haha, I wrote a blog while I was living in Nice (France) on exactly this topic. Except it was more of a rant than anything else... the men there are so incredibly disgusting. I had more abuse in one weekend than I get in an entire year in the UK. Every time I left the house, SOMETHING happened to me, whether being followed, called names, and occasionally groped.
I'm not sure how to link (fairly new to LJ) but this is the site if anyone's interested (I haven't used MySpace in about a year):
A list of what happened to me while I was there (taken from the blog):
- followed off the bus by a fat creepy man who tried to talk to me until I power-walked away - had my front-bottom grabbed by a 9 year old (I'm really not joking) - been followed home at night (numerous times) - been followed to my friends' houses (numerous times) - had abuse yelled at me by drunks who hang around the Palais de Justice fountain (around the corner from me; and unfortunately, I have to cross the square there for my nearest cashpoint - also numerous times) - been genuinely propositioned ("how much for you?") - been yelled at by teenage boys in cars - had my way barricaded by drunks - had my way barricaded by young men - had my way barricaded by old men - had abuse (whore, bitch, slut, etc) yelled at me for pushing these people out of my way - had abuse (whore, bitch, slut, etc) yelled at me for refusing to give away a cigarette (asking a girl for one late at night is a kind of innuendo here) - had abuse (whore, bitch, slut, etc) yelled at me for keeping my head down and ignoring creepy men calling me "Mademoiselle Blonde" (numerous times) - had men stand in awkward places in shops so I have to slide past them closely to get out (numerous times) - had guys on the street try to grab me - had guys on the street succeed in grabbing me (the worst bit is, they think it's funny, they walk off and laugh and don't realise how dirty and disgusting it makes you feel)
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I'm not sure how to link (fairly new to LJ) but this is the site if anyone's interested (I haven't used MySpace in about a year):
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3770910&blogId=455120924
A list of what happened to me while I was there (taken from the blog):
- followed off the bus by a fat creepy man who tried to talk to me until I power-walked away
- had my front-bottom grabbed by a 9 year old (I'm really not joking)
- been followed home at night (numerous times)
- been followed to my friends' houses (numerous times)
- had abuse yelled at me by drunks who hang around the Palais de Justice fountain (around the corner from me; and unfortunately, I have to cross the square there for my nearest cashpoint - also numerous times)
- been genuinely propositioned ("how much for you?")
- been yelled at by teenage boys in cars
- had my way barricaded by drunks
- had my way barricaded by young men
- had my way barricaded by old men
- had abuse (whore, bitch, slut, etc) yelled at me for pushing these people out of my way
- had abuse (whore, bitch, slut, etc) yelled at me for refusing to give away a cigarette (asking a girl for one late at night is a kind of innuendo here)
- had abuse (whore, bitch, slut, etc) yelled at me for keeping my head down and ignoring creepy men calling me "Mademoiselle Blonde" (numerous times)
- had men stand in awkward places in shops so I have to slide past them closely to get out (numerous times)
- had guys on the street try to grab me
- had guys on the street succeed in grabbing me (the worst bit is, they think it's funny, they walk off and laugh and don't realise how dirty and disgusting it makes you feel)
... yeahhhh.