Is it safe to holiday in Muslim countries now?

[Cyclone]

So on the basis of one location, years ago, told 2nd hand to you, that's all Muslim countries out.

 

What you've said makes no sense.

 

Why would the prospect of "something bad happening" be in the mind of those in ALL Muslim countries, but not those in Paris?

 

You admit that the chance is slight (extremely slight I'd say), there is a similar, extremely slight chance in Paris, or London, or many other places. So why would you be more worried in Casablanca than in Paris?

 

There's a greater danger from traffic, but I bet you don't spend all your time on the road worrying about it, unable to relax.

Edited January 13, 2016 by Cyclone

[lottiecass]

Shows the mindset of some of the locals though.By the way,my sis is no coward or liar.Why fund people like this through tourism? A holiday is time to switch off and relax,why complicate your life?

[foxy lady]

They'll certainly be more on your side than their German and Swedish colleagues, by the look of news reports.

 

Especially the pro-Front National sort (...which is still much, if not more still, of the Police, the CRS and the Gendarmes these days).

 

Self-perpetuating part-problem and part-solution all rolled into one, that

Arriving at Bahrain airport shortly after the Russian airliner was blown up by terrorists. Despite the terrorist attack it was still possible to pass through check-in without security, bagage checks or even passport control. That's the difference.

[lottiecass]

Of course the danger from traffic is a definite risk,but the difference is nobody is out to run you over or crash on purpose,they are all accidental unlike terrorist acts.

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Of course the danger from traffic is a definite risk,but the difference is nobody is out to run you over or crash on purpose,they are all accidental unlike terrorist acts.

 

No-one, all, etc... Those are all absolutes, let's face it you can't say that, that's like saying all Muslims are racists, rapists and murderers, its simply not true.

 

However, yes we hear stories all the time (just not on the BBC) about hate crimes and persecution of non-Muslims in these so called peaceful religious countries (even the locals are fleeing to Western countries.)

[ANGELFIRE1]

Originally Posted by milquetoast1 View Post

I very much doubt that he's suggesting staying at home,

 

 

 

Then he should choose his words more carefully shouldn't he.

 

 

Plenty of nice places in the world to visit, with minimum risk of getting your napper removed from your body with a blunt kitchen knife. Or blown into flying mince by some deranged virgin chaser with 20lbs of semtex strapped to his body.

 

Angel1.

[samssong]

I was looking at a Villa in Turkey this summer for me, the missus and our daughters. Not now though, i'm not taking any chances with the girls. Italy, or Portugal for us.

What about North Cyprus would that now be considered dangerous.

[Quik]

What about North Cyprus would that now be considered dangerous.

 

Don't know about dangerous but supporting the economy of an unrecognised occupier of a fellow European country isn't exactly cricket even if it is safe.

[Cyclone]

Originally Posted by milquetoast1 View Post

I very much doubt that he's suggesting staying at home,

 

 

 

Then he should choose his words more carefully shouldn't he.

 

 

Plenty of nice places in the world to visit, with minimum risk of getting your napper removed from your body with a blunt kitchen knife. Or blown into flying mince by some deranged virgin chaser with 20lbs of semtex strapped to his body.

 

Angel1.

 

Where were you thinking then?

 

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Of course the danger from traffic is a definite risk,but the difference is nobody is out to run you over or crash on purpose,they are all accidental unlike terrorist acts.

 

Puts it into perspective though when you realise that you're more likely to die in an RTA on the way to the airport. Helps people stop being hysterical.

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Puts it into perspective though when you realise that you're more likely to die in an RTA on the way to the airport. Helps people stop being hysterical.

 

What if there were as many radical extremists as cars over here?

 

I bet the odds in some Muslim countries are vastly different to those here! It also seems that if you're a child on an obvious school bus makes you more of a target, it sounds like genocide to me!