it for me. Yes I agree with you , its agood job i was not born there , i cannot speak French Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) Oh mightyzim…….back of the Q, there has to be at least a dozen good reasons ahead of yours not to go to France……Don't you think? There is. Nothing wrong with France, it`s only the French that spoil it for me. Yes I agree with you , its agood job i was not born there , i cannot speak French Why not? it's the Worlds number 1 Language,isn't it? Edited June 2, 2011 by MAJIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Oh mightyzim…….back of the Q, there has to be at least a dozen good reasons ahead of yours not to go to France……Don't you think? There is. Nothing wrong with France, it`s only the French that spoil it for me. Yes I agree with you , its agood job i was not born there , i cannot speak French Why not? it's the Worlds number 1 Language,isn't it? So French people think , France the center of the Universe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonobo Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Not Thai-related. //CLOSED// (Just got back from Paris myself and experienced nothing untoward.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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