Re: [93attendees] what currency is widely used in Czech?

[Toerless Eckert <[e-mail]>]

On Thu, Jul 09, 2015 at 10:24:08PM +0200, Carsten Bormann wrote:
> Toerless Eckert wrote:
> > Oh, and try to have the phone numbers to cancel/re-issue all your
> > cards handy but separate from your wallet. Well trained pickpocketing
> > in Prague. Family member had that experience last Prague IETF.
> 
> If course, since it happened to them in Prague, Prague is now the most
> dangerous city for you.  That's how people perceive risk.

Intuitively, sure, but i can move beyond that.

http://www.escapehere.com/inspiration/10-worst-cities-in-the-world-for-pickpocketing/2/

My experience was also that it was harder to avoid crowds in Prague
than in the other cities because of the density of the city in the
touristy areas. Especially during the day. 

> In summary: You are not in Kansas anymore.  Normal street smarts in
> European capital cities includes paying attention, and not exposing your
> valuables.  If somebody in your vicinity does something that doesn't
> make sense, they are probably trying to steal (and that may include the
> stunning lady asking you out for a drink).  But there is no need for
> special paranoia in Prague; it's just a European capital.

Of course there is need for special paranioa in Prague for me:
They got me once, shame on them, they'd get me twice, shame on me!

;-)

Chers
   Toerless

> Grüße, Carsten
> 
> *) But he probably didn't get the reason right.  But that's off-topic
> (and for some people probably also "political" :-)