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I miss the days when we didn't have all of these stupid labels like 'incel', 'simp', 'passport bros', 'non-binary', or at least when I'd never heard of them.
Just over 4 weeks until I'll be in Rio, arriving on the 6th of July, hope to meet up with some of you.
I'm posting this video of a Swedish guy who moved to Brazil and he was drugged and robbed. He details what happened. Real nice guy with a great channel. As I said before, the reason I won't stay at an air be and be or apartment is there is no security really. If he would have stayed at a hotel they would have had to give their ID at the front desk.
He made the big mistake of having a bunch of cash in his apartment. Only take out what you need on a daily basis from the ATM. Don't leave your banking apps on your phone. You know how much is in there. No need to check it. [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2YGA1Jcklg[/URL].
[QUOTE=Spidy;2823218]Yes, indeed! It's all too funny, as this generation of kids, may think they've latched onto some new fangled term, when it's all to evident, to those who've been around the block once or twice, know all too well, that "passport bros", have been around for decades, in one form or another.
I've long said this in the past (or some form of it), that traveling businessmen were the first "passport bros". Businessmen have long been doing "passport bros" since flying commercial airlines were invented; and cheating on your wife/girlfriend back-home, on a so called "business trip" with foreign women was very common place for some, and wasn't being scrutinized in an era/age where your every move was being tracked, on CCTV footage, recorded, filmed, videoed and posted for posterity, by "Instagram friends" or some random Joe Shmoe (or Jane Doe) with a cellphone camera.
But hey, when today's generation feel the need to chronicle everything on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, social media platforms, is it any wonder, that when the proverbial shit hits the fan, good luck with the "plausible deniability" defense, when you've just videoed, documented and posted your "shit" all over social media.
Again, the so called [b]"passport bros" is nothing new.[/b] So don't suffer fools, that have fallen for and have been fooled by [b]recency bias[/b], with the term "passport bros" being recently applied to one particular set of men. It has long existed (in one form or another) for men of ALL races, color, nationalities and ethnic backgrounds.[/QUOTE]Excellent points errr "bro" LOLOLOL! I was just talking to a buddy about this and was telling him that I was a "Passport Bro" before it was called "Passport Bros". Hell, I was a damn "Passport Baby" LMAO! It goes to the essence of who I am. And it's something that's been around as long as men have been able to travel abroad, and that's one hell of a long time. I bet even Orville and Wilbur Wright were thinking if only I can get this thing to fly higher, longer, and farther so I can get down to Brazil and get me some pretty booty hole hahaha! That's right!
Teaching women to read was the first mistake, and it was all downhill after that. The problem with American women is American men, who have turned into pussy whipped bitches.
Who in the world goes to the United States for the women?
Enuf said.
[QUOTE=Bearsi;2822939]Just a term insecure USA girls use to insult guys who like to travel and get some action along the way. Girls can get dick within a 5 mile radius, while guys have to travel 2000 miles for some good quality clam. Dating apps and dating in general are just insufferable and the girls arent that much better. It's nice to meet girls who enjoy a nice time at the beach and a 50 BRL meal afterwards and is really appreciative of the time and attention.
But apparently I'm suppose to appreciate a girl who calls her dog her baby, likes the office on a spiritual level, has $50 K USD student debt, has no hobbies or interests and wants a decent meal that I have to pay for which isn't going to be 50 BRL.[/QUOTE]
Friday, Vagabundo did darkroom, one of the usual suspects, 2 pops covered, for 150, brief massage. The old Jimmy Boy technique of giving her a massage is a good one. The love you take is equal to the love you make. Good talent at Emporio. Thought to go to 4 x4, and will shortly. Somewhere I thought: this may be as close to heaven as it gets for men.
[QUOTE=TjBrazil;2823270]I'm posting this video of a Swedish guy who moved to Brazil and he was drugged and robbed. He details what happened. Real nice guy with a great channel. As I said before, the reason I won't stay at an air be and be or apartment is there is no security really. If he would have stayed at a hotel they would have had to give their ID at the front desk.
He made the big mistake of having a bunch of cash in his apartment. Only take out what you need on a daily basis from the ATM. Don't leave your banking apps on your phone. You know how much is in there. No need to check it. [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2YGA1Jcklg[/URL].[/QUOTE]Not trying to refute your point that we should stay alert. You are absolutely right that we should take precautions. It's just that I know this youtuber and have watched this video before. It's really suspicious: he shared drinks with a couple and they somehow drugged him, broke into his apartment and robbed everything? I mean, how did that happen? How did some total strangers figure out the exact location of his apartment and get in?
My guess is he lied about what happened. Maybe he was having a drink with a girl in his apartment and got drugged. Even wilder, he was about to have a threesome with a couple in his apartment and got drugged. And when I saw him asking for donations from viewers to help him get through this, I even began to feel like the robbery never happened and he was just scamming his viewers for money.
[QUOTE=TjBrazil;2823270]Don't leave your banking apps on your phone. You know how much is in there. [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2YGA1Jcklg[/URL].[/QUOTE]Lifehack: disable fingerprint auth for everything. If you are drugged they can access everything with your finger and can make wire transfers. Your phone is wide open, all your apps and emails and contacts. Old good at least 8 number PIN is much more secure.
Mr. Enternational, an astute man I've had the pleasure of meeting, it spot on in what he wrote:
"From those reviews it appears a lot of people are too needy. I have never had a problem choosing my own seat. I bring my own pillow, blanket, eye shades, water bottle full of ice, and snacks. All I need to do is sit down and put on my headphones and look at my tablet. Some people just show up and wait to be treated like baby birds.
I was a boy scout. The scout motto is Be Prepared, which I always am. Phone charger, power bank. Don't just show up and think everything that makes you comfortable will be provided. Bring your own comfort".
Exactly right! Assume airlines pride a seat and perhaps water. That's it. Have zero expectations. Pilots have a special bag of (electronic or paper) maps, navigation instruments and the more experienced, a battery powered VHF radio, sunglasses, ear plugs etc, sunscreen, skin moisterizer, eye drops and often a Bose aviation headset (and mix of deck cables) of their liking.
For passengers on long haul: bring a suitable entertainment device and media + velcro to affix to seat in front if you want, old fashioned books to read, high quality black out eye sleep mask (experiment and always have a few), NRR rate -38 dB ear plugs, spare A or AAA batteries & fully juiced up 40 mAh USB charger (about USD40) , noise cancelling headphones (Sony or Bose) (about 200 2nd hand), nutritious snack bars, small flashlight or reading light, trail mix, 50 ML bottles of favorite tipple, toothbrush + paste and foam headrest, plus eye droops if you wear contacts (humidity is low on aircraft) and warm but loose cotton travel cloths and quality travel blanket. I have a seat belt extender so if score 3-4 seats, a can sleep with it outside to avoid being woken up. These days I add a RF tile to my bags that have distinct markings and a large bit of paper INSIDE with contact details. Have all this is bag organized with pockets and zip lock bags, pack in the same way every trip and be methodical where everything has its place and have checklist before leaving home (passport, visa, copy of passport, emergency numbers on paper, etc). If you can afford international travel you can and should afford this basic kit. It makes flying so much easier. I also have GoogleFi as a backup plan so I never get left without data at 2am on a dark street. Make sure your phone is UNLOCKED and has band coverage: research this or you will have a disrupted and unpleasant time. US phone companies have shit service designed to rip you off and shittier call centers in third world slums with workers that are clueless. If you are "locked" to them you are in trouble at the best of times, and doubly so for international.
Besides your "real" phone, I strongly suggest a cheap UNLOCKED smartphone with ESN and conventional SIM no personal info on it just for mongering and uber linked with a pre-paid card in the name of say Dwight Eisenhower. Segregate your life when swimming in hooker land and remember where you are and what you are doing, these girls are out to make a buck, not be your best friend. If you are drunk or stoned or flashy then you have just painted a target on your back.
PLAN. ORGANIZE. AND HAVE LOTS OF FUN !
Great point by RedIce7 about fingerprint on phone access. Smartphones are insecure at the best of times, easily faked (read the articles), or your finger is used as you are asleep or tied up or maybe had it chopped off. Keeping financial apps on phones is silly. They are inherently insecure toys that leak you data promiscuously and easily hacked by any number of malware and state level malware. The latter includes the Canadian Government using them against striking truck drivers also with police facial recognition and even closing bank accounts or denying credit cards etc AFTER the protest ended as retaliation and to deter future counter narratives or political protests. They were used in COVID to enforce lock downs. Notice how manufacturers removed the ability to remove the battery or have a hard physical power switch?
I'm not making judgment about the truck protest merits: only the Nazi like response that is now normalized and will be copied by other so called freedom loving western countries to shut down any emerging political movement that gets serious traction. The likelihood of personal data being abused and mission creep is a certainty, and apparently is already a "thing" with the abortion states and personal data in the USA. Local cops are using it in hooker stings, using a device called a Stingray by Harris Inc that is a fake cell tower to trawl the entire populations phone ID and location, and no doubt used against anyone they don't like such as protests, especially anti-police or anti prohibition protests. Mongers are easily targeted and compromised. Be careful out there. They are homing devices and the number 1 target used to catch criminals crazy enough to carry them and leave a rich geolocation trail. Many places regard mongers as criminals, despite being with adult, fully consenting women in countries where it legal, the Nordic countries coming in for special mention. Their narrative is that women need to be told what's good for them and 100% of hookers are trafficked/ underage / drugged etc. There is no such thing as a woman who wants to enjoy sex and/or get paid in their world. All the ads online and eager hookers calling us back are apparently done at gunpoint by a pimp or other ridiculous scaremongering. And the punters are the ones who must be hunted down and punished, not the women, this is called the Nordic model which they want to have extraterritorial application. They want to own our sexuality, wallet and lifestyle !
Not long ago, the use of alcohol in USA was illegal. Very recently pot was illegal. Imagine if the police had that technology back in the day of alcohol prohibition ?
Smartphones are convenient but come with huge risks, including blackmail, robbery and theft of device and / or data or identity theft (and mass data spills) that is common in USA. They are never safe and you should treat them as a loaded weapon. Mongers are easy moral targets by angry, ugly and fat American housewives with political clout (see Nordic countries) and lazy cops wanting soft targets for fun and profit.
[QUOTE=Gropai;2823373] I mean, how did that happen? How did some total strangers figure out the exact location of his apartment and get in?[/QUOTE]There are several ways to look at it. It is much easier to [b]trick[/b] a person to do something when a person is drugged. Let's just say you are totally drunk and lost mobility and a friendly person trying to help you, would you refuse? This happens frequently in Medellin.
[QUOTE=PahllusMaximus;2823435]
Smartphones are convenient but come with huge risks, including blackmail, robbery and theft of device and / or data or identity theft (and mass data spills) that is common in USA. They are never safe and you should treat them as a loaded weapon. Monegrs are easy moral targets by angry and fat American housewives and lazy cops wanting soft targets for fun and profit.[/QUOTE]This. Even if you are "lucky" and they didn't manage to get access to your phone through finger if phone is stolen you still can get into trouble and you are open for blackmail. Contacts from SIM card can be accessed and data on microSD. So make sure your microSD is encrypted and you don't have any important phone numbers on your SIM. If you get out have a throw away mobile with nothing on it while keep your main phone safe, encrypted and PIN protected (with most important data removed in case it gets stolen from hotel or apartment).
Another lifehack: have smartwatch with e-sim for emergency. If your phone and wallet is stolen you may still have smartwatch and you can order uber to your hotel through your smartwatch. You can send somebody a message or you can use google maps.
[QUOTE=Nounce;2823442]There are several ways to look at it. It is much easier to trick a person to do something when a person is drugged. Let's just say you are totally drunk and lost mobility and a friendly person trying to help you, would you refuse? This happens frequently in Medellin.[/QUOTE]If you are drugged I could use your finger to access your phone and then you probably used uber or google maps then I will have a route, or maybe in first calls you have number to the hotel or airbnb, I could access your bank app and check your credit card payments for hotels or apartment, I could check your google search history. Your mobile is data goldmine.
One city or both? I have been to Colombia and Tijuana hundreds of times. Lived on the beach in Baja. P4 P is not my only interest. The ocean & beach scenery would be as nice as the girls. I have read & read posts of distinction and many other pages. And see more posts / people going to Rio than Sao Paulo. Yet seems that quality is a bit higher in Sao Paulo. Maybe more tourist traps in Rio but more girls with a little English? I would rather do ONE city but I'm open to seeing both. Any recommendations?
[QUOTE=DonCarlos1234;2823460]One city or both? I have been to Colombia and Tijuana hundreds of times. Lived on the beach in Baja. P4 P is not my only interest. The ocean & beach scenery would be as nice as the girls. I have read & read posts of distinction and many other pages. And see more posts / people going to Rio than Sao Paulo. Yet seems that quality is a bit higher in Sao Paulo. Maybe more tourist traps in Rio but more girls with a little English? I would rather do ONE city but I'm open to seeing both. Any recommendations?[/QUOTE]If you have a solid two weeks on the ground (14 days), I say give each city a week (7 days each). That will give you enough time in each one to see which of them you like best, which will inform how much time you choose to spend in each of them the next time. Oh there will be a next time!
[QUOTE=Gropai;2823373]Not trying to refute your point that we should stay alert. You are absolutely right that we should take precautions. It's just that I know this youtuber and have watched this video before. It's really suspicious: he shared drinks with a couple and they somehow drugged him, broke into his apartment and robbed everything? I mean, how did that happen? How did some total strangers figure out the exact location of his apartment and get in?
My guess is he lied about what happened. Maybe he was having a drink with a girl in his apartment and got drugged. Even wilder, he was about to have a threesome with a couple in his apartment and got drugged. And when I saw him asking for donations from viewers to help him get through this, I even began to feel like the robbery never happened and he was just scamming his viewers for money.[/QUOTE]They went to the apartment together and then was drugged in the apartment. Don't bring strangers over to your apartment. You think he is broke and made it up? Possible. Were there cameras in the building to see their faces. Idk.
Anyway let's assume he is telling the truth. Another example of how dangerous apartments are to rent. A hotel with guest registration is so much more secure. Nothing is 100% because they could have a fake ID but it's better than nothing. Still follow the basic rules. Beater phone just for mongering. Take financial apps off your phone. Take only money you need per day to limit losses. Register guest. Never stay at apartments if you are bringing valuables like iPhone iPad recording equipment. If you don't have much in your apartment then I guess you can take the risk.