Pickpockets in Italy

A cultural difference

They won't threaten you with a knife or a gun placed next to your head as in the United States, but thieves in Europe are still very proficient in their trade.  Pickpockets are rampant, from the perspective of any would-be foreign tourists, of which major European cities are teaming.

http://www.bella-toscana.com/pickpocketsinitaly.htm#.U_VjhPldW8o


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Who says we don't have the most violent society of the developed world (although others are quickly catching on and learning from us, thanks to what we export, Hollywood flicks and hip-hop)?  But we love it, anyway.