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The 10 worst cities for pickpockets

The 10 worst cities for pickpockets

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1. Barcelona, Spain
2. Rome, Italy
3. Prague, Czech Republic
4. Madrid, Spain
5. Paris, France
6. Florence, Italy
7. Buenos Aires, Argentina
8. Amsterdam , Netherlands
9. Athens , Greece
10. Hanoi , Vietnam

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Seems odd that no US city is "cited". The hoods, gangstas, low-lifes and hustlers might get you to keep your wallet only after taking its contents!

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Originally posted by CCNoob
1. Barcelona, Spain
2. Rome, Italy
3. Prague, Czech Republic
4. Madrid, Spain
5. Paris, France
6. Florence, Italy
7. Buenos Aires, Argentina
8. Amsterdam , Netherlands
9. Athens , Greece
10. Hanoi , Vietnam

http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-2946038

Seems odd that no US city is "cited". The hoods, gangstas, low-lifes and hustlers might get you to keep your wallet only after taking its contents!
American cities are the BEST for pickpockets, so wouldn't show up in a list of worst cities for pickpockets.

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Originally posted by CCNoob
1. Barcelona, Spain
2. Rome, Italy
3. Prague, Czech Republic
4. Madrid, Spain
5. Paris, France
6. Florence, Italy
7. Buenos Aires, Argentina
8. Amsterdam , Netherlands
9. Athens , Greece
10. Hanoi , Vietnam

http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-2946038

Seems odd that no US city is "cited". The hoods, gangstas, low-lifes and hustlers might get you to keep your wallet only after taking its contents!
we don't eff around in the States. we just club you over the head and crack yer effin skull open, then rifle through your pockets at our leisure. none of this namby pamby slip and dodget $hite, just straight up thuggery.


and of course of your mugger of the day happens to be HoH, sexual assualt may be part of the equation.

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
American cities are the BEST for pickpockets, so wouldn't show up in a list of worst cities for pickpockets.

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They might be deceiving the readers because is "best" or "worst" from the pickpocket perspective or from the travellers perspective?

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all top ?? lists are stupid.

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Is this post supposed to read The 10 worst cities for being pickpocketed?
The 10 most likely cities for pickpockets?
Something of that nature?

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For what I've seen and heard, and at least in Europe, the absolute
masters of pickpocketing come from Algeria.

That makes Paris the place where most likely you'll get your wallet
taken. If you are too slow, you could also end up pregnant without
noticing.

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Its scary for gangs of women to "sell you maps" in Barcelona only to pinch your wallet as well.

http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/beware-of-pickpockets-in-barcelona-751994.html

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Originally posted by CCNoob
1. Barcelona, Spain
2. Rome, Italy
3. Prague, Czech Republic
4. Madrid, Spain
5. Paris, France
6. Florence, Italy
7. Buenos Aires, Argentina
8. Amsterdam , Netherlands
9. Athens , Greece
10. Hanoi , Vietnam

http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-2946038

Seems odd that no US city is "cited". The hoods, gangstas, low-lifes and hustlers might get you to keep your wallet only after taking its contents!
Surely Barcelona is one of the best cities for pickpockets. On the contrary, I'd imagine pickpockets would find Singapore heavy going. Perhaps worst of all would be Pyongyang.

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Originally posted by CCNoob
They might be deceiving the readers because is "best" or "worst" from the pickpocket perspective or from the travellers perspective?
Here in some cities we have signs that read: "HIJACKING HOTSPOT" and it also begs the question if it's there to safeguard motorists or if it's a government incentive program telling the lowlifes to just wait, the cars will come...

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
American cities are the BEST for pickpockets, so wouldn't show up in a list of worst cities for pickpockets.

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Didn't have any problems in Hanoi when I was there last year. Friendly people and a very safe city. Loved it.

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Interesting article on pickpockets and the techniques they use.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Pickpockets

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