Do you feel safe in Sheffield?

[dutch 68]

Abandoned areas and foresty wilderness. You're so funny.

 

Sheffield is the first place I have ever walked through an abandoned cemetary.

[niallzi 10]

No...honestly no. Walking through town even on a Saturday afternoon, you constantly run into people who look as though they could mug or start on you for no reason.

 

I can't remember the last time I saw a policeman / woman on a regular patrol around the city centre.

[ECCOnoob 1,041]

No...honestly no. Walking through town even on a Saturday afternoon, you constantly run into people who look as though they could mug or start on you for no reason.

 

What a load of crap.

 

"Look as thought they could mug you or start on you"

 

Look like but didnt right? Think that says more about you than them.

 

Maybe you had better not ever leave the house. The bogeyman might get you.

[niallzi 10]

What a load of crap.

 

"Look as thought they could mug you or start on you"

 

Look like but didnt right? Think that says more about you than them.

 

Maybe you had better not ever leave the house. The bogeyman might get you.

 

They're basic human emotions called anxiety and apprehension.

 

I mean we could all walk around in denial with happy faces and ignore the state of society at the moment

[Top Cats Hat 10]

They're basic human emotions called anxiety and apprehension.

 

 

Absolutely.

 

But as ECCOnoob said, you need to look at yourself for the reasons that you see threats everywhere when it is not most people's experience.

[melthebell 863]

They're basic human emotions called anxiety and apprehension.

 

I mean we could all walk around in denial with happy faces and ignore the state of society at the moment

thats you, not IT

[niallzi 10]

Absolutely.

 

But as ECCOnoob said, you need to look at yourself for the reasons that you see threats everywhere when it is not most people's experience.

 

Agreed, and I do to an extent try to follow the rule of not creating problems until they are problems.

 

Me and my mate had a rather nasty experience earlier in the year where we were approached by two Jamaican fellows outside the bankers draft who claimed to be promoting a new bar (though couldn't provide any details such as a name or location). They kept asking us questions about if we had certain memberships or apps, basically trying to get us to take out our phones and wallets, and kept surrounding us if we tried to shuffle off. Eventually we managed to get away when a bouncer appeared outside the door.

 

Unfortunately when you have experiences like that, you become apprehensive and cautious.

[altus 540]

Anyone notice the tiny sample?

Just you and me by the look of it.

 

2000 people spread across how many locations? There are 69 cities in the UK - so that means an average of less than 30 per city. Not exactly enough to produce representative results.

 

But then the article looks like it's a PR fluff piece for an upcoming TV series which, if their statistics are anything to go by, won't be worth watching.

[Top Cats Hat 10]

where we were approached by two Jamaican fellows outside the bankers draft

 

Serious question.

 

How did you know that they were from Jamaica?

[niallzi 10]

Serious question.

 

How did you know that they were from Jamaica?

 

Because they said they were and that they were promoting a new bar.

[Top Cats Hat 10]

Because they said they were and that they were promoting a new bar.

 

What?

 

As in "Hi, we're from Jamaica and we're promoting a new bar?"

[niallzi 10]

What?

 

As in "Hi, we're from Jamaica and we're promoting a new bar?"

 

Close!

 

"We're promoting a new Jamaican bar"

 

they had Caribbean accents so we put two and two together.

 

Would you prefer it if I just changed this to "we were approached by two people?"