Yeah that sucks. They usually aren’t as bold in Western Europe, but

Apr 19, 2019
4:55:34pm

Longbow Cougar All-American

Definitely are in Eastern Europe. I had it happen to me a few times on my mission in Ukraine, but the joke was on them cause the only thing they got besides my crappy backpack, were the Books of Mormon that were in the crappy backpack.

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So my wife went to Paris on Sunday with my buddies wife for a girls week. On

mort

4/19/19 4:31pm

That's terrible, that's a lot of cash on hand.

coug almighty

4/19/19 4:35pm

I got an email from my spouse asking me to wire a $1000...strange, they were nex

jamesjessestrang

4/19/19 9:54pm

Eurotrash, that stinks.

pegushin

4/19/19 4:35pm

Exactly.

mort

4/19/19 4:36pm

Paris is known for pickpockets. You gotta watch out for them. I'm sorry for your

trom2foot3

4/19/19 4:39pm

I warned her about that, but these people were good!

mort

4/19/19 4:47pm

Well yeah. They are professionals

TNT

4/19/19 4:47pm

Hey, I’m a professional and I suck at my job.

IGlowInTheDark

4/19/19 4:54pm

Well you post on a message board all day

TNT

4/19/19 4:56pm

I missed this earlier! That's funny.

mort

4/19/19 5:46pm

I’m sorry to hear that...but you are wrong about one thing

byuguns55

4/19/19 4:45pm

LOL!

mort

4/19/19 4:46pm

assuming that one time is at least 6 months long

byujag

4/19/19 5:29pm

Nope

byuguns55

4/19/19 7:19pm

That is a common Gypsy ploy all over Europe, and our neighbors fell victim

Longbow Cougar

4/19/19 4:47pm

They basically mugged my wife. She didn't stop for anything. She said they

mort

4/19/19 4:50pm

It totally is, they travel in packs.

IGlowInTheDark

4/19/19 4:52pm

Yeah that sucks. They usually aren’t as bold in Western Europe, but

Longbow Cougar

4/19/19 4:55pm

Did they look like this?

AZ Coug

4/19/19 6:40pm

When the “gypped” usage drama was going on here

IGlowInTheDark

4/19/19 4:50pm

Yeah, my wife’s family has some old Bohemian gypsy blood that they

Longbow Cougar

4/19/19 5:08pm

Ha!

mort

4/19/19 5:32pm

Gypsies really are the worst.

Virginia Ute

4/19/19 5:46pm

I did get stopped in London a couple of years ago by an older Gypsy

mort

4/19/19 5:02pm

i unknowingly rented 2 apartments to gypsies and tbey just quit paying rent for

Iman23

4/19/19 6:17pm

I read “petition” and knew the end of the story.

IGlowInTheDark

4/19/19 4:49pm

I am in Europe at least eight times a year and never heard the petition

mort

4/19/19 4:51pm

Totally saw it multiple times in mid 2000s

IGlowInTheDark

4/19/19 4:53pm

In Berlin they were always pretending to be deaf

Longbow Cougar

4/19/19 4:58pm

Was in Paris about 3 weeks ago and saw it

jes2332

4/19/19 7:07pm

Where in Europe? If big cities, then you are just keeping your head down and

byuguns55

4/19/19 7:21pm

Classic ploy. Large distraction while someone takes your stuff. Lessons here:

Medute

4/19/19 5:10pm

Agree! My wife is 5'2" and very pretty and her friend is also attractive. They

mort

4/19/19 5:36pm

Pics?

IGlowInTheDark

4/19/19 5:51pm

Anyone else go to Stupidity Briefings where they don't tell us this stuff?

spoxjox

4/19/19 7:14pm

Have to be careful in central London, too.

Sooner Cougar

4/19/19 5:15pm

I got my pocket picked in Paris

sanitarium

4/19/19 5:15pm

Two years ago I flew into Amsterdam and went to check into a four

mort

4/19/19 5:43pm

I haven’t had my wallet in my back pocket since before my first trip to France

LaserCoug

4/19/19 5:46pm

Trip to Paris for "Girls week?" Sheesh, I hope my wife doesn't read this. She's

777

4/19/19 5:36pm

LOL!

mort

4/19/19 5:43pm

So nobody messes with me around the world. I wear exotic cowboy boots and black

mort

4/19/19 5:52pm

This is why we have fanny packs.

mobomanjoe

4/19/19 5:56pm

I was also pickpocketed the last time I was in Paris, a couple of years ago. My

chilango

4/19/19 7:08pm

I don't donate to pick pockets.

CougarThug

4/19/19 7:15pm

John Haddow?

Gerald-DeGroot

4/19/19 7:28pm

I have traveled quite a bit in europe. Paris is the worst for this. Ruins

runnincoug

4/20/19 1:22am

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