Johor Bahru. Worth risking your life there?
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i just got back.. im pretty safe!!
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dun act paranoid oso.Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:Actually hor, it's quite safe if you know what you are doing.
One of first rule of self-defence is to always avoid danger and conflict if you can, unfortunately I think could it be that Singaporeans simply lack the street smarts to keep safe in JB that's why they end up such easy prey?
Always keep to crowded, well lit areas. Never enter a place where you are not certain of how to escape. Don't walk blindly around without noticing who might be targeting you and don't look like the ignorant Singaporean moving around in JB but just blend in to be like one of the locals. Always make sure you have a plan on what to do if you encounter criminals and if you can travel in groups. And don't silly silly follow strangers after they tell you some funny story. And don't dress so nicely if you can, something simple will do.
It is likely the cases of Singaporeans who were robbed in JB, very often they failed at one of these crucial things and ended up being a nice target. Remember this is not Singapore so don't treat it like it's Singapore and you will be safe just by acting as you always do in Singapore.
bery easy to spot is sger. -
up to fifty thousand sgers go everyday. What is the population of JB? 1 million? What are the crime incidents per day? 0.0000001% per day?Originally posted by Ito_^:dun act paranoid oso.
bery easy to spot is sger.
hahaha... it is like saying, better buy 4D because the chances of your number coming out is very high.... better gamble at the casino because you can emerge a winner very easily...
but the reality is? Nothing happens to you in JB and the casino will bankrupt you...
don't live life in a delusion, people...
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goes to see that u r simply a bookwormOriginally posted by strado:If you studied geography in sec sch, you should know that going to JB to shop isnt really cheap. They know that Singaporeans always go there, thus they jerk up the prices.
So basically, things are almost the same price as here. Cos its part of their boost to increase the revenue from tourism.
And of course, we are considered tourists.
If you go to major tourist attractions, then you are less likely to get robbed. Or if you want, you go to those supermarkets or malls that are inside which are frequent by locals and not tourists.
Malls that everyone knows are for tourists will of course have higher number of robbers there targetting.
If you are a robber in Singapore, and you want to rob tourists, where will you lurk? Orchard Road or Tampines Mall?
only those shopping centres near to singapore r exp.
JB is bigger than singapore if u know yr geography
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aiya scared to die just stay where u at loh
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Originally posted by valentinoo:aiya scared to die just stay where u at loh walk on the road, scared get knocked down... go to toilet, scared got germs... eat food, scared got too much pesticides... and millions of people walk the roads, eat food and go to toilet everyday without any problems...
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pple onli kena rob then say next time won't go.
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please lah.
u give me all expenses paid trip to johor i also dont want.
i still have lots of things to do so i dont wanna die yet xD -
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if u prefer me to demolish yr whole theory, i will be happy to do it!!Originally posted by strado:"If you go to major tourist attractions, then you are less likely to get robbed. Or if you want, you go to those supermarkets or malls that are inside which are frequent by locals and not tourists.
Malls that everyone knows are for tourists will of course have higher number of robbers there targetting."
That was what I said isn't it? Or did you just read the first few lines?
If you studied geography in sec sch, you should know that going to JB to shop isnt really cheap. They know that Singaporeans always go there, thus they jerk up the prices.
So basically, things are almost the same price as here. Cos its part of their boost to increase the revenue from tourism.
And of course, we are considered tourists.
u just need to go further up like 5 km inland into JB, u will find things cheaper than those at the doorway of the causeway!
If you go to major tourist attractions, then you are less likely to get robbed. Or if you want, you go to those supermarkets or malls that are inside which are frequent by locals and not tourists.
Malls that everyone knows are for tourists will of course have higher number of robbers there targetting.
Can u make up yr mind on whether u will want to say that tourist attractions have greater tendency of robbery occurence or not?
If you go to major tourist attractions, then you are less likely to get robbed or
Malls that everyone knows are for tourists will of course have higher number of robbers there targetting.
If you are a robber in Singapore, and you want to rob tourists, where will you lurk? Orchard Road or Tampines Mall?
how many times have u heard of robbery occurring in orchard road this year?
such a lousy example u trying to pull
u talk about geography, so that what's i am telling u
if u can't make sense of what u trying to express, try not to express otherwise u r making a fool of yrself -
Originally posted by Kenashi:if u can't make sense of what u trying to express, try not to express otherwise u r making a fool of yrself have you considered the fact that foolish people cannot understand what you are trying to say and will not agree that they are making a fool of themselves? That is why they are foolish...
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don't be so bad lahOriginally posted by AndrewPKYap: have you considered the fact that foolish people cannot understand what you are trying to say and will not agree that they are making a fool of themselves? That is why they are foolish...
they r just not that knowledgeable -
reverse psychology, I see and "jie dao sha ren.."Originally posted by Kenashi:don't be so bad lah
they r just not that knowledgeable -
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Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:reverse psychology, I see and "jie dao sha ren.."
always remember a blade cut both ways -
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Been to Johor, but always avoid the JB city center.
Things are cheaper in Muar and Permas Jaya/Masai than JB itself. But then I don't shop there, just the odd seafood / karting days. -
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hallo, pls get this straight, 5 km inland is still part of JB, not another state!!Originally posted by strado:U said if people drive like 5km inland they will find things are cheaper there. Precisely! That was what I said!
If you go to major tourist attractions, then you are less likely to get robbed. Or if you want, you go to those supermarkets or malls that are inside which are frequent by locals and not tourists.
You are just merely repeating every single shit I have said.
"If you are a robber in Singapore, and you want to rob tourists, where will you lurk? Orchard Road or Tampines Mall?"
Who cares how many cases are there? I'm just asking IF. Its a matter of which has a lower possibility. You dont wait till things happened, and then you decide on which is safer.
And because I caught you repeating something I have said, you get all insulting and irritating.
I have my opinions and you have yours, it just piss me off when people dont read posts properly and repeat what people have alreadu included in their post.
Majority of people go to places in Jb like City Sq. Which is very well-known as a tourist place, thats why I said its much safer to go inland into those malls which are frequent mostly by locals and very little tourists will go there.
When I said MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONs, I'm referring to places like zoos, shopping malls are not MAJOR tourist attractions. You probably failed geography in secondary.
Orchard road are visited by many tourists every year, but is it a MAJOR tourist attraction? No.
Major tourist attractions are like Sentosa. And the crime rate at Sentosa is pretty low cos I doubt anybody will take the trouble to go in there and look out for targets to rob.
I might not express myself clearly. But you are just shallow and dont use your common sense.
You probably think seawater is blue in colour literally if you have never been to the beach.
I wasn't even being insulting and you got all arrogant.
Think before you decide that you want to start a quarrel.
u saying that the whole JB is exp., don't know is whether u really cannot understand geography or simply can't listen to reason
if someone can rob u in JB, they can oso rob u in Singapore, i am oso using IF like what u r saying, happy or still trying to find fault with yr own lousy theory!!
more like u r saying dumb things hence i need to correct u n u just find that insulting to yr intelligence which i find somehow lacking
i accept that u have yr opinion, but what u r posting is wrong and u just said that ppl didn't read yr post carefully, what a lousy excuse that make
who in the first place will go to tourist attraction i.e. zoo in JB, what can u find there that u can't find in our own zoo
hallo, differentiating tourist attraction is a matter of english language not geography
furthermore, what does tourist attraction meant???
do u know? it meant what appeal to tourist, a shopping centre can oso be a tourist attraction, just like orchard road, just becos u said it isn't doesn't make it not a tourist attraction!! u r so a dumb block
i think u have a serious common sense problem n think ppl r shallow cos u r not up to the mark, please learn more b4 taking on ppl here with more intellectual properties than u do
only u will think that seawater is blue in colour literally cos u r practically living in a bookshelf with a limited amount of books for reading
no u r not being insulting just ignorant
i wasn't even picking a quarrel just picking out pieces of yr shattered brain cos i thinking of going green by recycling them -
why ask here when the victims probably couldn't make it back alive?
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Definitely NOT. I avoid JB at all costs. Its a crook nest there.
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sianz, u don't want to spar with me liao, so boring!!Originally posted by strado:Ok Kenashi you win. I'm very lazy to argue back. Your argument consist of assumptions with a strong hints of childishness. Whatever man, since you think your advices or points are so valid, then lets hope you will never ever get robbed if you go to Malaysia to shop (or anywhere else in the world).
Cheers.
this is all about assumptions what???
u can guarantee that ppl who goes shopping in JB will get rob meh??? if u can guarantee that, then it is a fact, so what is wrong with me making assumptions??
those who can't take the truth always try to complain others r childish, arrogant etc. i wonder how old u r to hide behind such lousy defence at these time?
don't worry, i won't invite ppl to rob me by wearing flashy clothes or flashing my money around -
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