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下面是我用英文写的关于安全的文章。觉得比中文的实质性东西要多点。中文的文字,总是写着写着就变成调侃胡闹之作,罪过罪过!哈哈 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TulaneUniversity Serial4: Living Environment
Issue of Safety
Before Icame here, I was told that New Orleans is one of several American cities thathave high crime rate. Once I arrived here, the older Chinese students warned meto stay alert all the time if I have to be outside after dark and stick toheavily traveled street. And, in the past one year, I lived nearby the uptowncampus, and took activities mostly in the near neighborhood.
And, by far,everything is fine.
I wascurious to learn more comments from others about the topic of safety online. Somewere from travelers, and some from local residents. There are some commonpoints in their perspectives. Do not linger out alone in late night; do not getwasted at 2am in French Quarter. Stay mindful of your surroundings and usecommon sense. Do not risk yourself in the places you’re not familiar with; and,for foreign students, stay away from the messy crowd in festival days indowntown. No one could tell what will happen in the state of a mess.
There is onedistinctive New Orleans phenomena. Not only it has the highly diversifiedraces, consisting of various colors, nationalities, or cultures, but also ithas the most complex mixture inside. If you take a walk alongside one street,you can find both the fabulous mansion and rusty short-guns sitting on bothsides, facing each other. There is no specific district purposely isolated, orprotected, for the wealth or the poor. Residents, no matter rich or poor, livein the same neighborhood, and get along pretty well. This is special, even inthe whole United States.
But thismixture could also be considered as one reason of the high crime rate. Youthfrom the poverty, especially lower-educated, are considered more likely tocommit crimes impulsively, and most of times, they dart at college students whoare commonly recognized as having the most disposable pocket money.
Ranking asthe No.1 tourism city, New Orleans feels its strong heart rhythm in itsbreathtaking night life. Here, night bars are scattered in every corner. And,no matter residents or travelers, they are hunting for the better bars wheneverthey want to celebrate something. Words from one resident, “it is NOT necessaryto stay indoors after dark or travel in packs. All you need in New Orleans tostay safe is to the same common safe sense you use in other places”. I agree.Drinking is the hobby for most of Americans, but it’s better not to stay latein heavily wasted state. The lost sense of judgment and being unconscious wouldgive the criminal easy chances to commit crimes. Meanwhile, since most of thefamous bars are located in Downtown/French Quarter, the advice from residentsare staying away from the places you are not familiar with until you getadequate information on them, hopefully from a local resident. This isunderstandable, considering the stories I heard about the illegal drugcommunities in New Orleans.
For studentshere, especially those first-years, the big party events like Halloween orMardi Gras never lost their striking attractiveness. Every year, clusters oftravelers swamp into downtown and fling themselves into parades, outdoorgatherings, or late-night costume parties. The highly intensive population in asmall district is always a worrying potential for turbulence. One deadlyshooting occurred on Halloween day last year. With all people in costumes thattime, the search for murderer turned out great challenges for the police withbare clues. Another piece of advice from my local friends is, never go jointhose crowds in French Quarter, even in daytime. You will never know what willhappen next in a messy or chaotic crowd.
Finally,stay cautious if necessary, keep common safe sense, and then ,have fun in NewOrleans. Written by Qingbo Feng (Bella), MBACandidate 2013 of Freeman Business School, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA,on Oct. 26th, 2012.
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