# Travelling to Johannesburg

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-to-johannesburg/637462>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 11, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-to-johannesburg/637462 "2012-10-11T21:46:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Danger\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-to-johannesburg/637462/1 "2012-10-11T21:46:00Z")

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So my girlfriend wants to go to Johannesburg with a female friend of hers. Am I right to be concerned about safety? I think what worries me the most is how little they seem to know about the place (at least at this point)