Okay, I have to ask cos I don't get it.

Why the concern about crime?

y'know, I know people who went to John Oliver working in my company with good jobs so it's clearly not all bad. But anyway, if you're going to live in Burnaby, your children will not be going there because it's an East Van school. So don't worry!

It's a valid concern. Somebody offered me some shards the other week (which I can only assume is drug lingo for meth). I don't know what I was more horrified by, the blatant criminality or the fact that some random dealer thought I looked like a meth-head.

How was it?

Is it? I generally assume when I move to another western country there'll be a bit of crime, and none of them have let me down yet. It's just interesting to me that it's one of the first things Brits want to know about. You guys seem very concerned about it I have noticed. So I'm curious...why? is it so bad in the UK?

no one ever offers me shards. not fair.

Yes, the UK is now like a scene from Mad Max, haven't you been keeping up with the Daily Wail's stories?

Too expensive.

so it's full of hot men running around in the desert, muscles rippling? Do you promise?

we don't need another heeeeroooooo...

Bit short of desert to be honest

For me, it's a personal thing I guess. I was badly assaulted by a gang who seemed to be on alot of drugs/alcohol when I was in my twenties and I was ill for a long time. That was in a small town with a bad drug problem. So, I'm keen to avoid living in areas with lots of drug users and pissheads.

I don't know about other folk from the UK though. I guess people get sick of living in crime ridden areas, where nothing is done about it. Where I live it seems that people get too many slaps on the wrist and go on to do worse and worse things before they even wind up in court.

i'm sorry that happened to you. sending you karma.

Thanks. It was a long time ago and I'm more careful now.