Ignition Override
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You guys all have thought-provoking perspectives, whether the comments are short or very detailed.
Having just begun days ago to read some comments on a survival website (I had planned to read about guns), there were some experiences by an American guy who survived the total breakdown about four blocks from
Tahir Square in Cairo, Egypt.
He said nothing about whether he speaks a few phrases in Arabic, if at all, or much more.
Having been overseas about twenty times, I have no doubt that just a few short phrases in any local language can open doors (no pun intended). They enjoy hearing Americans try more than "dos cervezas".
His lesson in Cairo was that having previously been on good speaking terms with all neighbors and street vendors was critical. People shared some things.
In stark contrast, he states that leaving his home and hitting the road would have been much riskier.
Another person on that website who survived the prolonged nightmarish rifle sniping and mortars onto the streets of Sarajevo Bosnia during the breakup in "Yugoslavia" (early 90s-as their "fellow Europeans" stood by, not knowing what to do) lived through a worse experience.
It was probably deadly to try to leave Sarajevo, which has many hills around it, but he said that people Will fight "like animals" over food. Maybe dried food and clean, bottled water can be much more valuable than ammo?
Having just begun days ago to read some comments on a survival website (I had planned to read about guns), there were some experiences by an American guy who survived the total breakdown about four blocks from
Tahir Square in Cairo, Egypt.
He said nothing about whether he speaks a few phrases in Arabic, if at all, or much more.
Having been overseas about twenty times, I have no doubt that just a few short phrases in any local language can open doors (no pun intended). They enjoy hearing Americans try more than "dos cervezas".
His lesson in Cairo was that having previously been on good speaking terms with all neighbors and street vendors was critical. People shared some things.
In stark contrast, he states that leaving his home and hitting the road would have been much riskier.
Another person on that website who survived the prolonged nightmarish rifle sniping and mortars onto the streets of Sarajevo Bosnia during the breakup in "Yugoslavia" (early 90s-as their "fellow Europeans" stood by, not knowing what to do) lived through a worse experience.
It was probably deadly to try to leave Sarajevo, which has many hills around it, but he said that people Will fight "like animals" over food. Maybe dried food and clean, bottled water can be much more valuable than ammo?
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