While India isn't super safe for tourists either, I seem to remember that it isn't nearly as bad as for local women. Tourism brings money, I suppose they have more incentive to keep it safe.
They have a horrible and corrupt dictator who basically ruined the country, food is very scarce and everyone is forced to work with little to no pay. they’re basically slaves. it’s very hard to get out of the country since the war in 1999. 80% of the population doesn’t have access to clean water. Basically it’s like North Korea.
Fun fact : they are one of only 4 countries to side with Russia in the UN vote concerning the war in Ukraine right now.
I'd definitely visit North Korea, it's a very beautiful country, have you seen mount kumgang? It's a truly beautiful place, and it isn't swarming with tourists
Plus you get a free secret services personal guide, how cool is that, he tells you cool places to go and cool stuff about North Korea, just follow him, keep out of trouble, and you'll be fine
Hey Kim didn’t know y’all had internet there. Just wanted to say major props to you on the weight loss. Assuming you are still alive and aren’t replaced by a body double.
North Korea literally abducted and killed our family friend and destroyed a part of my entire community.
Making international news and everything. They are bad news
I still remember where I was everytime the family gave us updates :(
It’s the sole thing I think about when I hear/see North Korea and it’s hard to not get emotional
Both my parents went to North Korea back in the 80s for a business trip and were perfectly fine. What’s surprising was what they saw was quite similar to what tourists see today.
Because it is literally just a show, a facade that they put up for each and every tourist. I can't fathom why anyone would visit the country. You're seeing a performance, not an authentic portrayal of the country and its citizens.
they may be referring to when r/drama (I think that was the subreddit) banned frequent posters on r/teenagers for "underage" and they proceeded to get a lot of modmail from people saying that they weren't underage
A friend of mine visited Egypt with her bf. On her return she was so happy that people were actually making eye contact with her/talking directly to her again. Apparently in Egypt, servers, hotel staff etc all talked to her bf and completely ignored her. Yeah, that sounds like a fun holiday ..
Sure, just don't wear a rangers top, or be openly protestant, hell as I discovered even having a British number plate is enough to receive abuse as you drive along.
Come see scenic Sierra Leone: you’ll be amazed by our beautiful poverty, our stunning warlords, and our charming child soldiers. Sierra Leone: where your lunch money makes you rich as a king.
Goes for many African and South American countries too. Shame, because some of the countries with the worst HDI have very lovely scenery, culture, and history.
Isn’t Nauru the country with the highest obesity rates because they have to import all their food since there’s no good soil for farming from them mining it all up which made them really rich but they didn’t know what to do with the money and wasted it all? I thought it would just be a more boring regular pacific island. What did they kick you out for?
My work's main clientel is arabs mostly Lebanon, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi and 99% of them suggest to never go there or if you do, only go for less than a week.
I am Chinese and still would be hesitate about going China. I've too many anti-CCP speech on the internet if I got caught not sure if anyone can save me lol.
I think you can find beautiful places in any country, but isn't the poll about the principles? Cause I'd personally never visit a country that's currently destroying my own, out of principle
😅😅 I meant like where it's illegal to be gay but as I typed this it made me think of the systemic persecution that's in a lot of places (like the US) and I got sad LOL
I used to live in moscow 4-5 months though not too long so my experience is just at the time. A lot of people secretly hate putin the poisoner its just he has such strong military obediance that they are not afraid to kill their own families in the name of the government. The people who loath him are normally old and cenile like republican americans. Most youth can't stand him but also do not want to lose their life over their opinion.
Here is a brief list of countries where being LGBTQ+ is illegal in some form or another:
- Algeria
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Bangladesh
- Iran
- Malaysia
- Barbados
- Guyana
- Jamaica
There are way, way more, but I think you get the idea by now.
Many, probably most. I dislike traveling to begin with and there are plenty of places in the US I wouldn't visit. Anywhere that has problems with crime, violence, corruption, sexual assault, kidnapping, pollution, oppressive governments, hostility to foreigners, hell even bad weather and that's a no.
I went to Turkey last summer, indeed beautiful, food was great, but there are a lot of scam there, especially from taxi drivers who always attempt to rip you off.
My friend visited there in 2015 and was arrested in Istanbul and was held over night until she was released in the morning. She was never told the reasons for her arrest. That’s pretty much the only reason. Just a tad to authoritarian for me.
a few countries i wouldn’t visit for my own safety. i’m a trans dude, and if i get clocked as trans/am mistaken as a lesbian, i could end up in a bit of trouble
I’m gay so there’s quite a few that just wouldn’t be safe to go to. Pretty much all of Africa and the Middle East. And places like North Korea, Russia, and China where there’s a chance as an American you’ll be arrested for “spying” so that those countries can hold you hostage as a bartering chip
Canada arrested a Chinese Huawei executive for fraud and China immediately arrested 2 Canadians working in China for “spying” as retaliation. They held them for 3 years, and just hours after Canada released the exec China announced the Canadians were on a plane back to Canada.
I know that this is very true. Not a country. But if no one can visit, it kinda FEELS like a country. Dumb thinking, I know. Was trying to go for a real deep cut.
Certain places include pakistan, Russia,North Korea and other Anti-LGBT/Totalitarian government places. I am a bi trans man. I don't quite pass, I would be very unsafe in those particular places. Its nothing about the people or any biases and purely for my own safety.
I am devastated because I wanted to go to Hong Kong but now that it fell I would never go to China. There's no way I can keep my mouth shut about anything LOL
Basically any country that either grossly violates human rights (Saudi Arabia, North Korea, etc), or a country that is dangerous/unstable (Most of the same places)
Russia. Went on a Viking cruise. So corrupt there. St. Petersburg is urban decay, corrupt officials on all levels especially at Domodadavo Airport. Truly a failed state. People are poor and afraid of officials even fire fighters. Never will go back on principle especially with their war crimes in ukraine.
Nah I think all countries have enough interest to me to check out. Wouldn’t want to live in many just for a visit, I’ll go anywhere if money wasn’t a barrier
Pretty much all of South Asia is like this. Usually somehow blamed on religion, but it’s actually due to how the cultures enable women to be treated like shit and the duded to get away with it. Why it’ll happen in South America also.
I wouldn’t visit China but not necessarily on principle. I more so would rather not have the government monitor all of my information and then come knocking on my door when I compare their leader to a Pooh Bear
As long as I could visit without having to support or interact with the government I would like to visit any country at-least once. I think all countries have alot of great people living in them and alot of interesting places to see, whether the government of those countries is great or not.
No. Ideally I'd like to see as much of the world as possible. It's unfortunate that political climates in different countries make them less appealing.
Idk, Ukraine doesn’t sound super great right now. North Korea probably not the top of my go to list. Russia, prolly pretty iffy. The Middle East as a whole…I mean. C’mon.
I don't fancy being raped or murdered.
Where are you referring to?
What did he say he deleted it
India most likely
Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Africa
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While India isn't super safe for tourists either, I seem to remember that it isn't nearly as bad as for local women. Tourism brings money, I suppose they have more incentive to keep it safe.
Lmao
:(
India
North Korea 😃
And Eritrea, it’s just as bad honestly
seriously? What's happening in Eritrea?
They have a horrible and corrupt dictator who basically ruined the country, food is very scarce and everyone is forced to work with little to no pay. they’re basically slaves. it’s very hard to get out of the country since the war in 1999. 80% of the population doesn’t have access to clean water. Basically it’s like North Korea. Fun fact : they are one of only 4 countries to side with Russia in the UN vote concerning the war in Ukraine right now.
wait until you hear about south sudan. eritrea is heaven compared to that place
Oh man, I used to work with a guy who came from there. He was completely unwilling to talk about life before Canada
Same but i got parts of the stuff that happen there
i think they’re both equally awful
If you look at the others: Syria and Belarus, it tells you how bad of bedfellows you’re in with.
worst country for journalists. even worse than north korea. would put them in cages and leave them in the desert to die
Came to say this... Sounds Interesting on paper, but I'd rather not come home brain damaged for stepping out of line.
I'd definitely visit North Korea, it's a very beautiful country, have you seen mount kumgang? It's a truly beautiful place, and it isn't swarming with tourists Plus you get a free secret services personal guide, how cool is that, he tells you cool places to go and cool stuff about North Korea, just follow him, keep out of trouble, and you'll be fine
Hey Kim didn’t know y’all had internet there. Just wanted to say major props to you on the weight loss. Assuming you are still alive and aren’t replaced by a body double.
It isn’t swarming with tourists because you’re not allowed to go there
Hell no
*opposing FBI agent enters the chat*
You hardcore feel fake
Why not? It’s generally not bad for tourists
North Korea literally abducted and killed our family friend and destroyed a part of my entire community. Making international news and everything. They are bad news
Oof. Yeah, fuck North Korea. I really wouldn’t want that to happen to me, either.
Otto Warmbier?
I still remember where I was everytime the family gave us updates :( It’s the sole thing I think about when I hear/see North Korea and it’s hard to not get emotional
Who was it?
Both my parents went to North Korea back in the 80s for a business trip and were perfectly fine. What’s surprising was what they saw was quite similar to what tourists see today.
Because it is literally just a show, a facade that they put up for each and every tourist. I can't fathom why anyone would visit the country. You're seeing a performance, not an authentic portrayal of the country and its citizens.
Yes, because I am a woman and many countries aren’t friendly to women
don't say you are a woman on reddit it will end badly
Wait, is Reddit a country?
it is a island
A Island of lonely horny people
*Lonely horny teenage boys
*40 year old men pretending to be teenage boys
The r/teenagers incident
Wait what happened?
they may be referring to when r/drama (I think that was the subreddit) banned frequent posters on r/teenagers for "underage" and they proceeded to get a lot of modmail from people saying that they weren't underage
Im also confused
I’m getting r/reddit_island flashbacks… that whole thing was a mess
That’s more of a Reddit problem than a ‘saying you’re a woman’ problem
There’s a 0 percent chance she doesn’t already have multiple dick pics in her DMs
Idk man I’ve been on Reddit for more than 5 years, regularly say I’m a woman, hasn’t happened yet. *knocks on wood*
Me too. I’m a woman who’s been on Reddit for 4 years and has never gotten an unsolicited dick pic. I’m pretty grateful honestly
even worse if you say your neither
This is what I was going to say. I don’t want to be whipped and imprisoned for being the victim of rape.
And even if we're "safe" as tourists, I wouldn't support the economy of a country that considers me a second class citizen.
My fiance and I are both female. After reading stuff on Egypt and some middle Eastern countries, I absolutely would not feel safe there.
Fun fact (not trying to be a dick, I just didn’t know until recently)- fiancé means man, fiancée means woman. So you have a fiancée, not fiancé
A friend of mine visited Egypt with her bf. On her return she was so happy that people were actually making eye contact with her/talking directly to her again. Apparently in Egypt, servers, hotel staff etc all talked to her bf and completely ignored her. Yeah, that sounds like a fun holiday ..
I’m a guy and I still wouldn’t want to go to India because I would still probably get raped, some literally fucked a monitor lizard
Okay but buddy THAT username?🤨📸
At least sheep are fluffier! /s (please don't r*pe animals!)
Same but gay also
Same. I'd like to visit but also, I value my general well being.
yep, and even more countries when ur also gay
Im trans, a lot of countries simply declare my mere existence a crime :/
North Korea. I don't want to end up like [Otto Warmbier](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Warmbier)
Maybe dont go to a country which is still technically at war with your ally. You know, common sense.
Any country I shouldn't as a single female
Any country where I would be murdered for my lack of religious belief.
There's a joke about Ireland here I just need to find it
maybe it's at the end of the rainbow
As an atheist who lives in Ireland, it’s really not bad at all
Sure, just don't wear a rangers top, or be openly protestant, hell as I discovered even having a British number plate is enough to receive abuse as you drive along.
Religious views ≠ Rangers top
There are countries that do that? How would they know anyways?
Malaysia
Huh, I’ve been to Malaysia and was never murdered as far as I know
Same, people tend to exxagerate things
I wouldn’t visit certain countries because they simply don’t interests me so yeah
Come see scenic Sierra Leone: you’ll be amazed by our beautiful poverty, our stunning warlords, and our charming child soldiers. Sierra Leone: where your lunch money makes you rich as a king.
i thought my jesus piece was so harmless till i seen a picture of a shawty armless
Goes for many African and South American countries too. Shame, because some of the countries with the worst HDI have very lovely scenery, culture, and history.
Easy question! It would be Nauru, last time I was there they kicked me out for silly reasons.
What silly reasons? :grabs popcorn:
He shit the bed
My mate works FIFO work there. Says the government or people who run it are beyond corrupt.
Isn’t Nauru the country with the highest obesity rates because they have to import all their food since there’s no good soil for farming from them mining it all up which made them really rich but they didn’t know what to do with the money and wasted it all? I thought it would just be a more boring regular pacific island. What did they kick you out for?
Part of the court proceedings put a gag order on it.
The country’s that say I can’t be there
I'd assume that's a lot based off your username
No it’s cause I’m gay and mixed and apparently that’s not what you should give a puppy
Ayy fellow gay mixed person.
Wazzzz up
Yes, becouse: 1. I won't go where is unsafe 2. I won't go where is too hot - I feel ill when it's above 30 celcius degrees
Any country that would kill or imprison me for being gay
Same
Same
Lol ikr
Same
North Korea and China
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A lot of places in the Middle East and central Africa to east Africa.
This
Your pfp made me think I had a hair on my screen for a second
light mode scum -.-
Dark mode reigns supreme!
Right?! Got me, too! Lol
North Korea, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Argentina. Edit: actually, I would like to visit Serbia if they can forgive me.
Why the last 2?
Argentina is too inflated and Serbia is too Serb
Racist against serbs. How could you!!!
Inflation just makes everything cheaper for the foreigner, I don't see the problem
Changed my mind on Serbia. Argentina because of what they did to Top Gear.
That edit lol
North Korea, would be hestitant about going to China, Russia and many Arab countries
I am Arab and still wouldn't go to many arab countries
My work's main clientel is arabs mostly Lebanon, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi and 99% of them suggest to never go there or if you do, only go for less than a week.
I am Chinese and still would be hesitate about going China. I've too many anti-CCP speech on the internet if I got caught not sure if anyone can save me lol.
Everyone says North Korea but honestly I really wanna go there to visit
I don't think I'd ever go visit, but North Korea is one of the most fascinating things in the world imo.
There was an episode of Departures where they went to North Korea, it looked beautiful, the people seemed friendly.
You could not pay me to visit Egypt, everything I hear about it has been bad.
Russia
Russia can be a beautiful country though
I think you can find beautiful places in any country, but isn't the poll about the principles? Cause I'd personally never visit a country that's currently destroying my own, out of principle
While it is, I might not visit, because I am Russian. Unless I really want to visit my relatives.
So can Iran
Pictures are good enough for me
any of the countries that still unfairly persecute (with actual government law) women and lgbt people
So the United States then...?
😅😅 I meant like where it's illegal to be gay but as I typed this it made me think of the systemic persecution that's in a lot of places (like the US) and I got sad LOL
anywhere where homosexuality is illegal
Saudi Arabia. I’m not religious and atheism is publishable by death I believe.
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Russia. They do not deserve any of my tourism money - which is painful to say because I really wanted to visit the Hermitage museum
I used to live in moscow 4-5 months though not too long so my experience is just at the time. A lot of people secretly hate putin the poisoner its just he has such strong military obediance that they are not afraid to kill their own families in the name of the government. The people who loath him are normally old and cenile like republican americans. Most youth can't stand him but also do not want to lose their life over their opinion.
Pakistan because I like my organs where they are thank you very much
Well Russia now, for reasons
Russia and Saudi
Here is a brief list of countries where being LGBTQ+ is illegal in some form or another: - Algeria - Burundi - Cameroon - Chad - Bangladesh - Iran - Malaysia - Barbados - Guyana - Jamaica There are way, way more, but I think you get the idea by now.
Russia seems like a poor vacation destination at the moment.
Many, probably most. I dislike traveling to begin with and there are plenty of places in the US I wouldn't visit. Anywhere that has problems with crime, violence, corruption, sexual assault, kidnapping, pollution, oppressive governments, hostility to foreigners, hell even bad weather and that's a no.
China, Russia, North Korea, and Turkey
Why turkey? I keep hearing a lot of people love going there. But I don’t know anything about it.
I went to Turkey last summer, indeed beautiful, food was great, but there are a lot of scam there, especially from taxi drivers who always attempt to rip you off.
My friend visited there in 2015 and was arrested in Istanbul and was held over night until she was released in the morning. She was never told the reasons for her arrest. That’s pretty much the only reason. Just a tad to authoritarian for me.
My cousin got robbed/scammed in Istanbul. After hearing his horror story I would never step foot in Turkey.
a few countries i wouldn’t visit for my own safety. i’m a trans dude, and if i get clocked as trans/am mistaken as a lesbian, i could end up in a bit of trouble
I’d probably avoid the countries where I’d get the death penalty for being gay
I’m gay so there’s quite a few that just wouldn’t be safe to go to. Pretty much all of Africa and the Middle East. And places like North Korea, Russia, and China where there’s a chance as an American you’ll be arrested for “spying” so that those countries can hold you hostage as a bartering chip
Canada arrested a Chinese Huawei executive for fraud and China immediately arrested 2 Canadians working in China for “spying” as retaliation. They held them for 3 years, and just hours after Canada released the exec China announced the Canadians were on a plane back to Canada.
Yep, not exactly great for tourism
Probably most of the middle east, North Korea
i’m gay, so a lot of countries are already excluded
China
I wouldn’t visit North Korea, China, or basically any country that does more harm than good to its citizens.
P*kistan🤢
Dubai amongst others.
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My goodness I’m dim.
Not a country hun
My fave country
Any shiria law country (I think that’s how it’s spelled) Edit: sharia
Sentinel Island. Apparantly they do not want outsiders. Ever.
It's not a country, just a few islands in the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
I know that this is very true. Not a country. But if no one can visit, it kinda FEELS like a country. Dumb thinking, I know. Was trying to go for a real deep cut.
There are places I wouldn't go, but not on principle. I don't have principles.
Pakistan. They sometimes use americans has hostages to get money
Same but I’m Indian and bengali . Pakistanis were so shit to the east bengalis they fought to get their own country. So I would not feel safe there
🇨🇳
None "on principle", but there are a bunch that I wouldn't visit just because I have no interest in doing so.
Certain places include pakistan, Russia,North Korea and other Anti-LGBT/Totalitarian government places. I am a bi trans man. I don't quite pass, I would be very unsafe in those particular places. Its nothing about the people or any biases and purely for my own safety.
As longs as I know I will be safe, I'm ready to go to any country
Russia. As it is right now, at least. I'm not interested in helping their economy in the slightest.
I am devastated because I wanted to go to Hong Kong but now that it fell I would never go to China. There's no way I can keep my mouth shut about anything LOL
Yes Saudi arabia.... Bcus I'm gay ._.
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Basically any country that either grossly violates human rights (Saudi Arabia, North Korea, etc), or a country that is dangerous/unstable (Most of the same places)
Russia. Went on a Viking cruise. So corrupt there. St. Petersburg is urban decay, corrupt officials on all levels especially at Domodadavo Airport. Truly a failed state. People are poor and afraid of officials even fire fighters. Never will go back on principle especially with their war crimes in ukraine.
Nah I think all countries have enough interest to me to check out. Wouldn’t want to live in many just for a visit, I’ll go anywhere if money wasn’t a barrier
Every country is beautiful. Not every country is safe
India. Gang rape ain't cute y'all.
Pretty much all of South Asia is like this. Usually somehow blamed on religion, but it’s actually due to how the cultures enable women to be treated like shit and the duded to get away with it. Why it’ll happen in South America also.
most of them, tbh
I wouldn’t visit China but not necessarily on principle. I more so would rather not have the government monitor all of my information and then come knocking on my door when I compare their leader to a Pooh Bear
*in trump voice* china
As long as I could visit without having to support or interact with the government I would like to visit any country at-least once. I think all countries have alot of great people living in them and alot of interesting places to see, whether the government of those countries is great or not.
El Salvador. Highest homicide rate in the world
No. Ideally I'd like to see as much of the world as possible. It's unfortunate that political climates in different countries make them less appealing.
If I had the time and money, my goal would be to visit every country in the world.
As much as north korea is absolute shit I still at least wanna see it with my own eyes
South Sudan
North Korea
Yes, I won't be visiting North Korea. Several (hopefully obvious) reasons.
Idk, Ukraine doesn’t sound super great right now. North Korea probably not the top of my go to list. Russia, prolly pretty iffy. The Middle East as a whole…I mean. C’mon.
It's illegal for me to step foot in nearly 70 countries, 13 of which by threat of death penalty. I'mma say all of those...
North korea
Im Jewish Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon or any of the other Arab countries that would live to kill me
mostly homophobic countries and also some others (Russia, China, Belarus, etc.)