Comments on: Tips for appearing to be a local http://www.withoutatraceroute.com/2009/04/tips-for-appearing-to-be-a-local/ Time to live. Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Nathan http://www.withoutatraceroute.com/2009/04/tips-for-appearing-to-be-a-local/comment-page-1/#comment-958 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:19:09 +0000 http://www.withoutatraceroute.com/?p=2175#comment-958 What about a shoulder bag / messenger bag vs. a backpack?

]]> By: Steve http://www.withoutatraceroute.com/2009/04/tips-for-appearing-to-be-a-local/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:00:14 +0000 http://www.withoutatraceroute.com/?p=2175#comment-947 But don’t look too much like a local otherwise within the span of a few weeks, you will be mistaken for:

A) a mugger
B) a burglary suspect
C) a homeless person

I think I’ve told you all these anecdotes before, at least they made me feel like a local…

On the backpacks thing, I think it’s just big, fully-stuffed backpacks- I think if it’s smaller you look more like a student? I’m not sure, though…

~Steve

]]> By: Dave Jacob Hoffman http://www.withoutatraceroute.com/2009/04/tips-for-appearing-to-be-a-local/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:55:29 +0000 http://www.withoutatraceroute.com/?p=2175#comment-874 Reverse directions to look like a stranger in your own city.

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