tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post6571731736757365599..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: First RobberyFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-48212449468923232772010-07-01T15:22:20.619-07:002010-07-01T15:22:20.619-07:00Those kinds of thieves are called гопники (gopniks...Those kinds of thieves are called гопники (gopniks) in Russian. Gop stop = a sreet robbery. <br /><br />Typically a group of gopniks approach a person, often with some kind of question, surround the person, and take away their money and cell phone. Often the victim is injured in the process. <br /><br />Know your gopnik (plural=gopniki)!<br />http://slangdictionary.ru/pic/0/643_117_1248104782.jpg<br />http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/2820/img2978co5gy8.jpgSerge Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289326246848639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-67833926686889484872010-07-01T14:14:33.339-07:002010-07-01T14:14:33.339-07:00"Wait till he gets mugged!"
I doubt it w..."Wait till he gets mugged!"<br />I doubt it will change his view. He's got money, he's living the good life in Argentina, its cheaper to live the rich and famous life here than compared to USA. Doens't take that much to be the rich guy in Argentina while in USA its more of a challenge, believe it or not, some people tihnk that way.<br /><br />FerFALFerFALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-60791021734333797402010-06-30T16:24:14.084-07:002010-06-30T16:24:14.084-07:00Ferfal, you warned people about fancy cars...
htt...Ferfal, you warned people about fancy cars...<br /><br />http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_15403666Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-16081147056858345362010-06-30T16:24:14.085-07:002010-06-30T16:24:14.085-07:00Ferfal,
Just thought I would mention that I was i...Ferfal,<br /><br />Just thought I would mention that I was in the bank the other day-- in California-- and I heard the guy at the next window talking about how good the Italian food is in South America. <br /><br />(The teller had noticed his Italian surname and thought he would know were to find the best Italian food in California)<br /><br />He said that, better than Italy, is the Italian food in S. America.<br /><br /><br /> I said, "Argentina"? and he said, yes, how did you know? the Italian food is the best in the world in Argentina<br /><br />Then he told me he lived in California for 8 months of the year and Argentina for 4 months--<br /><br />Then he showed me a pic on his phone of his home, a beautiful , preidential, town home in Buenos Aires-<br /><br />it reminded me of an absolutely, top of the line Wash Dc townhome, or better, with a Parisian touch<br />So gorgeous<br /><br />You can see that the architecture in B AS resembles Paris / Europe<br /><br />He then told me that Argentina is as safe or safer than the USA<br /><br />I said, WHAT?<br /><br />I said what about those miles of tent cities I have seen there?<br /><br />Oh, those , he said. Well, it's just that Argentina used to be the safest, most cultured country in the world (100 years ago) and they have never adapted to the modern life etc etc<br /><br />I could tell he was in total denial.<br /><br />He was obviously extremely rich so did not have to rub shoulders with the poor.<br /><br /><br />Oh, well<br /><br />So I ran into the denial you talk about!<br /><br />Wait till he gets mugged!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-48941389405190761182010-06-30T14:54:36.793-07:002010-06-30T14:54:36.793-07:00yes. decoy wallet. i've posted
here before. in...yes. decoy wallet. i've posted<br />here before. in Atlanta, GA, USA<br />my decoy wallet worked. it was an<br />old wallet with fake cards and one <br />$5 USD with 4 $1 USD in it. total cost: $9. act nervous then drop it and back away. done and done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-41643370425407051772010-06-30T14:00:37.866-07:002010-06-30T14:00:37.866-07:00I worked professionally in counter-terrorism and t...I worked professionally in counter-terrorism and the analysis of violence several decades ago. We interviewed hundreds of bad folks in several prisons...murderers, rapists, kidnappers. Without going into detail, the one primary thing we learned was...never leave the scene with anyone, almost no one survives that scenario. Run immediately or if you have any opportunity; there is very little in it for potential robbers or kidnappers to shoot you in the back as you flee. All they do is call attention to themselves. It's much easier to find a different and passive victim. This is a data based suggestion. A final note...even the folks who survived kidnappings..in the U.S. or international ones...they were psychologically harmed to a significant degree even if not formally abused.<br /><br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-92043147472447198602010-06-30T06:16:38.614-07:002010-06-30T06:16:38.614-07:00The decoy wallet is a good one. several 10 pesos b...The decoy wallet is a good one. several 10 pesos bills and some useless cards will do the trick after a quick glance (if he even bothers) but I'd still carry oc spray and a knife, both are legal, there's no knife lenght limit as in most US cities and it can be used in case, as you said, that they want more than money. <br />You dont have to go stabbing everyone that looks yo uthe worng way, but if after giving up your wallet they say lets go, you can put your weapon and training to good use.<br /><br />FerFALFerFALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-34448128499370616852010-06-30T06:06:06.858-07:002010-06-30T06:06:06.858-07:00Lesson learned about positioning. We live in an ap...Lesson learned about positioning. We live in an apathetic society thanks to all the crappy food and media people consume, but even then there's a risk to a thief trying to operate in a higher traffic area that they probably don't want to take. Your writings about opportunistic criminal behavior is probably more valuable than a taser and pepper spray combined, and it's free! <br /><br />I think a back-up wallet is a really good idea, carrying anything beyond petty value in cargo pockets (such as documentation and bank cards) is now standard operating procedure for me. <br /><br />I didn't say anything, my first though was that they were just really aggressive homeless people asking for cash, I tend to pass people a small bill when they ask as a matter of principle. They said "cellular" and I passed it to them, they said "la plata, la plata" and I gave them my wallet. Ya esta. <br /><br />I'm going to look into self defense classes in case the next time they're not happy with what I have on me and I have to make an evasive manuever at close range. The simplest thing, I realize, is the back-up wallet, because thieves are generally rushed and if you have a wallet with a mere 20 pesos in it, that might just save your life.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614962832390315553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-47845105119616636142010-06-29T19:00:10.661-07:002010-06-29T19:00:10.661-07:00For me "the line" was when the robber th...For me "the line" was when the robber that had a gun to my forehead said to get in the car. I knew right there and then if I did I was dead. So I refused and said no. He told me several times to get going and each time I said no. Just as I was about to "rush" him and hopefully take him by surprise before he could shoot me (I thought), his accomplice said to leave me and just put me in bathroom with the others. <br /><br />I truly believed I had better chance fighting it out then going in the car. They were both caught several weeks later and just gotten out of jail for armed robbery before robbing where I worked. Crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com