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To: combjelly who wrote (227274)	3/31/2005 12:17:05 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575598

Still, Germany is much more a middle class country than the US. The old East Germany is still economically depressed with repsect to the old West, but even so, the difference between the haves and the have nots is narrower than it is in the US. So your example of Bill Gates is sort of bogus, unified Germany doesn't have that kind of extremes. To be honest, I saw more panhandlers in Germany than I am used to. I don't have a good explanation of that. But, OTOH, I didn't ever see any place I would be reluctant to go into late at night. Given my wife's reaction to many things, petty theft might be more prevalent than what what I am used to, but violent activities are a lot less common. That is a tradeoff I can live with. But, YMMV... Its interesting what passes for a crime wave in Europe. It would be a slow week in a typical American city. In most European cities, there is none of the ghetto look common to many big American cities. And I like you I rarely feel fear walking on the streets late at night. ted