Hello !
Something that is kinda worries me is the safety issues in a country.
The truth is that there is always the fear of the unknown. No matter where the compass shows, one of the issues to be taken into very serious consideration is safety. In some countries there are cities with x criminality levels, whereas in other countries there is a more generalized risk in the whole country.
I remember once, trying to help a friend moving from Europe to an Asian country, I was reading one article after the other and entering the one online forum after the other in order to figure out if that country was finally safe or no. You see, the opinions were diverged and there was not something in the middle. The comments were either too bad or dithyrambic ! That was crazy !
From "don't even consider moving there" to "you should absolutely move here, living heaven....!"
Criminality though is everywhere. The difference is that in some cases happens more than in some others. Furthermore, whatever refers to criminality also depends on us.
For instance, if we have a warning about not to keep too much money with us or to avoid specific zones during the night, or to avoid keeping our passport all the time with us, etc then we should follow the guides and play it safe. Τhe adventurous spirit is not so wise or clever when the consequences may at least be an unpleasant incident or at most could cost a life....
Take any precautions, in advance of course. If we feel unsafe or if we have doubts about the country or the city we are about to move and we cannot find a reliable source to understand what's the real situation there, we should go official. Calling or visiting an embassy we could ask everything we need. There, they would provide us with accurate information, of how to protect ourselves and how to avoid something that would make us feel insecure and destroy our whole view about our new homeland.
Play it safe in any case... and as they say... "better save than sorry.. "
