Familiarity and Safety
Travel books recommend that you keep you wallet in your front pocket to avoid the danger pickpockets and muggers. Sure this seems like good advice, but isn’t it interersting that our behavior changes only when we leave our comfort zone? Isn’t this good advice for anyone living in a city?
Living in or visiting a foreign environment presents its set of challenges. Perhaps keeping your wallet in your front pocket allows you to have one less thing to worry about allowing you to focus your attention on other issues. Even so , it’s interesting that one must derive safety advice from a travel guide instead of the school of life.
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