LOL.. ok. Fair enough. This thread made it sound pretty bad so its good to hear that its no better or worse that walking in LA. Don't be stupid and you should be fine, check I know pickpocketing is a problem anywhere there are large numbers of people; just wanted to make sure it wasn't extraordinarily bad or aggressive. Thanks for the heads up. I figure I will just hang out in the Thalys waiting area (which I assume is not a lounge per se and eligible to Comfort 2 tickets?) .