Of course if you are walking carrying a 15 Kg backpack you can be seen from far away!!!
Never walk like this if it is not really necessary! You call attention, don’t you know?!
While I was waiting for my hosts (sometimes they picked me up in the main train station), I tried to leave my backpack in a locker and walk a bit nearby the station. But when my hosts were delayed I used to stay in a place for less than 5′ then walk to another place! Never keep standing alone with your life in a backpack in a train station! People notice you don’t now the place and that you are alone!
Everytime I realized people here coming closer and looking too much I walked away! It is something you are trainned when you are from Brasil!!!
Ok, I was never robbed in Brasil, so don’t tell me I will be robbed in Europe!
Shit happens but you don’t need to help the thieves!
There are some tips in this website of my virtual friend Daniel in Ducs Amsterdam.
Once I was talking to a Dutch friend and he said “you Brazilians seem to be some kind of a secret agent, always scanning the surroundings, looking for suspects, exits, strange behavior, stuff that never occur me to look out for. You have some kind of sixth sense for danger”. Of course, some kind of sixth sense was his kind way of saying we’re all “shit-scared paranoiacs”, but well.
Anyways, nice post and thanks for the link (I’m glad you liked my post, although I should warn people that it’s in Portuguese and Google Translator doesn’t like my texts very much: I tend to use very informal grammar and spelling — on purpose, mind you). And, yeah, welcome to the Blogosphere. Like the cities we visit, it’s not very safe, but you’re gonna like it. 🙂
Take care!
CurtirCurtir
Great comment Duc! Loved! Well, I agree and I shall tell you some Germans maybe tought I had “panic”! I was always suspecting someone would suddenly appear at 3 am. while we were on our bikes riding home! Well, it is not everyday we do this in Brasil! I would say: NEVER!!!
Keep on with our Portuguese slangs on you texts! I just felt in love with “manda bala” instead of “send”. 😀
Best wishes!
CurtirCurtir