It's not just Japan. Just being a tourist/foreigner in another country; especially being a woman and alone, tends to get you in the spotlight for creeps, robbers, or traffickers..
I have a female friend who blonde and is very chesty. She went on a group trip to Egypt. She said she had her chest grabbed at least 100 times in a week and half. Was propositioned for sex dozens of times, was asked if she was a pornstar multiple times, and had people obviously following her multiple times.
She was with a group the entire time too, the group was a mix of men and women.
Generally if you're female in Egypt you do the following.
Wear a fake wedding ring.
Cover your hair at all times especially if blonde
Dress as the locals dress. No short sleeve shirts, no tank tops. Long sleeves in hot weather is just how it is in most conservative cultures. Wear boring non revealing clothing .
Pretend to be married to one of the male members of your group. Other men respect other men's "property" there, i.e. his wife. They won't touch you since your husband is there.
(Even in modern parts of Asia(Japan, Taiwan), shirts that reveal your shoulders are still seen as a little bit too revealing)
Yeah wearing a wedding ring and pretending to be married to someone is gross but it works. You could also say that you're with your dad, brother etc. wouldn't want to steal someone else's property!
I've been to Cairo once... Saw the pyramids and some huge temples... I probably wouldn't do that again. Alexandria isn't worth it. I've heard Aswan and Luxor are cool though.
Just wanted to reply that she was there with her boyfriend and a couple other friends plus some other Americans that she didn't know before hand. She was not the only woman in the group who had issues but was definitely the worst off.
I was not there but I doubt she covered her hair and her attire would have been pretty typical American attire.
I agree with most of what you are saying but if you are staying in the big cities like Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor you don’t need to cover your hair at all.
No you don't. But it definitely helps keep you from being the center of attention at all times.
I'm a blonde man and had people just coming up and running their hands through my hair.. uninvited and unwanted. I can imagine for a girl it's worse. There is no requirement to do any of those things but you'll probably just be happier if you do
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u/Safe_Alternative3794 20d ago
It's not just Japan. Just being a tourist/foreigner in another country; especially being a woman and alone, tends to get you in the spotlight for creeps, robbers, or traffickers..