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	Buy tickets well in advance.		No votes (0%)
	There's plenty of seats, buy as you go.		No votes (0%)
	I don't know enough about it.		1 vote (50%)
	Viva la France.		No votes (0%)
	Pretend to be Canadian.		1 vote (50%)
	Are you going to unicycle the Camino?		No votes (0%)
	I've heard good things about Croatia.		No votes (0%)
	Is it brussel or Brussels sprouts?		No votes (0%)
	I can't believe how cheap Condor is.		No votes (0%)
	What language do they speak in Belgium?		No votes (0%)

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May 9th, 2017 at 4:45:06 AM permalink

Aussie

Member since: May 10, 2016
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Quote: Wizard
I would agree with this. I'd like to see figures on how many people are killed by terrorism vs. tobacco in Europe and the US.

Exactly.

Think about it. To be a victim of a terrorist attack you need to be in the precise location of a particular city at the precise moment that it occurs. Chances of that happening are virtually nil. Happy for people to continue to be irrationally scared though as the lower demand makes my holidays cost less.

May 9th, 2017 at 5:12:54 PM permalink

Pacomartin

Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 1068
Posts: 12569

I went to Oaxaca City, Mexico the year after these images were published by CNN. I talked to a number of Americans who were in the city that summer. A lot of stuff is staged for effect. It was far more dangerous for poor Mexicans than for European and American tourists. The one American killed was an "internet reporter" travelling on a tourist visa who was photographing people rioting.

Photographing people who are rioting is a very dangerous activity. He was gut shot while his own camera recording his dying screams (audio only).

May 9th, 2017 at 6:11:14 PM permalink
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095	I wish I was watching Univision at the time. I might have finally learned how to say "bus" in Spanish. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber

May 10th, 2017 at 8:04:40 PM permalink
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569	Quote: Wizard I wish I was watching Univision at the time. I might have finally learned how to say "bus" in Spanish. news report about a bus. http://www.univision.com/chicago/wgbo/balean-jovencitos-de-15-anos-en-bus-del-cta-video

May 10th, 2017 at 9:26:38 PM permalink
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095	Quote: Pacomartin news report about a bus. http://www.univision.com/chicago/wgbo/balean-jovencitos-de-15-anos-en-bus-del-cta-video In that video, those interviewed says "bus" but the reporters said "autobus." Just adds to my confusion. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber

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