Originally Posted by
mishkira
People have different views about their government and "regime" but I saw much more police on my return day back to London then in the streets of Myanmar during 15 days. It is safe there, people do respect and like tourists and it was definitely much much safer then in many streets/areas of London or NY. About that political lady - I am not sure that some democratically elected (or skillfully promoted) presidents do the best for their people, countries or world.
I think this part of your post is ridiculous - you took the trouble to go all the way to Myanmar but it appears you can't even be bothered to refer to "that political lady" by name. I wonder if in pre-reformed South Africa you would have enjoyed a holiday there and referred to Nelson Mandela as "that political gentleman". I doubt whether it was Aung San Suu Kyi's "skillful" promotion that got her a Nobel prize.
Of course you might see "more police in London".... They generally wear uniforms. And the London police are at least attempting to uphold the rule of law - the security authorities in your "gem" of holiday destination have a different function. I'm sure YOU were very safe there - nobody will knock on your door in the middle of the night.
Its true people get mugged and murdered in London, the wrong people get locked up and politicians are sometimes corrupt. But to try and just equate the two systems is just abdicating responsibility.
The reality is that the system is dire there. The only question that remains is whether going there helps perpetuate the system or is likely to improve things. To throw up your hands and say "well things can be bad in London too" as an excuse to dismiss the issue is a great shame, IMHO.