Posted: 10/28/2010 | October 28th, 2010
This is a guest publish by Laura, one of our resident professionals on female travel. dealing with harassment can be an regrettable truth of solo female traveling, as well as it’s difficult to understand exactly how to handle a tough circumstance when you’re in it. Laura is right here to share some advice on what to do if you discover yourself in an uncomfortable position.
Female travelers of all ages as well as experience levels will encounter harassment on the road. Although it occurs everywhere, harassment toward women is more typical in some locations than others, as well as you should be conscious of this unflattering side of travel.
No, it shouldn’t frighten you or prevent you from traveling, however being prepared to offer with difficult circumstances will make your travels go more smoothly as well as assist you prevent stress.
Here are some circumstances I’ve encountered as well as exactly how I dealt with them.
“How many camels?”
To be honest, I discover the worst harassment toward women to be in the middle East. It’s difficult to travel there as a lady as well as can be rather stressful if you’re on your own.
My very first trip to the middle east was with a group in 2008. I had no concept what to expect, as well as I soon discovered myself cringing every time I heard somebody yelling on the street, “How many camels?” In Egypt, it’s typical to pay a dowry for marriage, so when guy ask this question, they’re asking exactly how many camels they have to pay if they want to marry you.
At first, I ignored them, however then I discovered one more method to handle it. After a few days of getting over the preliminary shock of all the catcalls, I was tired of ignoring it. So the next time I heard “How many camels?” I answered, “More than you can afford!”
This remark usually prompted laughs from the guy’s buddies or surrounding vendors, complied with by a bit of ragging on the guy. a few of the guys would come back with some other wise remark that usually turned into lively banter.
Again, I generally ignore catcalls, however I likewise always judge each circumstance as it comes.
“We should share a room.”
I heard this during my second trip to the middle East, however this time around I was traveling by myself. On a bus from the flight terminal into Amman, the Egyptian guy next to me suggested we should share a room, “You know, just to save costs.” Yeah, I’m sure that’s why. Noticing a wedding event sound on his finger, I said, “Should we phone call your spouse just to make sure it’s OK?”
“What is wrong with you American women?”
In Aqaba, in the south of Jordan, I had a dive trainer ask if he might join me when I was heading out to go snorkeling. It’s a public beach, so I didn’t believe telling him no would do any type of good. We snorkeled out to the coral, as well as he reached over, ripped off my snorkel mask, as well as tried to grab me.
Furious — thankfully I’m a strong swimmer — I popped up out of the water, only to hit my foot on fire coral. I started reaming him out, as well as he told me, “I just believed we should switch masks.”
Szép próbálkozás.
I essentially told him that it’s disrespectful to grab women as well as so on. He proceeded to ask me what was wrong with American women. It’s wrong in any type of culture, however understanding that the Jordanian culture is conservative, I wished to understand if it was okay if a guy grabbed his sibling like that.
After a firm reprimand, I swam back to shore as well as avoided him the next few days. I discovered from this circumstance that it’s okay to say, “No, really I’d like to go for a swim by myself today.”
“Let’s move to the bush together.”
On a 14-hour bus trip from Malawi to Zambia, I believed it was nice when a Zambian physician who spoke great English sat next to me. After some discussion on education as well as culture, he got right down to business, telling me that we should move into the bush (wilderness) together. He likewise would not stop asking if I would sponsor him to find to the US.
Normally, I would suggest you switch seats when you get a seat friend like this, however the bus was totally full. I cut him off by telling him I had a boyfriend.
Sadly, this did not discourage him, as well as when we lastly made it to his destination, he kissed my hand before getting off the bus. I provided him a fake email at the time, however I believe it’s finest to just tell the person that you are total strangers as well as you guard your privacy. Don’t hand over any type of info such as phone numbers or emails.
Harassment as well as assault are circumstances that female travelers encounter as well as must discover to offer with. If you’re in an area where harassment is common, even traveling with one other person helps.
If you’re traveling solo, be prepared to response concerns about your fake (or real) boyfriend, as well as determine exactly how yoU kezelne néhány ilyen helyzetet. Ellenőrizze a szexuális zaklatást, amikor utazik, mivel a körülmények eltérőek, és az eltérő fokig fordul elő, attól függően, hogy hova tart.
Ha férfi olvasó vagy, légy tudatában az egyéni női utazóknak azokban az országokban, ahol a zaklatás gyakori. Még az egyikünk mellett ülve nyilvános átadás vagy velünk való együtt járás segíti a megjegyzések vagy támadások csökkentését.
Laura Walker vándorló talpot futtat a weboldalon. Jelenleg Portlandben lakik, ahol az AMSHA -t, a kiegészítőket, valamint a House Products márkát vezeti Kelet -Afrikában. Az üzleti vállalkozása mellett Laura feladat edzőként dolgozik a nemrégiben bemutatott menekültek városában. A világ minden tájáról származó ügyfelekkel dolgozik, valamint a szuahéli korlátozott megértését felhasználja a kongói ügyfelek kiszolgálására. Hasonlóképpen szolgálja a Közel -Kelet, Ázsia, Afrika, Közép -Amerika más országait, valamint Kuba ügyfeleit.
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