Comment on What I Learned Buying a Rug in TurkeyparentComments−swdesignguy18yI had a guy start something like this in Rome recently. I reacted so strongly to being touched by a stranger selling stuff that the guy called me names. I guess I'm just not used to personal contact except handshake.−ks18yIn some countries, it is not unusual for male friends (heterosexual friends) to sometimes hold hands when they walk−astine18yIn my experience, Rome isn't one of those places.−mrtron18yIn Rome I would worry about someone touching me - it is a common tool of distraction by the pickpockets there.
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I had a guy start something like this in Rome recently. I reacted so strongly to being touched by a stranger selling stuff that the guy called me names. I guess I'm just not used to personal contact except handshake.
In some countries, it is not unusual for male friends (heterosexual friends) to sometimes hold hands when they walk
In my experience, Rome isn't one of those places.
In Rome I would worry about someone touching me - it is a common tool of distraction by the pickpockets there.