Actually, the decoy money worked for me. The kid that pulled the gun on me in Cincinnati got so nervous, as it was daylight, that he just took my $5 and ran. However, if you read what I said, there are many tricks to use, thats just one of them.

You are right that some places are safer than others. However, you and Gary were generalizing whole countries and cities. I didnt think that was fair and to a degree that is racist and nationalist.

I just wanted to point out that travel has its risks and being a foreigner has its risks, but nothing that you cant prepare for with common sense. Sometimes people just dont understand the risks. Then when a bad thing happens, they blame the whole country, people or system. That is unfair and outright stupid. Thats why I wanted to point out that you can find it in your own country. We need to be careful how we point our proverbial fingers to assign blame.