Behavior when meeting strangers while traveling

@blu3mo: Istanbul Mysterious Experience Diary

• While walking in the city at night, I was approached by a self-proclaimed restaurant owner.
• It turns out he was indeed the owner and treated me to tea, sweets, soup, and bread at his restaurant. He claimed to have traveled all over the world and we had various conversations.
• He said, “Let’s meet again tomorrow!” (Continued) https://t.co/8beXO6JTLn

@MasterNankai: As a former backpacker, I understand the feeling, but this style could end up with you floating in the river the next day or being stripped of everything. In Turkey, you might be forced to buy expensive carpets, get into gambling and accumulate debt, or get tricked into digging a hole. It’s better not to generalize beginner’s luck for the sake of future travelers.

• That’s really true.

• The story about Turkey in univ00009 is the same, and there are various episodes of being ripped off.

• I want to reflect on my good and bad behaviors during this trip to Istanbul.

• Good behaviors:

  • I always shared information with my parents.
    • Reporting my location using GPS and LINE.
    • In case something happens.
    • However, I’m not sure what my parents could do from Japan if something did happen.
  • I regularly checked my current location.
  • Before going to a public bath, I checked reviews to make sure the place was safe.
    • However, I only glanced at them briefly, so I don’t think it was enough.

• Bad behaviors:

  • I was quite passive.
    • Regarding plans and things to do.
    • Basically, it was like “Other person: Let’s go here” and “Me: Great!”
    • It was fortunate that the person had no ill intentions, but I don’t have much confidence in standing up for myself when faced with someone pushy.
      • Yeah, that’s true (blu3mo)(blu3mo).
      • I was able to reject riding on a motorcycle, so it’s not like I couldn’t push back at all, but…
  • I may have been a bit hesitant to contact my parents on my phone while in the middle of a conversation.
    • It would have been better to do it properly without being swayed by the atmosphere.
  • I didn’t fully imagine the risks.
    • However, it was naive to think that the worst-case scenario would be having all my belongings stolen.
      • I should have considered the possibility of my life being in danger as well.
        • It’s difficult to imagine that someone in front of you would do such a thing (blu3mo).
    • Well, there are limits to this.
      • Instead of imagining the risks and running away, it’s better to think about how to act when the risks occur and have Antifragility.
  • I vaguely thought that I could just escape from the motorcycle if the worst happened, but could I really have jumped off while the motorcycle was moving? It’s doubtful.
    • In fact, I didn’t have the knowledge or ability to react correctly at that moment.
    • Moreover, even if I had escaped from the motorcycle, there was a possibility of being chased and caught, leading to an even worse situation.
      • I probably wouldn’t have been able to overpower that person.

• I’ll post this tweet as a reminder to myself.

  • @MasterNankai: As a former backpacker, I understand the feeling, but this style could end up with you floating in the river the next day or being stripped of everything. In Turkey, you might be forced to buy expensive carpets, get into gambling and accumulate debt, or get tricked into digging a hole. It’s better not to generalize beginner’s luck for the sake of future travelers.

  • @masakaz737: I had all my cash taken from me during this hammam phase.

    • That could have easily happened (blu3mo)(blu3mo)(blu3mo).

  • @ryunen_coffee: I just read this note for the first time…

  • I had almost the same experience as this person.- > I was made to pay properly 😢

• https://note.com/ryunen_coffee/n/n840e385279bf

• @univ00009: I don’t know even if you imitate and die, it’s your own responsibility.

• Japanese student from Hitotsubashi University, Mr. Izaki, dies in Colombia - Nikkei

  • Hitotsubashi University announced on the 21st that the Japanese man who was killed in the city of Medellin, the second largest city in Colombia, was Ryo Izaki (22), a fourth-year student in the Department of Sociology at the university, from Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture.

  • The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on the 19th. Izaki, who was walking, was robbed of his mobile phone by two people. He chased after the culprit and was shot when he caught up. It is reported that he was hit by two bullets.

    • It’s not something you should force yourself to escape or pursue.
    • Life is more important than belongings (blu3mo)(blu3mo)(blu3mo)

• Consuming ‘Danger’: The Thrilling Culture and Social Meaning Experienced by Japanese Backpackers on Their Travels

  • @blu3mo: I should read this again every time I travel in the future.

    • (blu3mo)(blu3mo)(blu3mo)

• Well, it seems like I caused some concern to those around me.

  • Well, that can’t be helped (blu3mo)

• Regarding what to do if something similar happens in the future

  • I don’t want to forget that this was beginner’s luck.
  • Especially, it was assumed that there was trust in being the owner of a properly operated restaurant this time.
    • Well, even trusting that is naive, but assuming goodwill in the absence of that is the worst.