I wonder if this was the one with the bloody mattress? No doubt he had a good reason for it, since everyone assures me that Aruba never has crime. (/sarcasm)
Posted on 06/05/2005 5:22:32 AM PDT by Kaslin
Money does not a clean armpit make.
It appears that it just increased.
I'm afraid they have.
I did a lot of ship's business there up till 91.
pretty beaches and water but the island is rather nondescript.
i never felt anything hostile at all.
A rather broad statement, don't you think?
violent crime against tourists is very low.
It appears that it just increased.
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Right...but I still maintain Aruba is hardly a third world armpit.
pretty beaches and water but the island is rather nondescript.
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There was a time when they painted all the houses in pastels similar to those in the Netherlands. I don't know that they do that anymore...at least it wasn't like that when I was there last. Of course, I understand that because of the salt air, houses have to be repainted frequently, so maybe they have gone back to the pastels again.
I wonder if this was the one with the bloody mattress? No doubt he had a good reason for it, since everyone assures me that Aruba never has crime. (/sarcasm)
Orangstaad still had that in my day there up till 91.
Now...Wilihemstaed (sic) in Curacao had a whole lot of that....very Amsterdam looking.
No, they also have refineries. This lapse causes me to question your other assertions.
since everyone assures me that Aruba never has crime.
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Um, I don't know that anyone said there is NO crime on Aruba. There is. But it has been said that most of the violent crime was committed by Arubans against Arubans. Up to this point, violent crime against tourists was almost unheard of. Crime against tourists usually consisted of petty thievery (pickpockets, purse snatchers, etc.). And there is a burgeoning drug trade in that country too.
But compared to cities in the U.S., violent crime overall is relatively low in Aruba.
Oh, well..nevermind then. I was about to comment on a similar case from last year.
Two held in cheerleader's death at Hawaii hotel
Cheerleader's Death Classified as Accident
At least in this case they found evidence to possibly charge two men with murder.
While I respect your right to your opinion, it appears that our views cannot be reconciled.
Orangstaad still had that in my day there up till 91.
Now...Wilihemstaed (sic) in Curacao had a whole lot of that....very Amsterdam looking.
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I had first visited Aruba, particularly Orangestaad in the late 1980's and that's when I first saw the pastel houses. I think my second trip was in the mid to late 90's and as I said, it seemed the homeowners favored less colorful paint at that time.
Curacao, which I visited only on my second trip to the region, did have the pastels.
Part of this might have been that Aruba in recent years has tried to distance itself from the Netherlands. It is no longer a part of the Netherland Antilles...although Curacao still is, I believe.
Because local authorities not allowing street level police to cull ever approaching vermin Aruba is becoming an armpit.
We agree to disagree. That's ok by me. Sure beats bashing one another as some do here and in other chat rooms/message boards.
You must not travel very much. Look at any country on the State Department website and you will get the same type of warnings on most of them. No matter the common sense and caution that one uses abroad or at home, it simply lowers your likelyhood of becoming a crime victim. There are no guarantees anywhere.
"Stupid is as stupid does"
..rich or poor.
"If she is alive she's most likely a prostitute"
Oh good Lord.
Care to elaborate?
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