A woman tried to warn me shouting "Bambini" followed by words I did not understand. They lifted a pack of traveler's checks from my pocket, which gives you an idea of how long ago that was. I was walking with my son in Rome and accosted by group of little kids with the usual cardboards and newspapers. One was my first trip to Italy - I was still a bit naive at the time. Credit cards, mobile phones, money should be putted as deep in your pockets/bags as possible or on a safety belt. Some padlocks for your bags are not a bad idea either. ![]() I would focus mostly to a bag/purse with zips rather than buttons or clips and even trousers with zipped pockets. ![]() In Athens most victims are men, because women are more used to protect their selves, men are wrongly pretty self confident it wouldn't happen to them ,and often do goof mistakes, as putting their wallet on the back pocket of their trouser. Or even more often, inside metro or bus, they quickly manage to take away whatever you have in your pocket, before you realize what happens. Bag is still there and before you realize it your cameras, mobile phone and wallet or money or whatever, disappears. Usually thefts occur when you are distracted and don't pay attention, and someone tries to zip open your bag/purse and take whatever it is inside. I would think that trying to take your bag away is sort of an '80 thing, at least that's the case in Athens.
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