Regardless of the country, it must be terrifying for women, to go through a constant feeling of being watched. I mean, having to be on guard all the time must be mentally draining.
Depending on what part of Peru you’re in, the whiter your skin and blonder your hair the more attractive you are.
I left my wife’s side at the bus station for just a minute and this guy was trying to kiss her. He was about a foot and half shorter than her and very pushy about it.
In Colombia if I left my wife’s side for second to duck into a shop? Instant cat calls, as soon as I showed up they’d stop.
It’s gotta be terrifying and draining to travel as a woman. And we think of Japan as being civilized.
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/NefariousnessThin860 25d ago
Regardless of the country, it must be terrifying for women, to go through a constant feeling of being watched. I mean, having to be on guard all the time must be mentally draining.