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[Jay Cloidt]

I like to think I look like a native New Yorker who has seen it all and is
not an easy target. That may not be what they are thinking, but I've never
been bothered, plus I take all the precautions that I take when I change
trains in Harlem.

  - Jay in New York


On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Russell Crum <rrcrum1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> My experience is that with proper precautions, I don't normally worry
> about pickpockets in European cities. Don't forget, pickpockets by no
> means are concentrated in Paris, London or Rome.
>
> So many Americans walk around those cities in their baseball caps
> with bulging wallets in their hip pockets and huge purses that they
> might as well hang a sign around their neck "Naive American tourist
> with lots of money to steal".  I think the culture of that nefarious
> group of people in many European cities is prone toward petty theft
> rather than mugging and shooting people that is more popular in some
> parts of the world.
>
>
> Russ
>
>
> On Mar 28, 2008, at 21:52 , ron at dworsky.net wrote:
> >
> >
> > After reading these suggestions I am left
> > wondering......................Why go to France?....It sounds like the
> > robbery center of the universe............... How do you look at
> > all the
> > sights of the most wonderful cities in Europe......... and keep
> > feeling to
> > make sure you still have all your personal papers, credit cards,
> > passport,
> > money, kids pictures and metro passes??????????
> > Maybe you should visit Sing Sing instead.......................much
> > safer
> > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
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