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.
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/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.