Rob Banks
Pelican
I was staying at a hostel in South America. The other people staying there were not tourists. Most of them were poor/ghetto people who were living there because it was cheap, and they won't think twice about robbing you if given the chance.
I am not a tourist either. I have family here in South America and I speak Spanish.
I and made friends with this one Colombian guy we hung out several times. He even defended me when other people tried to start shit with me. Then, the other night, I was at a bar with him, and when we left the bar, we were alone on an empty street, and he just grabs my wallet and passport and pockets my money. When I tried to reach in his pocket to get it back, he threatened to stab me, and I backed off like a pussy. I know how to fight and I'm not one to usually back down from a fight, but for some reason I did this time. He said he would return my money (which was obviously bullshit) and my passport.
I contacted him the next day and asked for my passport back and he agreed to meet me. When I asked about my money, he said "we'll talk about it."
I can't get over the fact that I pussied out and backed off when he threatened to stab me. I should have at least asked him to show me the knife before backing off.
What should I do if/when I see him again? People have told me to just ask him for the passport and forget about the money, and that it isn't worth fighting over shit like this. Other people have told me to avoid seeing him altogether and just go to the embassy for a new passport. But if I feel like if I don't confront him about the money, I would just be pussying out again and I will regret it.
I am not a tourist either. I have family here in South America and I speak Spanish.
I and made friends with this one Colombian guy we hung out several times. He even defended me when other people tried to start shit with me. Then, the other night, I was at a bar with him, and when we left the bar, we were alone on an empty street, and he just grabs my wallet and passport and pockets my money. When I tried to reach in his pocket to get it back, he threatened to stab me, and I backed off like a pussy. I know how to fight and I'm not one to usually back down from a fight, but for some reason I did this time. He said he would return my money (which was obviously bullshit) and my passport.
I contacted him the next day and asked for my passport back and he agreed to meet me. When I asked about my money, he said "we'll talk about it."
I can't get over the fact that I pussied out and backed off when he threatened to stab me. I should have at least asked him to show me the knife before backing off.
What should I do if/when I see him again? People have told me to just ask him for the passport and forget about the money, and that it isn't worth fighting over shit like this. Other people have told me to avoid seeing him altogether and just go to the embassy for a new passport. But if I feel like if I don't confront him about the money, I would just be pussying out again and I will regret it.
