ich versuch mich zu bessern ...
was aber eigentlich der grund für diesen post ist, ist jener:
ich mache grad n praktikum bei ner online redaktion, weshalb ich auch immer vorn pc sitze, und wir alle schreiben grad stadtbeschreibungen (da lernen man sogar noch was bei!) und ich hab zur zeit Slavador da Bahia irgendwo in Brasilien ... und das hab ich zum Thema Sicherheit in der Stadt gefunden:
It's good to be careful the rest of the year as well. And one thing that helps is looking as little like a "gringo" as possible. Looking like a tourist is advertising that one is walking around with money in one's pocket. A few things you can do are:
- Don't wear black (or dark) socks with shorts. NOBODY here does that, except for European gringos (you German and Scandinavian guys mostly). It's a dead giveaway.
- The socks you do wear with shorts should not be pulled up high like a football (soccer) player. They should be pulled down loose around the ankles.
- Hair is another dead giveaway. The guys here don't have hair that is spiky or sticks up or swooshes back. Anything between Johnny Rotten and James Dean means you're a definite out-of-towner. A baseball cap is a good idea. They are really common here, and they are also very practical under the glare of the strong tropical sun.
- Dressing down doesn't make you look poor; it makes you look like, again, a gringo. Brazilians, even poor Brazilians, like to dress decently. Their clothes are clean and pressed, even t-shirts. I'm not saying not to wear what you like to wear (read: old, faded clothes with holes), but again, be aware that it sets you apart.
- Oh, and you German guys (I swear I'm not picking on you) who like to show off your legs in those short jean cutoffs, if you wear them here everybody will think you're gay. Hey! If you are gay, or have no problems with being seen as such, no problem!
- Avoid walking around with a backpack firmly planted between your shoulderblades. If you do for any reason go out and around with a pack, and it's not too heavy, wear it slung over one shoulder. If it's too heavy or bulky for that, and you're walking down a crowded sidewalk or taking a city bus, wear it in front, like a baby carrier. That's what people here do. It's not uncool; to do otherwise makes you look like an otário (sucker).
Something else: Watch your watch! Most people don't know how easily a wristwatch can be snatched from a wrist until it's too late. The pins holding the band to the watch bend and pop right out. This happens to (obvious) tourists all the time here, particularly at crowded festas. I've seen it happen on a bus. So leave your Rolex at home, and either stick with something cheap or forget the rigid constraints of the twenty-four hour day.
mehr davon gibt es hier und das ist das momentane Highlight des Tages!
