Would you stop traveling to Europe due to attacks? (work, UK, friendly)
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Personally I wouldn't dare go to Seattle, apparently two British tourists were shot in Miami, I am far too cowardly to go and watch a Seattle Sounders game now, I think the foreign office should at least let people know that travelling to the US as a British tourist means imminent death, I've seen NCIS New York, nothing but robbery, murder and rape, I am surprised that so many New Yorkers have managed to survive for so long, as for me next year I will be holidaying on the Norfolk Broads where gun crime isn't wildly out of control!
Good luck with holidaying there! It wouldn't be my first choice but whatever floats your boat!
Thanks everyone for your comments. Regarding Spain, I visited that country 20 years ago, beautiful country, loads of history. I wanted to go back and see more of the Andulusa region but then read about a bombing in Madrid on the trains back in the 90's and stayed away. Perhaps Portugal may be an option. So sad what's happening in Europe.
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Well, I live in Frankfurt, soooooo . . . . Europe is still safer than the USA. Yes, we have some wacko-doodles (everyone does), but violent crime is at a fraction of what it is in the USA. Now, if you want to talk about petty crimes (burglary, purse-snatching, bike stealing, etc.) - there is more of that here in Frankfurt. I can't speak for the rest of Europe though.
Thanks everyone for your comments. Regarding Spain, I visited that country 20 years ago, beautiful country, loads of history. I wanted to go back and see more of the Andulusa region but then read about a bombing in Madrid on the trains back in the 90's and stayed away. Perhaps Portugal may be an option. So sad what's happening in Europe.
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Seems we can't convince you but you're missing out - went to Barcelona a few years back and it was awesome, would go back there and to Madrid in a heartbeat. Currently working on my travel plan to go to Italy next year. And all my friends and family in the UK are fine and I have no concerns about them
I live in Sweden which is one of the alleged "danger zones" but I feel very safe in general, even if a terrorist attack was to happen, the chance that I would be killed by it let alone affected by it, is extremely small.
With all the mass shootings in the USA (that for some strange reason are NOT labeled terrorism, cause only evil muslims can be terrorists), I don't feel the US would be safer than anywhere in Europe in terms of the chance of getting killed by a lunatic.
Also many major European cities (west, north, south and east) are on average much safer than many major U.S cities.
Even Malmö, Sweden, labeled as a "muslim no go-zone" by hatemongers like Fox News, Daily Mail and Breitbart, is in general a very safe, family friendly and beautiful city (especially the Old Town area) worth visiting and recently it was revealed that even "bad areas" in Malmö like Rosengård has a lower crime rate than Stockholm's posh Östermalm district.
Thanks everyone for your comments. Regarding Spain, I visited that country 20 years ago, beautiful country, loads of history. I wanted to go back and see more of the Andulusa region but then read about a bombing in Madrid on the trains back in the 90's and stayed away. Perhaps Portugal may be an option. So sad what's happening in Europe.
Why does a bomb in Madrid prevent you from visiting Andalusia?
And tell me, did anything horrible happen in Andalusia, or even Madrid itself, after the bombing in Madrid in the 90s? And you still think your decision and paranoia is rational?
recent history shows that the capitals are most likely to experience major islamic terror-attacks. and history is the best predictor of the future.
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