@davidnjoku
Yeah, as an American, I realized this in South London. My then-gf (now-wife) took the main road outside her house to walk about 12 minutes to the station. One day I took her by the backwoods path I had found out, going thru some hedges, saving a few minutes. She said she’d never walk that way, even with a female friend. Her sister told me those hedges are where questionable teens hang out after they’re let out of school for the day. And “suppliers”.