Originally Posted by
nk15
Yes, Athens even during active protests is still safer than most major US cities...
Unless Greece defaults on its several creditor or internal payments due within the next 10 days, that would be a different story...
I'll bet that Greece as a country WILL be safe. There may be riots portrayed in the media, BUT the country as a whole will still be safe.
Vietnam was like that in June 1971 when I was in Saigon. Bangkok was like that in Nov-Dec 2013. I was there right beside the demonstrations and ate with the locals among peaceful Thai people, but the media portrayed Bangkok as a hell-hole. Not! The rest of the country was very quiet and bucolic as I travelled by bus north toward Laos.
Greece is safe and will be...