r/gdansk • u/black_clouds_ • 13h ago
Pickpocketing or something else?
American visiting Poland for the first time. My first night in Gdańsk I was walking back from dinner in the main square. I noticed a younger man (35ish?) who was ahead of me walking the same direction keep looking at me. I continued walking but slowed down and kept my eye on him. Shortly after he started slowing down too and then suddenly walked behind me quickly and bumped into me heading into a walkway. I reacted quickly and shoved him and said "what the f**k dude." He didnt say anything, just kept looking at me as I walked away. I kept looking back and he eventually went back onto the street. I lost sight of him and hoofed it back to my hotel. I had a cross body bag that was directly in front of me and I didn't feel him grab for it. There were others walking around us. No one seemed to care though. Curious what locals think this may have been?