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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Pink Ferret: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by cloudberry: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Pink Ferret: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by cloudberry: [qb] ^Yes certain words are and how they act during it. I don't mind the usuals and wouldn't call it harassment, when there is nothing that could offend. But it is not right either that someone approaches a woman on a street just for fun, even to say hello where are you from. They wouldn't do that to an Egyptian, esp in places like Luxor. I haven't seen any Egyptian asking an Egyptian lady 'hey what's your name, where do you live'. Maybe not harassment but inappropriate, yes. And they know it. [/qb][/QUOTE]I have women come up to me and ask me where Ia m from and strike up a polite conversation... it seems when a women does it is viewed she is practising her english but when a man does it he is harrassing you... I personally don't mind being spoken to but as soon as the conversation shifts from polite and friendly to creepy I just say I have to go now. [/qb][/QUOTE]It must depend where you are. Cairo - would't worry so much but Luxor - if the other men around you see (it's a small town after all, everyone knows your business) that you allow strange men to approach you they will do the same. That's why it is not good to talk there to anyone on the street. Actually it is not right even to stop someone else's wife on the street if she is alone and I see decent men do not do this. Once a guy ran after me just to stop me, I knew him, and once he reached me he first apologized that he had shouted/spoken me on the street because it is not nice. Normally I wouldn't mind this but I don't want OTHERS to follow this example since I know I have eyes on me everywhere. [/qb][/QUOTE]I know most the people in my area... many I met when I was a not so naive 17 year old :D i know I am being looked out for. I live amongst friends and good neighbours. I had some Russian idiot walking with me talking one night and he tried to kiss me in the street and I politely said no thanks. He tried again and I said NO very firmly and he went to grab me, so I grabbed his wrist and announced in Arabic I have a problem and my bowaab along with some of his friends came over and I left them to it. That is unacceptable and was dealt with. I was waiting for a taxi on saleh salem earlier and three blokes hollered from a car the usual crap, welcome eshta, mozza blah blah... I think I have resigned myself to the fact that all I can do is accept this is how it will be and crack on. I am not offended (or flattered) and to me it is part of life here. If it stopped I would probably worry about it... like if the traffic went quiet, sure it would be welcomed but I am just used to it. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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