This is kind of scary

I was looking at the U.S. Department of State website, and they have a "Plan your Trip" section.

In it are several documents, one of these being Security Guidelines for American Families Living Abroad. I read through this and it's a pretty thorough document. I especially liked the discussion of different types of door locks under the "Perimeter Security" chapter. My only complaint is that it makes it seem like anywhere that's not the US is automatically some kind of war zone.

I agree, it's good to be prudent and aware of your surroundings, wherever you may be, but this is a bit of overkill. Of course, maybe I'm not exactly their target audience, since it mentions that if you have a chauffeured car, that you should occasionally ride up front with the driver. Heh. I'm not expecting a car with a driver any time soon.