I went a few villages inland in Jamaica, then had trouble starting my scooter when it got dark. Guy pretended to be really nice, then said he was gonna make me have sex with him. I told him he'd better have something to kill me with, or I'd claw his eyes out and bite a gaping hole in his neck so he wouldn't have to breathe through his nose anymore. I don't back down - "crazy" seems to work just fine for me.
Tenderloin in S.F. and Skid Row in Los Angeles at night and on foot can get a little hairy, too. These have been on the way to parties... never had anything bad happen to me, but have seen some awful stuff in S.F. - guy getting punched and having his bicycle taken, guy pulling a knife in a restaurant. I have been very lucky, I guess.
