***pick pockets in Barcelona***

Sligo Hornet wrote:

RogerMilla wrote:

Baldrick wrote:

Jesus the media love a bit of a panic. Create fear at every hands turn. Fear sells but saying things are grand is never newsworthy.

baldrick having personally involved in a few incidents in barcelona this is far from scaremongering, the place is a disgrace

Always knew you were a crook Roger......that said , fair play for admitting your offences on here....step one in your rehabilitation back into society.

like that will ever happen

The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own.

RogerMilla wrote:

Trap junior wrote:

I dont feel comfortable leaving credit cards etc in my hotel though. Got stuff nicked by chambermaids before.

ah, mr strauss-kahn , hows the form ?

I caught her in the act so I had to punish her by giving her a good rogering

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Gerk weren't you robbed the last time you were in barca,tell us that story again
It's a belter

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Been to Barca before if you stay in groups and use cop on you will be ok but if you wander off the side streets off las ramblas on your own then your a prime target .Just carry cash leave your cards in the hotel.

You ever hear that one count?it's a cracker

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just walk around with your lad hanging out, nobody will go near you!

Tried and tested anti mugging technique Cool

seaniemac wrote:

Baldrick wrote:

Jesus the media love a bit of a panic. Create fear at every hands turn. Fear sells but saying things are grand is never newsworthy.

+1

Every time Irish fans go away, there's warnings on here and in the papers about criminals wherever we are going. It's an easy page filler for the rags at home.
The above statement did not appear in a paper. It's a statement from locals in Barca which kinda tells me how serious the problem is. It's a warning that should be headed from my experience there. Head the warning or don't, it's well justified

If you don't carry around a load of money and have your phone/wallet/credit card out on display and you're not falling around the place drunk on your own with no idea what's going on around you or where you are, you'll be grand in most cities in Europe.
One lad I was with was stone cold sober at 10am and had his camera nicked.

The last time I was driving down O'Connell Street in a taxi, the driver was pointing out pickpockets to me outside BurgerKing, it happens in every city. Be a bit clever/not too drunk on your own and the chances of you being the victim are low in any city.
In Barca it is much much worse, hence their own locals sending warnings. You only have to read through this thread to see plenty have had experiences of this. This is just to warn fans to be vigilant.

A bit of cop on and and you will be grand. Barca is rife with pickpockets but sure most major cities have a pick pocket problem.

Moscow was meant to be a hell hole according to others. I think every trip has had its scaremongerers.

flow wrote:

AntrimMan wrote:

Anyone that leaves a wallet or phone on a table in a cafe or bar deserves what they get, home or abroad.

Common sense folks

What? Sorry but it really grinds my gears. Why advertise your valuables to potential thieves?

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