Five Gold Rings In Paris
Jul 27th, 2010, 07:59 PM
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>>So it is like sharing the wealth, they get the item and we get reimbursed.<< Yes, I'm sure you're right about that unfortunate way of thinking, SeaUrchin.
Sigh. . . Then, premiums go up until no one can afford insurance. Spread the poverty. We're all equal in the end either way. Reminds me of an old Russian proverb.
Sigh. . . Then, premiums go up until no one can afford insurance. Spread the poverty. We're all equal in the end either way. Reminds me of an old Russian proverb.
Jul 6th, 2013, 02:12 AM
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I had a very amusing experience with the ring scam. Alone in Paris as a veteran traveler, and fluent in French, he picked the wrong mark. I enjoyed the fellow’s spiel, and while I guess he was sure he had me good, he took my hand to try the ring on when he noticed that my hand was missing a finger. I had a finger amputated. The guy jumped about a foot in the air, crossed himself, pushed the ring into my hand and ran off as fast as he could go. I’m going to put it on a ribbon and hang it up, awesome conversation piece!!!
Jul 10th, 2013, 11:10 AM
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The whole thing isnt' logical to me. I would't take a gold ring on vacation and I definitely wouldn't be tempted by it when it wasn't mine. Anyway I have never really been bothered except by the various rose vendors, etc. But a woman I was with in Paris (my friend's friend - niave) fell for the Do you speak English thing at the Arc de Triomph and gave her some money. After that I educated her
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