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99 points lenocinor | 5 comments | | HN request time: 1.602s | source
1. tomcam ◴[] No.44360211[source]
I will get downvoted for this, but note that many of these locations are... a bit rugged. Probably best to avoid this tour at night unless you have a large party and to be careful using your phones.
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2. lenocinor ◴[] No.44360279[source]
I mention in the guide that you should do it during the day for best results, so in general I'm with you on that (and the guide backtracks after Macy's to avoid 3rd, on purpose). But I will say that I've been walking all around downtown / ID / Pioneer Square / Belltown for a number of years now, and I've never felt unsafe, though there are plenty of unpleasantries (yelling, drug use, people walking erratically, etc.) I even walked through 12th and Jackson today, and it's not great, but I didn't feel unsafe, either.
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3. stronglikedan ◴[] No.44360382[source]
> yelling, drug use, people walking erratically, etc.

People that are not used to that would definitely feel unsafe in that situation.

4. dylan604 ◴[] No.44361625[source]
> for a number of years now, and I've never felt unsafe,

do you happen to be a male? it's hard to think about how a female would feel in a situation if that is true. it wasn't something that I fully considered until much later in life. having a daughter will suddenly slap you in the face with those kinds of realizations

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5. lenocinor ◴[] No.44361842{3}[source]
I am male, and I agree that it's definitely to important to keep that in mind. I definitely believe that it's not the same for me as it is for women. But I will also say that I've been living in my current location with my female partner for over 7 years, and we often walk together, though sometimes she walks on her own too of course. I just asked her if she ever felt unsafe either, and she said "no".