06-19-2017, 06:25 PM
"Been going to Europe for the last ten years (14 countries) and that's not really true"
I've been going for a lot longer and to many more countries but I agree. More pickpocketing (often from foreigners), but less people kicking your door in and taking all your stuff, Puna style. I once met a European family, three generations and no work experience amongst them, but they were content to get their welfare and watch tv. No facts to back this up, just my observations. People are a lot less desperate in Europe, thanks to what is basically a universal wage.
I've been going for a lot longer and to many more countries but I agree. More pickpocketing (often from foreigners), but less people kicking your door in and taking all your stuff, Puna style. I once met a European family, three generations and no work experience amongst them, but they were content to get their welfare and watch tv. No facts to back this up, just my observations. People are a lot less desperate in Europe, thanks to what is basically a universal wage.