Germany/Bavaria
Germany/Bavaria
I know everywhere has its problems and crime/humanity stand hand in hand, but here, you can walk around the villages & see doors unlocked/open/Cars/vans with the tools quite visibly on show.
Even in the bigger towns to a certain extent...even Munich.
In fact my better half has left her purse (amongst other things) on the passenger seat of the car overnight outside the house & elsewhere & nada/nothing has been stolen/broken.
Even simple matters, such as DIY in your house. You cannot do (drilling, hammering & such like) between the hrs of 1300-1500hrs and not on the weekend...and the local plods can & do enforce this.
The locals tell me that after the US forces left after 98, the crime rate dropped substantially
DT_Xtremez_35: (although I believe it wasnt that high anyway...compared to the UK) there was roughly 17, 20,000 troops here in three/four Kaserne Unfortunatley these are being replaced slowly by Russkis, Eastern Europeans (The Turks have been here that long, that they are assimed) and this, with the inevitable "americanised yoof culture" things are slowly becoming worse...but still nowhere near the UK.
Bavaria is a bad example to give, because it is the safest area in Germany, maybe a comparison with the North West/East would be better.
Only just recently there was a documentary on Vox/Sat1 about the British Army in the Westfalen/NiederSachsen area & the crime attributed to these guys, mostly drink related.
**Pie Sandwich**
Sorry fella, not sure if I would be the right person to help. Shugster just sits about 40mins away from me (driving time)