A group of foreign students have produced a video in Spanish, warning locals and tourists about the dangers of pickpocketing and bagsnatching in the city of Barcelona. It’s evident that the girls who appear in the video are students of the Spanish language, which gives the video an endearing quality. Even if you don’t...
The ever-brilliant Callejeros on Spanish TV channel Cuatro ran an episode called “Al Ladron” (“The Thief”) in their seventh season. As you can guess it was centered on Barcelona, and more specifically on the beach area of Barceloneta. They also cover the story of the now famous Iliana who goes after pickpockets with whistles and hands...
The guy in red steals a mobile from the pocket of the guy lying down. The well-dressed woman realises what he has done. For those in doubt, the word “ladron” means “thief”. Theft aside, it’s quite a funny clip, kudos to our cameraman who ran in chase. The cameraman threatens the thief with an upload...
In some cultures, this is how they deal with a motorcycle bag-snatcher. In Barcelona, the locals do nothing. Have patience with the video, it’s worth the wait. (We’re curious how many people we can send to this video. At the time we found it (led by Frederico Lacerda), there had only been 154 views.)...
A remarkable documentary from the always-revealing Callejeros, from the streets of Barcelona, which was broadcast on Cuatro on Friday, December 9th 2011. The 35-minute video – 95% in the Castellano language – covers a wide cross-section of life on the streets of Barcelona overnight. Shot on the weekend of October 7, 2011 it features...
A little something for your Friday morning. Thanks to our Twitter follower andhwang (@andhwang) for giving us the heads-up on this video, via Gawker entitled: “Purse-Grabber Stripped Completely Naked by Vigilante Horde” Released initially onto the notorious LiveLeak, it made it onto YouTube where it has been viewed (so far) some 480,835 times. Gawker commented:...
Somehow we missed this, and we are featured! There’s an attractive video created by El Periódico, illustrated by a series of photos, showing robberies in Barcelona in various locations. The beach, the metro, the street. A spokesperson speaks – in Catalan – to camera explaining the techniques involved. There’s heavy emphasis on the infamous...
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