Re:British man banned from US because of text to American gi...
by golergka on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @08:36AM
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I was born and live in Eastern Europe. I have also lived in Israel for a few years, and have visited other countries for significant period of time.
People here are much less trusting and are much more aggressive to others. It is actually LESS visible if you're a foreigner, because people are also concerned with self-image, and don't really perceive you as a threat or a contender for anything.
As an American who doesn't speak Russian, you'll get a much better treatment from stranger on a street than another Russian would.
> I believe that there is a basic level of humanity anywhere in the world, and that this level often has an inverse correlation with material wealth.
Every possible crime statistics contradicts this. Poor countries in general view violence as something more normalised than advanced ones.
People here are much less trusting and are much more aggressive to others. It is actually LESS visible if you're a foreigner, because people are also concerned with self-image, and don't really perceive you as a threat or a contender for anything.
As an American who doesn't speak Russian, you'll get a much better treatment from stranger on a street than another Russian would.
> I believe that there is a basic level of humanity anywhere in the world, and that this level often has an inverse correlation with material wealth.
Every possible crime statistics contradicts this. Poor countries in general view violence as something more normalised than advanced ones.