Dude, read at my first post again.. and then read your reply.
Hold up! I have never said anything about it being dangerous and I don't think it is, but sh1t happens and people are entitled to ask, that is why DR1 exists, so get it right.
The OP comes with a story about him going to visit his girl in a barrio, and he asks if it is safe
to go there.. we don't even talk about
living there. Just to go there. Now what in da hell this guy think is going to happen!??! That is why I came with things like Mexico and Somalia. Ain't nothing going to happen!
My point is that this is what the forum is here for, so people can ask questions like this and then make a decision on what they hear. To simply say 'oh I'm sick of hearing about that' is not helpful at all.
Once again, read my post again.. I didn't simply say or only say that I'm sick of reading things like this. I said as well, don't wear bling and just do what you have to do. There is no code to wear red only, or not to wear blue, or only to walk on the left side of the street.. non of that. Just do what you have to do.
My response was nothing to do with your idea of safety or not, it was about the reason people are able to ask questions like the OP and get a reasonable reply, unlike, just get on with it, no one is going to stab you.
It has everything to do with my idea, who do you think you are fooling.. you are quoting me and then reply to the things I said yet now you're saying that your response had nothing to do with my idea of safety!?!?! Like really!?!?
On top of that, you can't relate to what I said but you just post a couple of things that should warn me or / and the OP because unlike my idea of the safety.. you are here to come to the rescue to let us know that it is
not safe. Because this happened, and that happened.. bla bla bla witness in El Conde.
Would your response to a young family with kids asking if going to Boca would be a good idea be 'Oh I'm sick of these presumptions, just get on with it, go, no one is going to rape your husband'? When, no, this will not happen, but a more informative response could be given along the lines of it might not be the perfect option, there are better options available.
Example, there is a thread going on of seniors asking about Santo Domingo Este, the reason I shut my mouth is because I'm a young gringo myself who goes to different barrios and some reasons to go there are girlfriend related. So I know what I'm talking about and I can relate in some way to the OP.
But I shut my mouth when it comes to seniors, or Boca for your example, or a young family.
Once again, all he asked if it's safe to go to his girl in a certain barrio.. it wasn't about an old pair wanted to live in that barrio
because then answers would have been different.
So instead acting smart and all that, get with the facts, understand them, and reply to the facts been given.. that's all.
GET IT!?!?