Just sayin it as i see it. And have experienced
Go for cheap romas in equally cheap locations & IMO you are inviting trouble
Do it enuf times & you will come a cropper at some point, no matter how street-wise or hard you think you are
Most likely from the local inhabitants
Add in a shit, albeit cheap, punt & IMO you gotta ask yourself the question - why the fuck are you doing it in the 1st place ??
As you get older, a little more experienced & cautious, i reck you look at risk-reward more closely
I'm not suggesting that you have to start limiting punts to those above a set price only in certain areas
More the case of avoiding areas / burds which set the alarm bells ringing
You've mentioned romas & east london, which i'm in agreement with
Whilst mentioning east london there are plenty of affluent areas which IMO will be fine
I reck a good test is asking yourself would you go to a boozer in the vicinity
If its a yes / probably, then fine, adding in some more tolerance as you are there to go punting
If its 'no fucking way' then WTF are you doing going punting in the same location ??
Every market has niches from high to low & punting ain't an exception
Edgy riskier punts get the adrenalin pumping as i mention
Just not for me no more
Tower blocks & council estates hit the headlines on here bout a month ago
A salient reminder to us all
Paying more & punting in a better location ain't gonna guarantee a better punt
However i reck the chances of a crap punt & general grief reduce
This ain't exactly rocket science
Apologies for taking the thread off-piste. Just kinda ended up on this side discussion
Spot on, although you will take some flack for comments like this.
I also never thought of it from the WG's POV. It is indeed within their interests not to be in shithole places as well due to abovementioned risks. Instead of chopping rival Sergei's head off, one could just go and rob his hos. Locals who catch on what you're doing could target for robbery. Etc.
Oh well, I guess it's like any market per se where the 'goods' aren't homogeneous-- there has to be a lower end.
Having said all that I have still punted in some crap and dodgy spots. In the past/in the moment I guess I'm willing to take a risk with certain types of WGs. Romanian nationality definitinely isn't one of them...through simple risk and reward if anything (what is the likelihood that she'll even give good service? Blah).
