Comments by "Thump Er the Sweaty Fat Guy" (@SweatyFatGuy) on "The Dangers Of Meeting Women OVERSEAS | Passport Bros" video.
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We military types will often have a way about us that makes us appear to NOT be an easy mark. The haircut and the way we walk say a lot about us, gives us away too. I was able to blend in exceptionally well in Germany, my ancestry is there and I look exactly like Germans do, well the barrel chested farmer/machinist types. I stood out a bit in Korea.. no idea why. When I was engaged to a woman who lived in Dubai in 90-92, they said I looked Syrian, because they have lighter hair and often blue eyes, otherwise I stand out everywhere other than central/northern Europe.. for more than my width, which makes me obvious anywhere I go.
I've never been mugged, only had my car broken into in Charleston SC, its obvious when you have training and muscle that you are not worth the risk. The soft or loud and boisterous types in the military are the ones who get rolled.
The car thing in Charleston was kids, they broke the window to take a water damaged stereo when the door was unlocked. He left a screwdriver that was worth more than the stereo, and never touched the $25k worth of tools in my road box in the back of my pickup. The funny thing is my 1970 GTO sat unlocked the entire time I was stationed there, the stock radio was in the dash, a Kenwood under the seat, and it looked ratty. Rattle can paint, cheap wheels, no carpet, cracked dash, and special instructions just to start it. Looking unassuming is a quality defense, it goes along with "look unimportant, they may be low on ammo"
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