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husky429 t1_j5fxroy wrote

Reply to comment by Bruins125 in Is Middletown a safe place for a woman living alone? by JenjaBebop

There's beggars around... usually the same 10 folks or so. If you just say "no" they leave you alone. Nothing scary or unsafe about it.

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Bruins125 t1_j5g065w wrote

Completely agree, I may have a high tolerance because I was once a street vendor in Boston but I've found the beggers here to be harmless.

The only time I've ever felt a smidge unsafe in Middletown was when some drunk white women passed me while shouting homophobic/transphobic slurs, but that can happen anywhere.

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Prize-Hedgehog t1_j5glsfu wrote

Yeah I’ve been around Middletown for 10+ years now for work and Ive made it to the point where the guys that usually ask for change just say hi to me and move on. Funny, a couple of months ago one of the usual suspects was walking with a guy I never seen before, as he begins to approach me I hear the other guy tell him I don’t do handouts and he walks away and nods at me. Found that kind of polite and funny.

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JenjaBebop OP t1_j5grrvq wrote

Yeah, I'm coming from Seattle so that really doesn't phase me.

I'd just like to avoid having my car stolen or my apartment robbed.

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husky429 t1_j5gsd2z wrote

Neither happens much in Middletown if you lock your doors. More likely to have your catalytic converter stolen than the whole car... but that's happening everywhere in CT.

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