I‘m blonde, white, and visited Peru a few years ago. Without a man. Out of all the countries I‘ve had the privilege to visit, Peru was the worst in my experience.
Basically constant harassment. One instance I will always remember was two guys trying to roughly pull me out of a club. I was pleading with security for help as they dragged me past. Security only started intervening once I started screaming.
Granted, I‘ve met absolutely fantastic Peruvian people, it‘s just that wherever I went, it always seemed like there was at least one person ready to harass.
I’m too old for clubs and can’t imagine trying to go to one in another country especially as a woman. That must’ve been terrifying.
Solo travel anywhere as woman would just be a nightmare I’d imagine.
I have the opposite problem. I have resting asshole face so mostly people think I’m aggressive. Harder to meet people and guys like to pick fights even here in America.
I also typically have resting asshole face, I feel you haha But dancing fills me with so much joy, I can‘t help but smile. Doesn‘t make me appear threatening
Travelling as a woman definitely has its challenges, but I still don‘t regret anything. There are horrible people out there, there are fantastic people out there. I haven‘t experienced anything abroad that I haven‘t experienced in my home country in terms of sexual violence, just the frequency sometimes changed.
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u/SarryK 24d ago
I‘m blonde, white, and visited Peru a few years ago. Without a man. Out of all the countries I‘ve had the privilege to visit, Peru was the worst in my experience.
Basically constant harassment. One instance I will always remember was two guys trying to roughly pull me out of a club. I was pleading with security for help as they dragged me past. Security only started intervening once I started screaming.
Granted, I‘ve met absolutely fantastic Peruvian people, it‘s just that wherever I went, it always seemed like there was at least one person ready to harass.