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Australia: death from above

  1. Tiny Iota Could potentially be the Official OF Stalker ™ Jul 12, 2016

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  2. ReturnOfUltraman Jul 12, 2016

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    I just assume everything in Australia is out to kill you.
     
  3. Tiny Iota Could potentially be the Official OF Stalker ™ Jul 12, 2016

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    Including the people?
     
  4. ReturnOfUltraman Jul 12, 2016

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    ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE.
     
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  5. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jul 12, 2016

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    Especially if you're British, even the sun will try to kill you
     
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  6. ONEWATCH Irony embodied Jul 12, 2016

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    Wrong. They took all their assault rifles away from them. You want to be killed? You have to come to the states. The Bahamas issued a warning to their people about being very careful around our cops.
     
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  7. alam Jul 12, 2016

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    really?? was this warning to those planning a visit to places of high crime or those who intend to engage in crime or violate the law??
     
  8. ONEWATCH Irony embodied Jul 12, 2016

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    Why should I even try to reply. You would not believe me anyway. Google it yourself and maybe then you'll believe it.
     
  9. alam Jul 12, 2016

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    Well, the language used in the official warning presents a better picture of the message being conveyed:

    "The government of the majority-black Caribbean nation emphasized in an statement Friday that its travelers should avoid crowds and demonstrations in the U.S. Young men, specifically, should "exercise extreme caution in affected cities in their interactions with the police ... Do not be confrontational and cooperate."

    The above sounds very much what I would tell my son and IMO is quite a different message from:

    ;)




     
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  10. Huus Jul 12, 2016

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    Man up you blokes. ;)
     
  11. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jul 12, 2016

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    I'm in QLD too, I'm just warning off the gingers
     
  12. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Jul 12, 2016

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  13. RegF Jul 13, 2016

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    Yeah, critters with fangs, fur and poison are no match for humans with bad intentions, or even humans that are scared and twitchy.

    Stay safe, over there folks!
     
  14. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Jul 13, 2016

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    Oh me too. But I like to live dangerously. Also thinking about a watch-seeking expedition to Caracas.
     
  15. abrod520 Jul 13, 2016

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    Be sure to wear your nicest watch so the watch dealers down there know you're a serious enthusiast! Also helps to dress nicely.
     
  16. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Jul 13, 2016

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    I'll give you the same advice a Venezuelan gave me when we were sitting in Newark airport waiting for our flight to Caracas (for an archery tournament in Valencia). He asked me where we (myself and a team mate) were headed, and I told him. His response was "Try not to look like a Gringo!"

    I guess we looked too much like gringos...we were mugged on that trip!

    My wife manages people all over North and South America and the Caribbean, and I've suggested that if the company says she needs to go to Venezuela, the answer should be a firm "no" on her end...she is in agreement.

    Having said that, I probably would not wander around in Newark after dark either...
     
  17. abrod520 Jul 13, 2016

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    Forget both - take your next vacation in sunny Tora Bora instead!
     
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  18. tpatta Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance Jul 13, 2016

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    Is there anything in Australia that won't kill you? :D
     
  19. abrod520 Jul 13, 2016

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    I'd start making travel plans but I'd rather not end up on any lists :cautious:
     
  20. philh Jul 13, 2016

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    Well for the first time in many years as an Englishman I can say the Rugby team but it did take one of their own to organise it
    I know its a cheap shot but given the last few weeks in England it is about all we can muster ;)