Suicide Tourism
 

There's a line in Beckett's Godot about going to the Eiffel tower and commit suicide; to be among the first to do so.

Suicide tourism's made me smile since I read Arto Paasilinna's 1990 book about two guys meeting each other in a barn, one preventing the second to kill himself, and admitting that his own visit was for the same purpose. They then decide to commit suicide on a large scale and recruit desperate persons all over Finland. After which they hit the road to a great spot way up North; where they decide to postpone their death, go to Western Europe, and so on. It's a funny novel.

I suspect that this article is pure bullshit : many people go to NYC , ( for work , regular tourism , visiting relatives ...) and many ( but less ) people commit suicide everyday , so statistically , there are more chances that they commit suicide there rather than in Anchorage or Luxembourg.

I just thought it was funny. Why not L.A?

They found that among the 7,634 suicide victims citywide, 407 were nonresidents

that is not that many non-residents at all, especially considering how many people work ion NYC that live in surrounding states or cities or towns. That is a little over 5% of all suicides.
If it was aruond 25% or up, that may start me thinking, but this is just silly. stupid psychologists.

Well , the problem is that it’s supposed to be true , unless the LA times is a hoax paper.

Here’s another statistic , with a slightly doubtful interpretation : 80% of people die in a bed.
Therefore , beds are the most dangerous places.
DO NOT SLEEP IN A BED !
Dump your bed ! Go sleep in a hammock , or on a sofa , or on the floor .
Any other places are safer !
Tell your friends about the danger of beds etc…

Suicide Tourism? I thought you meant tourism in Paraguay, judging from an article I read in yesterday's Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/200...ay.travelbooks