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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 11:22 am
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LizzyDragon84
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Originally Posted by YOWandbeyond
Definitely Paris Metro.
Yes, a friend of mine was almost pickpocketed on it. Some guy reached into his pocket when stepping off the train. But my friend grabbed his wrist and he didn't succeed.

I suspect we had been targeted partly because we were chatting somewhat loudly in English during the metro ride, thus marking ourselves for the tourists we were.
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