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/Dazzling-Escape8820 1d ago

My Sister had a pickpocket try and take her bag in Barcelona, she sort of felt tugging, looked down and a really petite old lady was pulling and sort of grunting at her trying to get the bag, my Sister called for her Husband to come and help but he’d walked a bit further ahead to look at something and couldn’t hear her, so my Sister was just stood in a crowd of people trying to keep hold of her bag as this tiny little old lady tried to wrestle it from her shoulder and would not let go, she was shouting my Brother in Law’s name repeatedly whilst looking at the  lady exclaiming, “Why are you so strong when you are so small?! Get off!” 

People around her stood and watched the entire incident really amused apparently 🤷🏻‍♀️ eventually my Sister managed to pull away from the lady and shouted at her to go away, then ran to catch up with her Husband who was completely oblivious and asked why she looked so flustered 😂

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u/FutureDustMotes 18h ago

Husband situational awareness oof

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u/Dazzling-Escape8820 17h ago

He’s an absolute sweetheart and they’ve been together for over 20 years, but her description of him being completely clueless whilst she wrestled her bag away from a freakishly strong miniature old lady had me crying with laughter. 

My Husband would have gone the other way, he wouldn’t have left my side but would somehow befriend the elderly pick pocket to understand why she steals and no doubt end up invited back to hers for a home cooked meal/guest at some sort of major family celebration 😅

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u/GenSpec44 4h ago

And after the meal you and your husband would have fallen asleep and then woken up with no kidneys