Your username is particularly appropriate. Of course there is crime everywhere. There's probably even crime in Antarctica. But it's totally nonsensical to claim that a place like, say, Johannesburg, is no more dangerous than Texas.
Have you "really" lived in Argentina?? The article is not about a developer going to a shanty town in Johanneseburg or a favella in Brazil! it is about a developer going to a nice area of Argentina where kids who can afford computers can be developers but still work for less as they have a lower cost of living.
I wouldn't be too harsh. The guy/girl probably just has a lot of pride and love for their country which is understandable. I also doubt that he's lived in the US or a 1st world country beyond say 1 month, if not at all.
Harsh is ok.. condescending is worse, specially when "I should be the one doubting that you have lived in the US or a 1st world country beyond say 1 month, if not at all. "
Lived 20 so years in the US, 20 so years in South America, and traveled to Asia & Europe. In my whole life I been mugged a whooping 3 times, most scary one in south Dallas in plain daylight.
My points are simple:
1. Following simple common sense safety rules it is not terribly dangerous to live in a third world country.
2. You won't get sick from eating in a decent places in a 3rd world country any more than getting sick from eating at your regular cafeteria.
I don't think I'm being excessively harsh, because he/she is blustering inaccurately about something that can be confirmed with a quick Wikipedia lookup.
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Your username is particularly appropriate. Of course there is crime everywhere. There's probably even crime in Antarctica. But it's totally nonsensical to claim that a place like, say, Johannesburg, is no more dangerous than Texas.
Talk about clueless!
Have you "really" lived in Argentina?? The article is not about a developer going to a shanty town in Johanneseburg or a favella in Brazil! it is about a developer going to a nice area of Argentina where kids who can afford computers can be developers but still work for less as they have a lower cost of living.
I wouldn't be too harsh. The guy/girl probably just has a lot of pride and love for their country which is understandable. I also doubt that he's lived in the US or a 1st world country beyond say 1 month, if not at all.
Harsh is ok.. condescending is worse, specially when "I should be the one doubting that you have lived in the US or a 1st world country beyond say 1 month, if not at all. "
Lived 20 so years in the US, 20 so years in South America, and traveled to Asia & Europe. In my whole life I been mugged a whooping 3 times, most scary one in south Dallas in plain daylight.
My points are simple: 1. Following simple common sense safety rules it is not terribly dangerous to live in a third world country. 2. You won't get sick from eating in a decent places in a 3rd world country any more than getting sick from eating at your regular cafeteria.
I don't think I'm being excessively harsh, because he/she is blustering inaccurately about something that can be confirmed with a quick Wikipedia lookup.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentiona...
Ahhh... Wikipedia vs real life experience!
I rest my case.