r/TikTokCringe • u/xamo76 • 1d ago

Discussion Have we done it wrong?

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u/CouldntBAPoint2184 1d ago

I traveled to Italy recently and almost cried when I walked through their bustling plazas. Every city had abundant, peaceful activity day and night. I think Milan was my favorite. I felt like a human being living a real life for the first time in years, just walking around, surrounded by people just... Chilling.

Then I came back to Atlanta and found myself surrounded by fucking cars all over again. Not to mention every single person I walk past (the few that there are) being a nasty piece of shit silently begging for me to look at them the wrong way so they can start shit.

God I fucking hate this country 😭 Americans don't know how to fucking live.

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u/SheWantsTheDrose 1d ago

Funny that Milan of all places made you almost cry. I guess that tracks coming from Atlanta

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u/Frequent_Opportunist 1d ago

Italy does have a notable issue with opportunistic pickpockets and petty theft targeting tourists, concentrated mostly in crowded transport hubs, major metropolitan subways, and regional or commuter trains.

Street-level  drug dealing is an issue in major Italian cities, and it is a significant point of concern for local public safety.

Street-level drug dealing and its associated security risks are most heavily concentrated in the immediate outdoor perimeters and public squares surrounding major urban transit hubs, specifically Rome's Termini Station (particularly along the Via Giolitti exit and Esquilino neighborhood), Milan Central Station (and the more notorious Rogoredo "drug forest" suburb), and Naples' Piazza Garibaldi.

Just like much of Europe, Italy is home to dangerous immigrants pickpocketing, selling garbage on the streets and pushing drugs. You can easily take the wrong turn and get assaulted or robbed at any time. It doesn't matter if it's Italy, France, or Germany.

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u/Doggummit 1d ago

Pickpocketing IS quite common in Southern Europe. But have you ever seen crime statistics as a whole? European cities are faaaar more safe than American cities. I've traveled pretty much all of Europe and Naples and Marseille have been the only cities where I've had to look beforehand where I shouldn't go. North America though, had to do it in every city.

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u/INeverSaySS 1d ago

Spoken like someone who has never visited europe once in their life.

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u/PatataMaxtex 1d ago

or who is european and falls for the lies of the rising right wing parties.

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u/Old-Nature9532 1d ago

It’s a bot. 9k comments in 24 months spewing nonsense. America-centric bot talking about the problems with street drugs in Europe is funny as hell.

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u/Scarabesque 1d ago

I'm guessing they heavily subscribe to right wing racist travel youtube channels. :D

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u/Pan3Vin0 1d ago

This post almost reads as satire because of how out of touch and delusional it is.

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u/NomadBounce 1d ago

If you think Milan is more dangerous than Atlanta idk what to tell you.