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Originally Posted by TempterYee
Yes,it is a good idea now to warn everyone.
I agree
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Hmm... thanks for agreeing but I do not understand the choice of highlighting those words as you did quoting my posts. It's confusing.
If you highlight in red different sentences in my posts quoted, my message cannot be misunderstood:
This building is right behind Ramayana, Jodoh, at the entrance of the (in)famous Pasar Induk, which is well known to be one of the few "dangerous" places in Batam near the tourist area.
Everyone recommends to stay away from it, but indeed the level of danger is negligible, compared to any bad area of big cities in Europe or America. The fact is that 99% Singaporeans are not used to travel far, while are used to live in clean safe sanitized environment where one could be pick-pocketed only once in a lifetime, at worst and IF it happens. No gangs, major crime or robbieries whatsoever. So, even Batam may look scary.
I went to Pasar Induk a few times even at night, to buy some fruit, and I received only some curious looks. Sure, I would not go inside at night, but there is no reason to go there. In any case, please do not go around poor areas with an expensive photocamera hanging from your neck.
Cheap sex in Pasar Induk: not really what attracts me there. Last thing I would do in Batam. But good idea to warn everyone.
And that is a fact.
I spend every year several weeks in USA, Colombia, Ecuador and other countries of Latin America. I was also in Uganda, Ghana, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Fortunately for all visitors here, believe me that the level of danger in Batam is negligible, compared to the bad areas in most countries of Europe and Americas, e.g. compared to the poor areas of Paris, London, Washington, Los Angeles, New Orleans, St. Louis,... Any big city in Americas or Europe.
FORTUNATELY, Batam is still a good place. Bag snatchings are still events to report on the newspapers here. In any big city of Europe, many happen every day. In South America, gangster kill for few dollars. Let us enjoy this oasis of peace.
Normal rules of careful behaviour are sufficient to stay safe 99.99% of the cases.