Voyager Instructions
Better to:
- Tie your key or keys into your shoelaces and keep your money stuffed into your sock.
- Keep your money either in an inside pocket or in a change purse attached by a strong safety pin (or some such arrangement) to the inside of your Carnival shorts or trousers.
- Better to do the former using gym pants with no outside pockets at all.
The last is by far the best arrangement, eliminating (for the most part) worries about pocket picking along with the bad feelings engendered by even unsuccessful pickpocketing attempts!
Common Carnival behavior also includes the stroking of women's hair by passing men. Blonde hair is an extra attraction.
As boorish and irritating as this may be, it's best not to see it as any big deal, because it isn't. It may be especially galling to boyfriends or husbands but it's better to just move on and forget about it… until it happens the next time. Then keep calm and keep on movin'! The guys who do this usually don't mean anything by it and probably would never be so bold if it weren't Carnival and they didn't have a number of beers under the belt.
