Peter Rhodes on pesky pickpockets, jumping spiders and history repeating itself in Europe
As Brits book their summer holidays, the scum of Europe are polishing their scamming skills.
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One newspaper's timely warning about thefts in Rome describes the ploy when a stranger hands you an attractive item in the street as a “gift” and then turns nasty, demanding payment.
Best reaction, it advises, is to walk briskly away while repeating “no.” Good luck with that.
In my experience the most dangerous predators in the Eternal City are not street hustlers nor pickpockets but waiters and their accomplices. In a charming little trattoria, a genial old chap put a brandy on my table muttering: “On the house.”
