Funny you mention that, as I feel much safer when I go to London than in other big and not so big cities I have visited (e.g., Prague, Barcelona, Paris, Brussels...).
@Azas Visiting Lithuania is on my bucket list (probably combined with Estonia and Latvia). In fact, my all time sporting hero is Lithuanian.
Apologies for the off-topic!
London still feels a lot better to me than Lisbon, which I visited around 18 months ago, even in the touristy areas with families roaming around I was frequently accosted by unsavoury characters trying to sell me cigarettes and drugs, perhaps I look shifty as well and they thought I was a prospective customer. I've not been to Paris or Barcelona in some years so I don't know how they are these days.Funny you mention that, as I feel much safer when I go to London than in other big and not so big cities I have visited (e.g., Prague, Barcelona, Paris, Brussels...).
@Azas Visiting Lithuania is on my bucket list (probably combined with Estonia and Latvia). In fact, my all time sporting hero is Lithuanian.
Apologies for the off-topic!
I'm simply calling out your disingenuous behavior, as well as noting that you have literally admitted before that you care more about how things make you feel than about if they are true or not. You literally said that you don't care about the facts.
It often depends where exactly you go to. Generally, the larger a city, the likelier you'll have dangerous neighborhoods. There are cities in Germany where I felt perfectly safe. There are some parts of cities where I didn't feel safe. Same with Greece, same with Spain, same with France, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Albania, Bulgaria and Romania.
This is true, having lived in London for a few years it is almost better described as a cluster of many towns squeezed next to each other, with the different boroughs all having their own distinct character and identity.
I think that describes it quite well. It's probably true for most of the big European cities as well. Smaller settlements with their own identity or even culture, growing and growing and uniting into what we know today. New York is like that as well. Probably other places in the world as well, but I focus on Europe since I'm more familiar with those cities.
This was based on a tweet that appears to be legitimate and, as I understand it, was ultimately derived from a report in The Telegraph. The Telegraph may have a centre-right editorial stance, but it is still a mainstream and generally reputable publication.
I interpreted that response as a form of attack or needling. I never claimed that everyone on this forum thinks everything is fine. Yes, perhaps I was stating something obvious, but since when is that forbidden?
Way to misrepresent the chain of events. What you wrote, and to which I responded, was:
You made a definitive statement. You claimed that "some people" (who are they? Who is "some"?) insist that everything is fine (where have they done that? Show their posts, quote them).
I'm not responsible for how you choose to (mis-)interpret someone's words. I asked you to substantiate your claim instead of alluding vaguely to stuff.
