Had my pocket picked in Mendoza, Argentina, seconds before boarding the long distance bus to Buenos Aires. Classic case of getting whacked on the right, and while distracted, getting dipped by a guy from the left. I didn't notice the theft until I was on the bus and rolling for BA. Lost just about all of my cash and my passport .

Back in the Seventies my father was pickpocketed in the Lisbon metro; they got ALL of his cash and credit cards. He described the experience of obtaining a small loan from the US Embassy to get him home (do they still do that?) as one of the most humiliating experiences of his life.