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Originally Posted by RCR
Thank you, daffy4u. There IS danger everywhere.
There can't be many places that haven't suffered violence.
I've been to Thailand, Indonesia, the UK, the US, India, Iran, Turkey, France, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan and other countries, all of which have suffered turmoil of one sort or other. Some of those places I would be delighted to return to. If I was booked to fly to India right now, I would go with pleasure.
As it is, I'm booked to fly to Thailand again at Christmas. I've been there before when there was rioting and bombings. There's no way I would allow the current troubles in that country to stop me going there.
(Hmm, in New York once I did the tourist thing of going to the top of the World Trade Centre. I certainly won't do THAT again).  |
Ah, but then, you aren't a member of one of the groups being targeted. Or, is it open season on the Aussies and no one told me??
In addition, if it does become Aussie hunting season (the way it appears to be for the Americans and Brits), who exactly is supposed to risk their life to pull your ass out of the fire when you are held hostage??
Or, are you willing to just throw up your hands and not expect any help? Just curious.
Me, I'm not going anywhere where there are a lot of people who want to kill me simply because (1) I'm an American citizen and (2) I'm a tourist. In my opinion (and please note that this is strictly an opinion) it would be tantamount to being American and Jewish in 1943 and deciding it would be a fun time to visit Germany just to take in the view of the Alps.
In other words ... not a particularly good idea.