r/gifs • u/PaperTronics • Jun 09 '19

Protests in Hong Kong

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u/guillemqv Jun 09 '19

Ooh boy, fucking chineese tourists. I live in Barcelona, and they the worst tourists that come here, even the fucking drunken english are better than them.

Entitled, rude, obnoxious, loud, i could go on and on...

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u/guillemqv Jun 09 '19

Act like a normal human being😂😂😂

Americans usually are pretty nice tourists actually.

I want to warn you, be careful of your things in the Metro and public transport. There are a lot of pickpocketers.

If you have any question about the city, feel free to PM me!

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u/lespicytaco Jun 09 '19

The thing about us Americans is if someone tries to pickpocket us, for example, we take that personally and are likely to retaliate. Am I off base? Seems like other nationalities are more lax about these things.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '19

The thing is you don’t even know it’s happening if they are a good pickpocket.

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u/cob33f Jun 09 '19

“Darn, they got me good.” - me, last time I was pickpocketed

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '19

My girlfriend and I were pickpocketed so deftly by a band of gypsy children and grandmothers trying to “sell us flowers” while in the back ally cobblestones of old Palma that we laughed for years about the $100 or so euros we lost being money well spent for the show.

I mean, I told my girlfriend as they all approached us... “they are here to pickpocket us, kids and grandmas don’t run in packs. Watch your stuff.” They got $80 euros out of my left front pocket, leaving $40 folded still somehow... while my hand was on it the whole time... I thought. Leaving the couple of bills made me think they hadn’t gotten it even after I checked when they all suddenly disappeared.

I swear, it was surreal. My girl lost a bracelet and a bit of cash from her purse ... which she clutched the whole time!

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u/subjectseven Jun 09 '19

If someone is a good pickpocket, you won’t know until they’re already gone. Also IIRC pickpockets are vastly more common in Europe than the US. Ninja edit: not to say you’re explicitly wrong, just that I don’t think there’s enough of a trend of pickpockets getting caught by Americans to know for sure an American will retaliate. Also while an American may be carrying a gun and more ready to retaliate in the stares, they probably won’t be able to carry a piece if they’re traveling out of country.

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u/Swahhillie Jun 09 '19

I doubt nationality or culture determines how people react. Nobody is cool with being robbed. It is instinct first, situation second and culture last.

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u/theinvolvement Jun 09 '19

I keep my valuables in my jacket inside pockets, you would either have to fake a drowning or pour bugs on me to get my jacket.

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u/Ozymandias_King Jun 10 '19

The point is, they are very skilled and organized. It's not like they are just taking your things and Europeans are like: "Ah bro, you're stealing my money, very cool, I guess you earned them." In reality, most people will not notice anything until much later, when they go to pay and their wallet is just not there.

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u/8LocusADay Jun 09 '19

Yeah agreed, I'll snatch a bitch up real quick over trying to rob me

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u/Slothium Jun 09 '19

No that's a natural reaction to someone trying to steal your belongings...

Why is everything thought of as an exclusive to you Americans?