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Re:Living in the world's most welcoming countries by chmod775 on Thursday February 16, 2017 @02:46PM (#13662938)
In any of those countries you're more than a hundred times more likely to get run over by a car, accidentally ingest something poisonous, trip over your own feet and break your neck, or die from a myriad of other causes before you'll die because of terrorist attack.

Warning against terrorist attacks without also providing a list of poisonous things, explaining cultural differences in driving behavior or reminding you to wear practical footwear that won't make you trip over your own feet seems incredibly misguided to me.

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Re:Living in the world's most welcoming countries by slg on Thursday February 16, 2017 @03:01PM (#13663073)
It isn't about the ultimate odds, it is about the change in odds. I'm no more likely to slip and break my next in Oman than I am in my backyard. Driving is certainly one thing than can be more dangerous abroad, but if you click through the links I provided you will see it mentioned. Those sites are resources on much more than terrorism.

The reason I only copied highlights from the terrorism sections is because the original comment was regarding the targeting of Americans due to current political climates. I don't think the indigenous poisonous flora and fauna are targeting Americans for their politics.

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