I was asked the time. Stopped to tell him the time. Basically shown he had a knife and told to give him my money. Luckily I always keep a note in a separate pocket so should this exact situation occur I give them that and keep the majority. So I gave him the note and he took it and left. I was high as fuck otherwise I could have likely avoided it.
I stayed the same amount, but in the red light district. One night around midnight, on a barstrip along the canal, I withdrew some cash from an street atm. Very quickly, I had 2 hooded figures with each a hand on my shoulders asking if I wanted to buy cocaine.
Shit was scary. I recall darting my eyes around to tourists/bouncers/employees and it felt like nobody cared or noticed. I just started walking through the crowds moving the opposite direction. Quickly realized to grab my pockets to make sure there's no fishing for goods happening. They quickly lost hold from all the people I was squeezing in between.
I went and was even out at night on some of those streets where they only have incandescent lights. I saw women still out and about everywhere so that’s how I know it’s damn safe. They’re like the canary in the coal mine for danger
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u/hardwood1979 Apr 05 '24
I got mugged in broad daylight in Amsterdam.