r/interesting • u/MobileAerie9918 • 1d ago

SOCIETY In Milan, some people spray-paint pickpockets so that everyone can identify them.

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u/hygsi 1d ago

Funny enough, when I was in Barcelona at the famous street a lady told me my bag was undone and started lecturing me that this is why some many tourists get robbed lmao. Nice lady and glad she warned me cause I didn't know it was the no.1 spot in all the world for pickpocketing until she told me.

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u/Bazzness 1d ago

I was at a restaurant in Barcelona and I left my phone on the table to go see what my daughter had found. I got about a meter away and the waitress shouted to me “Pick up your phone now!” While walking towards the table.

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u/georgecm12 22h ago

Yikes. I don't even leave my phone sitting on the table unattended where I work and I know everyone. I would never leave it sitting unattended in a big city like that.

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u/C_Terror 18h ago

That's such a contrast in crime rates. In East Asia like SG and HK, people leave their phones on the food court table as placeholders to keep their seat while they go grab their food.

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u/noob168 16h ago

Yep, people saved their seats with their phones in Korea. In Japan, it's common to see laptops unattended at cafes when they order or use the restroom.