[Wurlitzer]

"So, are they anything like the gypsies on the Paris Metro? I had to slap a hand once when it found its way into my purse, which was purposefully empty. "

You are obviously a smart person to have emptied you purse. I don't know enough about either group to say anything other than they have more than their share of Con-Men and Con-Women.

[Desdemona]

You are obviously a smart person to have emptied you purse.

I've been accused of many things in my life. Stupid is not one of them. The pick-pockets are much worse over there.