Entry nº 27

Living in the city is more dangerous than living in a small town

This is a fact that life in the city is more dangerous than life in a small town, but in every small town there are also really dangerous situations that people has to face from time to time.
Although nowadays I live in a big city my home town is actually a small town, so that as long as I am here, I take all kinds of precautions at home, in the streets, on the bus and when strangers talk to me. A lot of places and situations in the city that are usually safety for someone who comes from a small town can be very dangerous here. At least people in the city will always make you aware of the possible dangerous situations and will give you advices to take into account.
In my home town when someone has a problem and calls the police they never or hardly ever come or do not pay attention to your claims so people solve their problems between them, which can be very dangerous sometimes because that is the root of many rows and fights that usually end in bloody situations.
As small towns have small populations, people know themselves very well and are almost everybody friends that is why they exploit in anger easily when their feelings are involved in violent situations.
But apart from those extreme situations, you can just go out alone at night no matter if you are a man or a woman and stay until late without any risk. But of course you must be careful always, especially during some periods in the year when people from other towns come to work and with then people’s belongings start to disappear. Everyone can be victim of a robbery especially if you go out in bicycle or in motorbike.
I really think that those robberies can be avoided easily if policemen where walking not just in the main streets but also in each neighborhood.