Hi Juey, I understand it was probably meant as friendly concern, but given the way it was slipped in, I thought you made it sound like it was a problem specific to Singapore when it's not, really.
Countries I've been to include Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Australia (Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide), Switzerland (Geneva), France (from the Swiss border), UK and I'm sure I missed a place or two. Judging from my own travel experiences and observations, I'm fairly confident you could name me any 10 cities in the world, and out of that list I'll give you at least 8 countries where pickpocketing statistics are probably higher. Might take a bit of research to confirm it all though. :-) Regards, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juey Chong Ong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Singapore? (Very long: A reasonably detailed walkthrough..) > Have fun and shoot lots of photos. Watch out for > pickpockets and wallet snatchers, though. & > I don't think the people warning me implied that pick-pocketing was > common in Singapore. I think they just wanted me to be aware that it > can happen. And perhaps it doesn't happen often because everyone is > aware that it can happen. > > --jc
