How to Avoid Pickpockets
in [Europe]
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From: S Viemeister on 25 Jul 2010 12:19 On 7/25/2010 11:53 AM, Zulus Vulva wrote: > On Jul 25, 3:02 pm, S Viemeister<firstn...(a)lastname.oc.ku> wrote: >> On 7/25/2010 4:55 AM, Martin wrote: >> >>> On 25/07/10 02:11, jf...(a)my-deja.com wrote: >>>> On Jul 24, 2:24 pm, "James Silverton"<not.jim.silver...(a)verizon.net> >>>> wrote: >>>>> An amusing fantasy but why don't you just pack some heat? >>>> That's a good idea! I used to worry about getting them toys past >>>> airport security, but (not surprisingly), the TSA has not confiscated >>>> any of it. >> >>>> Recently, while travelling with some friends on the Athens subway, one >>>> of them lost a wallet. I admit that I was disappointed that they did >>>> not get my fake wallet, instead. >> >>> Is there some scope for a skilled pickpocket in the USA? >> >> The only time I had my pocket picked, was in the USA. > > did they use a gun ? It wasn't a robbery, it was a pick-pocketing.
From: frijoli on 25 Jul 2010 12:53 S Viemeister wrote: >>>> Is there some scope for a skilled pickpocket in the USA? >>> >>> The only time I had my pocket picked, was in the USA. >> >> did they use a gun ? > > It wasn't a robbery, it was a pick-pocketing. I am amazed someone actually understands the difference! Must not be from the USA! :)
From: Erilar on 25 Jul 2010 15:52 Magda <pikrodafni(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:21:17 +0000 (UTC), in rec.travel.europe, Erilar > <drache(a)chibardun.netinvalid> arranged some electrons, so they looked > like this: > > ... Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > ... > On 25/07/10 01:24, Erilar wrote: > ... >> Hatunen <hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote: > ... >>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:46:26 +0100, "Ian F." > ... >> .jj > ... >>> > ... >>> It's not the accoutrements that mark an American. It's the > ... >>> behavior. And the speech. > ... >> Ah, but I don't speak "American" in Germany, and not with an > ... > > American > ... >> accent, either 8-) > ... > > ... > but in France ...:o) > > ... After a couple unpleasant experiences, I have sworn never to > cross its > ... borders again, and especially NEVER to touch ground in CdG > airport > ... again. > > Only a couple? That's all it took the French to get rid of you? Two incursions pluss one additional CdG experiences(two ways) were more than enough. There are no other countries I refuse to return to. > > > ===== > It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
From: Martin on 25 Jul 2010 16:13 On 25/07/10 16:32, Magda wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:21:17 +0000 (UTC), in rec.travel.europe, Erilar > <drache(a)chibardun.netinvalid> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: > > ... Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > ... > On 25/07/10 01:24, Erilar wrote: > ... >> Hatunen <hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote: > ... >>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:46:26 +0100, "Ian F." > ... >> .jj > ... >>> > ... >>> It's not the accoutrements that mark an American. It's the > ... >>> behavior. And the speech. > ... >> Ah, but I don't speak "American" in Germany, and not with an > ... > > American > ... >> accent, either 8-) > ... > > ... > but in France ...:o) > > ... After a couple unpleasant experiences, I have sworn never to cross its > ... borders again, and especially NEVER to touch ground in CdG airport > ... again. > > Only a couple? That's all it took the French to get rid of you? Where did the Germans go wrong? LOL
From: Zulus Vulva on 25 Jul 2010 16:33
On Jul 25, 6:19 pm, S Viemeister <firstn...(a)lastname.oc.ku> wrote: > On 7/25/2010 11:53 AM, Zulus Vulva wrote: > > > > > > > On Jul 25, 3:02 pm, S Viemeister<firstn...(a)lastname.oc.ku> wrote: > >> On 7/25/2010 4:55 AM, Martin wrote: > > >>> On 25/07/10 02:11, jf...(a)my-deja.com wrote: > >>>> On Jul 24, 2:24 pm, "James Silverton"<not.jim.silver...(a)verizon.net> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> An amusing fantasy but why don't you just pack some heat? > >>>> That's a good idea! I used to worry about getting them toys past > >>>> airport security, but (not surprisingly), the TSA has not confiscated > >>>> any of it. > > >>>> Recently, while travelling with some friends on the Athens subway, one > >>>> of them lost a wallet. I admit that I was disappointed that they did > >>>> not get my fake wallet, instead. > > >>> Is there some scope for a skilled pickpocket in the USA? > > >> The only time I had my pocket picked, was in the USA. > > > did they use a gun ? > > It wasn't a robbery, it was a pick-pocketing. did you ever get robbed ? |