I'll put forth a challenge to all north americans, and eurobrats...I will cash my paycheck and wander 'bout Bahrain 0200 or so pissed with my wallet hanging out of my pocket...you doubters try that in any major american city, london, or elsewhere in the western world...i promise i have a much better chance of making it home intact than you do....yes there is crime..as anywhere, but it is MUCH safer here than anywhere I have ever lived...until you drive on the roads...thats another matter