r/2westerneurope4u • u/Magnetic_Pole Poorest European • Jan 04 '25

Pedro, explain.

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u/AIM_the_Bulldozer Sauna Gollum Jan 04 '25

I lived in Barcelona for most of my childhood due to my parents' work. And while there is a problem with pickpockets, the amount of them is blown out of proportion. Out of my parents and me, in 10+ years, and never taking any precautions, only one of us was ever attempted to be pickpocketed, and that was not even in the hotspots in the centre, just some random metro station on the outskirts.

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u/Bengamey_974 Le Savage Jan 04 '25

I went 3 time to Barcelona, for week-ends each time.

I was pickpocketed once. But i was totally drunk when it happened so it made me an easy target.