today is my day off from work and i decided to spend my day with my wife in town,she went to look for a new outfit to go out in on saturday and i waited for her outside the shop with all our shopping.
i was sitting on a bench when these two girls walked up to me and said"excuse me could we have our photo taken with you"i asked why and they said" because we think you are cool"i told them no and told them to go away which they did,i watched them for a couple of minutes and from no where these two guys started arguing with them.was i right to think they were pickpocckets or something
2007-10-30 09:59:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Could of been. You were smart not to risk it. Even if they were innocent, I'm sure your wife would of let you have it when she walked out of the store and caught you cheesin' for the camera with 2 strange females...
2007-10-30 10:07:21 · answer #1 · answered by kiki72404 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I would have been suspicious too and told them no. Always follow your instincts. In this case I think you were right especially based on what you saw with the two guys a short time after.
2007-10-30 10:10:56 · answer #2 · answered by moonstonesyipyap 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've just read all the answers and I agree that it was good for him to be cautious, but it is also kinda sad that people can not trust each other any more. Like if they had genuinely wanted a photo.
2007-10-31 04:13:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was a good thing you told them to go away they were probably up to no good. i was at the mall a couple of weeks ago and saw 2 teenage girls asking older men for money telling them they needed money to get home. when they thought no one was looking i saw them take out a wad of cash from their pockets laughing at how much money they had gotten. i know it's not the same thing, but they too were up to no good.
2007-10-30 10:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by rojo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
definitely - you could have been mugged in seconds, i know my uncle was stopped and asked for deirections in France - and like were from Northen Ireland, he doesn't even look French - he told them were to go. You seem like a sensible person with your head screwed on the right way.
2007-10-30 10:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by trustnoonestarsky 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds fishy to me. Good job you had your wits about you.
Its sad to say but you really do need to keep your guard up, there is no telling what might have happened.
Well done for going with your instincts.
2007-10-30 13:08:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's good to be suspicious with such people. They might be pickpockets, they might want to use the photo to show to your wife and cause trouble for your marriage or use the photo to blackmail you.
2007-10-31 00:22:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sure sounds very strange to me! I think you did the right thing there. They probably just saw you sitting yourself and thought you were an easy target. Count yourself lucky that you escaped them!
2007-10-30 12:03:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You did the right thing. i think it was some sort of scam from pickpocket to worse.
2007-10-30 11:11:52 · answer #9 · answered by Scouse 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You did the right thing.
People having your picture is dangerous.
2007-10-30 10:08:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋