YMMV also depending of who you are. In China, I look like a tourist, so pickpockets have a field trip with me, they don't even bother to be discreet. In Paris,

YMMV also depending of who you are. In China, I look like a tourist, so pickpockets have a field trip with me, they don't even bother to be discreet. In Paris, I never had a problem, because I look local. But my mother from the country side actually got troubles, because she looked like an easy prey, despite take much more care about her sutff than I do.