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People to Avoid: Buskers - it's up to you
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  • Especially around Las Ramblas, but really at any outdoor cafe (Catalunya, Passeig de Gracia, wherever) - you'll get these people randomly strumming a Spanish guitar and then asking for money. Personally I just emphatically shake my head until they go away, but it's entirely up to you if you want to throw them a euro!

    Maybe just give your money to the good ones. Some of them are just plain bad.

    Save that euro for another glass of cava!

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    People to Avoid: Spare change and street performers
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    If you don't have much spare change on you, do your best to ignore the street performers. There are a lot in the touristy areas (such as Las Ramblas) and many will expect you to give them money if you watch their show, take a picture of them, or if they come to your table while you're at an outdoor cafe. Also, if you don't give them money, some will get pissed off at you.

    Bring some spare change, and give a few coins to the performers that put on a show for you.

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    People to Avoid: How to become a guiri
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  • What's a guiri? Is a tourist that do several classic behaviors. Scape if you can. But if you want to become it, is easy. To beging, you must go in the beach and make your skin all the red that you can. Are you red yet? Is the moment to go in a tablao flamenco, and pay a good money for to see four persons dancing flamenco for first time in their life, to get a little bit money this summer. Barcelona is specyally good for this. Inthe flamenco show, clap your hands and sey "ole, ole". Don't you feel ridiculous? Well, you are becoming a guiri, but still you are not. It's indispensable that you go in the Rambles and buy a mexican hat and walk with them. Finally, when you return at home, make a page in VT, and put the tittle: "Ole Barcelona" or "Viva Barcelona".

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    People to Avoid: Trileros: What a f**cking guys!!!
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  • If you see a group of people one of them with a cardboard box, 3 glasses and a ball don’t stop!!! It’s a very old swindle but there are still now some people who don’t know it… They’ll try you bet to guess where is the ball, it seems easy but it’s a swindle… The best: don’t stop, sometimes there are “pickpockets” around "working" with them… In the exceptional case you win probably they will hit you in order to recover the money!

    Don't play! don't stop!

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    People to Avoid: placa real just off las...
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  • placa real just off las ramblas, home to a great falafel shop and a few cool bars but also home to every schemer in the world. don't believe anything these guys who hang around the centre tell you. don't go side streets with them no matter what they say they can sell you. it's pretty safe physically - there's loads of police around.

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    People to Avoid: In Les Rambles at night, there...
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  • In Les Rambles at night, there are people who play with shakers in little tables. CAUTION! BE CAREFUL! They put a little ball into one of their four or three shakers on the table and after make bets, they will ask you where is the ball and you SURE won't guess, because they always cheat! Also, the man who moves the shakers has friends among the people who is seeing the game and they are pickpockets...

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    People to Avoid: Be aware of thieves-gangs....
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  • Be aware of thieves-gangs. They are everywhere and very fast. Especially in internet cafés keep an eye on your bag since the cafés are often crowded. people coming and leaving; you won´t notice them taking your stuff.

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    People to Avoid: You must be aware with...
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  • You must be aware with pickpockets (Most of them are Moroccoan people without documentation living illegally in Barcelona), particularly in Ramblas and some crowded metro stations.

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    People to Avoid: !!! Warning !!! When I came...
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  • !!! Warning !!! When I came to Barcelona, one told to me that there were a lot of boutiques on the 'diagonal' street. However, nothing of all that was true: just some small kiosks of memories or florists. Therefore it is not necessary to waste his time on this street, it is necessary to leave rather in the small alleys to discover the truly Barcelona. Warning also to your business, even though you are in group. The thieves are very gifted.

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    People to Avoid: You should just take care when...
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  • You should just take care when walking through Ramblas , for pick pockets and some experts to take advantage to take your personal things... Barcelona its safe city but you must have an eye on your things!

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