Don't be Paranoid about Pickpockets! and other Paris, France Warning Or Danger Tips

Visiting Paris for the first time, I must admit, I was afraid of getting robbed. However, you don't have to be paranoid about pickpockets. Only cautious. I saw pickpockets try and rob people a few times during my stay in Paris. However, I never had an attempt made on me. I think this was partly because of several reasons:

1. When in a crowded public place, I always surrounded myself with friends, or maybe even objects.
2. Even when I was lost, I looked like I knew where I was going. Show confidence.
3. I was always aware of my purse. I never have anything in my pocket, so all my valuables were in my purse. I was constantly aware of my purse, which made me a bad pickpocketing target.

Pickpockets have many ways of trying to steal from you. The best way to prevent them from doing so is to make yourself a bad target, as I did.

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There are many aggressive vendors around the Eiffel Tower. Some of them sell little Eiffel Towers for around 1 Euro, which they try and make you buy. Others sell small toys, like a flying bird toy. While sitting with my group for a long time in front of the Eiffel Tower, I noticed some things about these vendors. They wouldn't come over to my group, probably because we were alert and not on the move. Also, I noticed that the vendors would fly their bird toys into crowds, often hitting people. One lady got hit in the head; she ran up and threw the bird into the vendors face. It was very amusing.

Lastly, while watching these vendors, I saw one get arrested! The cops drove up to the Eiffel Tower, and all the vendors crowded together. They arrested one of them, I'm not sure why. Afterwards, the vendors crowded together for a while longer, talking about something.

In closure, if a vendor asks you to buy something that you don't want, firmly say "non" and walk away. Don't look unsure. My group did not have many problems with them, but as I've said, some others did.

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