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Wow~So it's like that in Russia too then.....it seems like North America is the worst Country their is...
It probably depends on which newspaper you read.


I don't know whether it is a stereotype or not, but my impression about America is that there are too many maniacs around there, much much more than in any other country. It may be just the Russian news agencies but yes, I get this impression every time I hear about gunshots in universities, schools and offices, loose snipers, etc.
When I came to NY for the first time I was told not to enter certain districts and have a little cash with myself in case of a robbery (so that the robber doesn't get angry and kill you if you don't have any).
I don't now anything about actual crime rates, but generally, my stereotype is that there are very many crazy people in the US.
Of course, it's a stereotype. I was joking with one of my friends about the stereotype of a Russian worker the other day. A stereotypical Russian worker would be building a nuclear bomb with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and a bottle of vodka in his hand.

I don't think the US has more crazy people than any other country, it's just that our very loose gun laws allow our crazy people to do more harm. For example, the Columbine or Virginia Tech shootings. In a European country where guns are nearly impossible to come by, these incidents would have never happened. If they had shown up with a knife, they would have been disarmed quickly and then they would have had the crap beaten out of them -- end of story, no massacre. That said, though, that type of incident is still very, very rare. I have never been the victim of a violent crime, not, to the best of my knowledge, have any of my friends. I suspect that, like most countries, people who walk into the wrong neighborhood at night (or those that live there in the first place) account for a large percentage of the violent crimes.