I try not to hang out in sketchy areas after dark, but I think living in Europe for a while gave me a false sense of security, and I lived in Paris, but it's like people have already said, look like you have your shit together and people don't really mess with you. I came back home and went out with my friends to celebrate my 21st birthday a few months late and was getting ready to leave and said "See ya" and one of my friends said, "You're not walking to your car by yourself." I had forgotten that I shouldn't really do that.
On the other hand, I got mugged in broad daylight while in Paris, in front of my apartment by a group of 10-12 kids (12-13 year olds) and was yelling for help with people walking by, and no one did shit. So I called the cops, who were super nice, and they caught a couple of the kids and scared the crap out of them. Whenever they (the kids) saw me after that, they would cross the street or walk the other way....that's right, don't screw with me...I speak French fluently you little bastards.
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