webfact Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 The 16 most dangerous places for female travellersOliver WheatonLONDON: -- The ongoing struggle for gender equality has taken a further blow after the most dangerous countries for female travellers has been revealed.Some countries many holiday makers long for have dark records of foreign women being harassed and sometimes even abused on the streets.Exotic locations such as India, Moscow and Colombia were all included on the list of locations with the most unsafe transport systems for women created by YouGov.However London and New York both featured in the top 16 as well.Experts say that while people expect these attitudes towards women in countries such as India, holiday makers travelling to places such as Morocco and Turkey should also exercise caution.The full list of most unsafe cities for women to travel in is:1. Bogota, Colombia2. Mexico City3. Lima, Peru4. New Delhi5. Jakarta, Indonesia6. Buenos Aires, Argentina7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia8. BangkokFull story: http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/22/revealed-the-most-dangerous-places-for-female-travellers-5074010/-- METRO 2015-02-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aothai Posted February 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2015 Bangkok number 8, LUCKY NUMBER in Asia. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angsta Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Kho Tao in at number one?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robby nz Posted February 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2015 So Syria, Iraq and Libya would be OK then, and Saudi Arabia as long as they were accompanied by a US president and didn't want to drive a car. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burger1 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 So does it mean that none of these places are dangerous to men? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTee Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Gosh I've been to most of those - lucky I'm an ugly ol' geezer.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 The top 16 most dangerous cities. What a weird number. Why not the top 10? Top 15? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Berkshire Posted February 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2015 This is the full list: 1. Bogota, Colombia2. Mexico City3. Lima, Peru4. New Delhi5. Jakarta, Indonesia6. Buenos Aires, Argentina7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia8. Bangkok9. Moscow10. Manila, Philippines11. Paris12. Seoul, South Korea13. London14. Beijing15. Tokyo16. New York Paris? London? NYC? Tokyo????? Hard to believe. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiolo Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Not much fun being a woman in the land of the TALIBAN and ISIS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 But...but; Bangkok was aiming for No1. They will be so disappointed ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquite Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 This is the full list: 1. Bogota, Colombia 2. Mexico City 3. Lima, Peru 4. New Delhi 5. Jakarta, Indonesia 6. Buenos Aires, Argentina 7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8. Bangkok 9. Moscow 10. Manila, Philippines 11. Paris 12. Seoul, South Korea 13. London 14. Beijing 15. Tokyo 16. New York Paris? London? NYC? Tokyo????? Hard to believe. Good point. Women flock to those four cities in droves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) This speaks volumes about statistics done by... whoever! Edit Paris? London? NYC? Tokyo????? Hard to believe. Any place is OK, other than the above. Of course! Edited February 23, 2015 by ravip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oldsailor35 Posted February 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2015 This is the full list: 1. Bogota, Colombia 2. Mexico City 3. Lima, Peru 4. New Delhi 5. Jakarta, Indonesia 6. Buenos Aires, Argentina 7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8. Bangkok 9. Moscow 10. Manila, Philippines 11. Paris 12. Seoul, South Korea 13. London 14. Beijing 15. Tokyo 16. New York Paris? London? NYC? Tokyo????? Hard to believe. What a load of crap. They have got Bangkok as more dangerous than the likes of the muslim country capitals. Who in the hell came up with this idiotic nonsense. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HalibutJones Posted February 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2015 Does anyone think that maybe, just maybe, the likes of Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc are not exactly high up on the average holidaymaker's agenda, and that the list includes places people actually go to? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 London being on the list does not surprise me. Even I never felt safe travelling on public transport in London, especially after dark. As for Bangkok, I think it depends in which areas of the city. Some districts are safer than others. Regarding New York, that city was never considered safe back even 50 years ago and I can only imagine that it`s got worse since then. But I still feel safer in Thailand more than I ever did in the United States and in Britain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPICFAIL Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) True nonsense. Read the original story and see that the author cites no meaningful source for this "Most unsafe" list. When spouting alleged facts the author can't name a source but says "experts say...", and then adds the opinion of a co-owner of a women's travel website as a source for his story. The only credible sounding source he quotes is YouGov but information from this source is limited to the most unsafe transport systems for women. If I were this writer's editor he would be out of a job. Hell, I'd fire myself for allowing this garbage to be published. Edited February 24, 2015 by EPICFAIL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loptr Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This is the full list: 1. Bogota, Colombia 2. Mexico City 3. Lima, Peru 4. New Delhi 5. Jakarta, Indonesia 6. Buenos Aires, Argentina 7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8. Bangkok 9. Moscow 10. Manila, Philippines 11. Paris 12. Seoul, South Korea 13. London 14. Beijing 15. Tokyo 16. New York Paris? London? NYC? Tokyo????? Hard to believe. I stopped at Bogota... Having lived there, I know this article is crap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Number 17 - my place 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCENT2012 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Does anyone think that maybe, just maybe, the likes of Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc are not exactly high up on the average holidaymaker's agenda, and that the list includes places people actually go to? thats why these countries should be pointed first by the finger , because there are so creasyly unsafe for the female that they almost travel to other less unsafe place...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradinAsia Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Probably the most ridiculous list ever made. If Tokyo is dangerous, nowhere on earth is safe -- so totally ignorant. Where is Peshawar, Pakistan on this list? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidst01 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This is the full list: 1. Bogota, Colombia 2. Mexico City 3. Lima, Peru 4. New Delhi 5. Jakarta, Indonesia 6. Buenos Aires, Argentina 7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8. Bangkok 9. Moscow 10. Manila, Philippines 11. Paris 12. Seoul, South Korea 13. London 14. Beijing 15. Tokyo 16. New York Paris? London? NYC? Tokyo????? Hard to believe. considering that tokyo is one of the safest cities in the world as reported on the net one month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Utter nonsense..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 London on the list and not LA? Feel unsafe walking around the latter any time of day. Who are these 'experts', by the way, and was this article penned by a 10-year old? I'm no grammar police, but when someone goes to the trouble of writing an article, you at least get your prose in order. I'd post the reason obvious Muslim-friendly places places () like Kabul and Damascus are not included is because these are not considered holiday destinations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Garbage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timber Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Quite surprised Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is ahead of Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Does anyone think that maybe, just maybe, the likes of Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc are not exactly high up on the average holidaymaker's agenda, and that the list includes places people actually go to? Would the South American capitals listed be high up on the average holiday makers agenda then? One of the reasons the Philippines isn't much bigger in tourism is that its a dangerous place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 What a load of drivel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 One listing per country and all of them are capital cities. I think someone did the research for this by looking at a map and making the rest up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrodan Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Quite surprised Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is ahead of Bangkok That's because you're a guy. Foreign women are habitually leered at and harassed, especially those showing a bit of flesh - and I don't mean the trailer trash type. Far worse than Thailand by a country mile - And you should see the abuse that Thai women get - as far as Malaysian's are concerned - they're all hookers. Bangkok on the list? I'm not shocked - an attractive, western, female friend of mine was harassed there last month. To be fair in this case it was a Japanese guy that was coming on strong, way over the top. You'll note the list doesn't say that it's Thais that are doing the harassing - somewhere like Bangkok has more than it's fair share of weirdo foreigners that are in the city for the sole purpose of using women. I'm not excusing Thais - I'm pointing at a gap in the survey, that's all. I'll also add that any Thai woman knows the clear and present danger of being alone at night in this country. That's why they'll jump into a taxi and call a friend - and talk to them all the way home. They don't trust the taxi drivers either - they don't trust any guy when they are alone, especially after dark. Every single Thai woman, especially half-decent looking one's, will be able to tell you a story where they ended up in deep genuine fear, even if it didn't go any further. Why are London etc on the list? Contrary to the truly idiotic comments saying that they deserve to be - it's down to one simple thing. The sampling is skewed towards Western women. They can't comment about what it's like to walk down the street in Saudi with a pair of shorts on, because they've never been there in any great numbers. And the one's that have wouldn't dare from the get go. So - the list is BS - a nonsense poll taken from a nonsense sample of women that don't know what they are talking about. Edited February 24, 2015 by phrodan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williet98248 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This is the full list: 1. Bogota, Colombia 2. Mexico City 3. Lima, Peru 4. New Delhi 5. Jakarta, Indonesia 6. Buenos Aires, Argentina 7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8. Bangkok 9. Moscow 10. Manila, Philippines 11. Paris 12. Seoul, South Korea 13. London 14. Beijing 15. Tokyo 16. New York Paris? London? NYC? Tokyo????? Hard to believe. So...what is the criteria? You can do anything with stats. I always cringe when I see stats with no qualifying data. If you have one person with a problem and then another gets it that is a 100% increase. But only two people. If you have one million people with a problem and 100,000 get the same problem that is only a 10% increase but many more people. Polls and stats are meaningless if you don't have the underlying data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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