Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "American Reacts to Is it Safe to Live in the USA?" video.

  1. But would you like to walk into places like Harlem or Bronx? Probably not so good destinstion for tourists.
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  2. I have only two experiencesvofvUSA, One was a short holiday using airline points before expiry , visited Hawaii where I atvall times felt completely safe. The other was a 1 day stop in LA to join return flight to Australia on late evening of the following day of arrival. Chose to go to Holidsy Inn just around the corner from Holywood Boulivard, Star walk Chinese Theater. I wascreturning from Europe wherevI missed release of Jurassic Park movie by a few days. I hoped to see it in LA where it was in cinemas for weeks already. On trying to depart the Holiday Inn, I was dropping by the front desk and asked about cinemas showing the movie. There I was left a bit shocked I was told to make sure to be back in the Holiday Inn no later than 6;40 PM, as after dark Holiday Boilivard is not safe that even police no longer patrolled after 7PM till about 6AM. As it was around 5 PM that would mean no way could I see the movie as that would be return to hotel way later. I went anyway and after some issues, like the cinema listed several films on show in well over 10 cinemas there but not Jurassic Park. I left took a long walk down the Boulivard, and even bought some souvenirs for JP. Getting disappointed I went to the counters in the cinema to ask if JP would be on next day. Surprise they just did not list it but actually it sss on starting every 30 min in some 5 cinemas there. I booked, but it was nearing 7 PM, so I was heading back to my hotel way past 9 PM so was concerned. Along the Boulivard were hords on Bikies, mostlybdrinking, and smoking Motorbikes on the footpath, no way tobwalk straight, you had to sort of wind zigzag along. At several points big rough looking guys would walk towards you, in studed leathers, chain in shoulder loop. Generally somewhat threatening in appearance, not someone you desire unpleasant experiences with. Well I wound my way past dozens of these mean looking dudes, and a fewcactually said something, I smiled and returned a greeting, carrying my souvenirs. No one actually did anything but raise concern feelings, only one stood in mybway briefly but then went on swilling his beer. I got into the hotel safe and sound and did not atcanytime see a police patrol, which had been present when I walked the roads before t he movie. The reception desk asked if I was OK and I told them there were plenty bikers on the Boulivard but they did not hinder me. All I got from Hotel staff as a shaking head and at least made a quitely mumbled "lucky". To this day I remain unsure exactly how much danger I really faced there. Certain is that no one else leav I ng the cinema walked that direction on the boulivard all went other directions and to waiting cars or carpark opposite direction to going past the star walk and Chinese Theater Other foreign places, including China, Indonesia, Hong Kong back alleys some sections of Kuala Lumpur, even some areas in UK are places I have felt uneasy. While Japan I felt 100% safe even in the most dingy narrow alleys. Korea was OK, not really feeling unsafe but avoided wander around till very late. In Germany, on first visit for work I thought it unusual to have so many cars backfiring. Heard from my Hotel one street back from the main Stuttgart Railway Station. Over my first couple of weeks I found from reading the newspaper, that it was not car backfiring but actual shots fired. Especially the immediate area of the central railway station had muggings drug deals and even shots fired by offenders and police. I was already on edge as on arrival at Frankfurt airport already visible were two man military patrols with military Rifles. Which also had appeared while walking the central shopping areas in Stuttgart. From Australia that was very different because in 1970s the police in Australia did not walk around with guns at all now for many years different they do carry guns in holsters these days. Shooting is rare because every used bullet has hours of paperwork required to justify use, so police only use guns in absolute need cases. Anyway at yhat time in 1979 there were some terrorist issues with "Red Brigade" that were believed e d to be planning busting gang member from local high security jail by some high danger action. This all the military action of heavily armed pairs of soldiers on patrol. Generally gun crime is low in Germany, though many have hunting Rifles, pistols are far from common, and far less gun availability as USA. Police however do use guns uncomfortably freely. One news paper report I saw on my second work trip was a driver was observed speeding and running a red light. At the next intersection again ran the red-light, while two police stepped onto the roadway signalling yhe driver to stop.. He did not the police jump d dvaway in time. At t he next intersection a police officer stepped off the kerb and fired at the approaching car, hit the driver in the head and killed him. The driver was a known criminal with several arrest warrants pending, no major issues, but surely the risk of shooting dead a driver leaving yhe car to crash could have been very dangerous itself, and what is the likelihood the actually hit and kill the driver through the windscreen of a moving car.
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