12 BARCELONA Scams, Rip Offs & Tourist Traps (Watch Before You Go in 2023) !
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Barcelona SCAMS: Tips For Avoiding Crime and Pickpockets in Spain in 2023!
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What are the BIGGEST Scams, Rip Offs & Tourist Traps to avoid on a trip to Barcelona, Spain in 2023? Make sure you leave a comment down below and let me know if any of these Rip Offs, Scams or Tourist Traps have happened to you!
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Barcelona Scams, Rip Offs and Tourist Traps Chapter List
0:00- Intro
0:48- Mimes, Gypsies & Neon Throwers
2:29- Terrace or Patio Fee
3:39- Learn the Language wit italki
5:33- Las Ramblas
7:16- Some Street Performers
9:07- Thieves & Pickpockets
11:20- Nightclubs by the Beach
12:59- Drug Dealers
13:56- Restaurants in Heavy Traffic Areas
15:20- FC Barcelona/Camp Nou
17:40- Hop On Hop Off Bus Tours
18:36- Street Vendors giving incorrect change
19:07- ATM Foreign Transaction Fees
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Yes! Thanks for the new Barcelona video Jay!!
Glad to have been back!
Great job Jay, thanks for your hard work.
Thanks!
Great video. I had a friend who ended up breaking this pickpocketer's index finger when pickpocketer tried to steal. Just broke his finger and both of us ran. The guy was screaming so loud. Although we had no reason to run, we didnt want to deal with police work where my friend can still get charged with an assault. Speaking of pickpocketing, it gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. This was over a decade ago. Our situation happened in Santa Monica Pier when we were walking out of the pier to Colorado Blvd and Ocean Avenue. Still remember it till this day. LOL.
Stealing is wrong period. Break those fingers haha
wow, almost in the city center of Barcelona!
@@MrWalter2202 lol
Wow, lots of great tips!!
Thanks man!
Great video... thank you Kuya....
Salamat!
Thank you for this Pinoy. Very informative.
Thanks
Bro thank you so much for this video! 🙏
I appreciate the support and the Super Thanks my friend! 🙏🏽🤙🏾
Good morning from texas 😀
We are senior couple in Texas, we thank you for your informative TH-cam that we are going go to Barcelona in October , we did view your TH-cam about 5 good food at bacerlona but our Google map can’t find tapas place Ciudad condal ( maybe they are no longer)
Be safe, be happy ❤
I basically trust no one. That's how I avoid scams! 😆 Great video! BTW, what are some of the going rates ($/hr) on italki? I do online tutoring for work and I'm always curious to know what other platforms are charging these days. 🙂
Haha sometimes people gotta hear the basics
I was in Barcelona for two weeks in 2022 and managed to never walk down the ramblas...it is possible! I did take the Metro a ton and had absolutely no problems, but I can blend in and speaking Castellano and a bit of Catalan helps.
Great informative video. Also, I feel like the taxis at the Barcelona train station probably won't take you on the most cost efficient route. (At least in my experience, lol).
Haha thats why the apps are so much better or metro
I had the opposite experience basically there was traffic course by other taxi protesting and the nice dude that was one of the ones worked told us instead of ""paying 20 just give My 15 it's fine it's not fair for you to pay so much more for an unconvinced course by a protest ""
i have a upcoming study abroad trip to barcelone from jun.28-july.29 and this video was very insightful, thank you!
Nice! Ill be there too. Enjoy
The musicians performing in your video had a license to perform, as well as the ones who perform in the metro stations (there's a plaque where it says AMUC) but it's illegal to perform in the metro cars and those people are usually gypsies. Also the sellers who have items on a blanket are called manteleros and they are illegally selling items. You could get charged a fine of like 50 euros for buying from them.
I spent about 5 weeks in Barcelona from 12/91 - 1/92. I had a nice stay there. I hung out with other travelers. There wasn't so much people going there yet, and all those tourist places had no lines for getting in, the way they have now.
Way different now
When I was in Barcelona, there were signs at the road to the beach telling you not to buy from people who sells you things from mats on the ground or you will get fined. There were about 50 street vendors that had mats on the ground with items for sale right behind this sign, and there were so many people ignoring the warning that was right next to them and bought hats and other things. Not only was I baffled how this would happen right next to a warning not to buy from them (and also that the buyer could be fined), I also liked how the sign specifically said "mats" and all of the street vendors rolled out mats on the ground. Not a single one had a table. If I were a street vendor there, I would bring a table and say "the sign says mats, this is a table so it's not illegal.
Theyre everywhere
The agents in the airports in Spain will catch you smuggling drugs, but the cops in the beat are laughable, they should have plain clothes officers acting like tourist and stick item on them with backup officers watching and catching these thieves.
Hi what's the best tour group to go to is it better to get from bigger company or do local?
When talking about restaurants i'm surprised you did not talk about the "menu del dia" from Monday to Friday to have lunch available at many restaurants in Barcelona.
Thats not a rip off lol
Will you be doing a video on Ibiza?
Not this year unfortunately
I was in Barcelona for a month and luckily nothing bad happened
As it shouldnt.
All these warnings are excellent to know. I blend in but my Spanish sounds American, because although my heritage is Spanish and Portuguese, I was born and raised in the US. I only speak Spanish to order food and drink's.
As long as you try! Dont worry about your accent
Barcelona airport car rental- be careful! Placed my tote bag on passenger seat and went around to check car. Guy came up to me when I was near the rear of the car and tried to tell me something was wrong with the car, while his buddy grabbed my tote bag!
I heard about lots of people getting pickpocketed. But I've often wondered whether wearing skinny jeans combats this a little? My phone is pretty big, and even I struggle getting it out of my pockets.
Lol just be aware is the lesson
I'd say that's more of an invitation to get beat up for the phone really. Because they'll know it is there, a bulky thing in skin tight cloths it'll be either getting it the easy way or the hard way ☕
@@ayf449 Hardly. They know everybody and their grandmother carries a phone these days; they don't need to see its shape to know it's there. However very few pickpockets would beat someone up to get it when they can inconspicuously steal it from someone else's pocket.
Thankfully, robbery with violence is a much more rare affair in Spain than pickpocketing. These guys are well organised and know well the law in the countries they operate in. They're fully aware that in Spain pickpocketing only carries a fine when found out, whilst robbery with violence it's punished more severily as it's a much more serious crime.
Pro tip: don’t go to all those tourist places but just abit further there you can have amazing food and drinks for normal prices. People are nicer over there aswell. Ive been alot to barcelona and never been pickpocketed. Just be smart and pay attention to your belongings. Dont bring much wirh you anyway.
In regards to pickpockets: Sling bag in the front preferred?
Best!
Is it convenient to order bolt in Barcelona?
I found some pick pocket proof pants. Jeans with zippers sewn in. Why don't more companies sell these? Clothing Arts is the name of the company. Yes you can wear cargo pants, but who wants to wear those?
What about the muggers, friend of mine mugged in the metro surrounded by hundreds of people, yes you have guessed no one came to his aid. More than one, knife to throat etc. Maybe a stun device might be a good idea.
I heard that tasers are illegal in Europe though
Just back from Barcelona and got to say i found the people very unfriendly. Also bought 4 drinks at one of the stalls in la rambla, they tried charging 90 euro? After a huge argument i eventually threw a 50 euro note at them and walked away. Will never go back to anywhere in Spain, they are not nice people in my experience.
Well, it seems like a fun city.
It is
I have been to Barcelona many times and personal i never had problems mostly because I'm very careful and never put stuff in pockets only zippers
Exactly
going soon...any pinoy restos you recommend?
Los Hermanos in Urgell
Las ramblas, some restaurants are tourist taps, sit outside get charged 15 euros each drink. Most are fine though.
Yup
I had some beef with a balloon artist. He make some generic balloon animal or a sword, and give it to our kids, and demand money. Now I only had like 50 cent on me, and gave that. He got mad and demanded more. I told him that's all I got on me. He then pointed in a direction of an ATM. I got mad, took the balloon from my kids (compensated after) and shoved it in his face and told him to "f" off. Same thing happened with a bubble guy, he got reaaaally angry when I only had small change for him. These people are scum.
Do you know if the Old City is the same thing as the Gothic Quarter ?
It is
Terrace fee, oh my god.
Yeah and bread and water charge at some places!
Kaibigan: It is LaS RamblaS - surprised you didn't at least pronounce the "S" at the end of those words. ♥ Thank you just the same for your good advice! Salamat po~!♥
Both ways are correct. Look it up
@@Jaycation You're welcome.
Gonna prepare for them with fake phone ,money and empty stares
Haha not even worth the time
As a Brit, the biggest scam is the one we’ve all accepted for decades. When I visit galleries and museums I have to pay, yet when Europeans visit the UK it’s all free for them. If you’re not a Brit you should have to pay, like we do in your country.
Or like in other countries, Thailand I can think of off the top of my head, charge a local price and an inflated tourist price.
Come to America, our local museums are $25 and are not nearly as good.
Luckily for these guys they haven’t tried it with me 😅
No to drugs! Weed, beer and hash are ok.
worst place i have visited around europe
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Yooo dude
Is there a hop on hop off bus that’s worth it?
Pricey IMO
Gonna put also some poison in my pockets
Just keep an eye out and you’ll be fine
How about just taking photos with your phone? Will the pickpockets just grab it? That's not fun Kuya
Just be cautious. Your phone should be fine as long as u attend to it
@Jaycation I just came back from 7days vacation in Barcelona. It's fine, you can snap as many photos everywhere, anywhere in your phone. And met a lot of Filipino workers in the restaurants.
I taught in English in other countries as well. Awesome that you did that, but wouldn’t they be angry with you?? They don’t speak Spanish bro, they speak Catalan. Anyway Messi for life!!!
Nah they know both. Catalan is difficult so they were very understanding.
Did you become fluent in Spanish after living there for two years?
Basica
Basics
PICKPOCKETS THIEVS ETC ALL FOREIGNERS MOROCCO,RUMANIA ETC
So if i summarise this in one sentence to avoid getting screwed:
*avoid social interaction*
Yup
I can definitely tell you: keep away from Barcelona! It is so dangerous, you will regret, if you go there! Scary, really scary!!
Nice try…
@@Jaycation too late in your case!
Bro, get your money back from your barber lmao
Ok flower boy
SU lil jambroni
I thought most Filipinos knew to speak Spanish!? What happened?
Where the hell u hear that?
@@Jaycation Oddly, they all have Spanish names.
@@stevenhombrados1530 smh the language is Tagalog
@@KAYTEEZIE Yes, thank you. I guess, I had only met Philippinos, that kept the old Spanish language alive, which they did not succumb to the Yankee story.
@@stevenhombrados1530 wait what? 😂