I think most of us "international" citizens dont give a toss about the terrorists. I was in Bali a few days after the bombing and was in Gungzhou, China during the Sars epidemic. I even went to Isaan during the Bird flu. I actually remember wishing after 9-11, whenever i was on a plane, that a terrorist would stand up, near me, and say "Nobody move - we are hijacking this plane". I would knock his teeth down his throat.
However, the vast majority of the tabloid reading public probably would be worried. My mother always asks if Phuket is safe every time there is a problem. "Safer than being in England" is the standard reply. A lot of my friends cancelled their trips to Phuket after Bali.
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