Yeah, so in a moment of lassitude and weakness I was reading some idiot blurb about whatever.
Made me consider that I'd like other opinions on things like being pickpocketed and whatever.
Am I so cynical that I never, for one second, ever, consider standing for any period of time in any public place without being aware of where my belongings are?
In my view, if you can't immediately, whenever you, say, hear some auditory cue, for example, grab your belongings and do whatever, then you are dead.
But I don't live in a big city now -- and I'm an easy-going guy, I regularly just chat with random people waiting for elevators or trade smiles/smirks when somebody does something stupid.
Just, for some reason, there will never, ever be a time in public when I am not anticipating some hick pulling a con on me.
Unless I been drinking -- then it can happen.
But I mean regular.
Yeah, so talk about that or whatever.
What kind of stupid hillbilly who isn't drunken gets pickpocketed/isn't aware of his or her surroundings?