India is not a safe place for women and animals: John Abraham - Page 2

And how are animals less safe? Peta kills dogs and cats in their care in the so-called developed western world. Battery chicken farming came to India from the west. Not to talk about animal brothels in Denmark and germany.

Now that people are sharing their India incidents, I might as well share mine. In India once I was pinched at a gurudwara where there was a huge teeming crowd. That time I couldn't even understand what was happening as I couldnt even see in front of me as there were so many people but suddenly my whole body was aching and then I later realised that all the boys were pinching me. So now I avoid rural crowds.

Then you get the usual catcalling and fraand requests and the touch attempts.

In London once I was returning home at 3am walking along Tottenham Ct Rd towards Warren Street. It was a Monday night so the street was empty because on weekends it's full of club and pub goers. And this man propositioned me. I was so terrified on this empty street because I still had to walk at least 200m to my home. And there was no bus nothing. I tried to brush him off by saying some things. My instinct is always to not provoke by insulting them but by cajoling. So he says lesbian. And I say of course. Anything to brush him off. And then I walked real fast but tdidnt run because I was afraid he might start running also and then outrun me. So I hurried and thankfully there was one 24x7 internet cafe open and I hid there for some time till I quietly slipped out and he was still on the opposite square but hadn't noticed me.

After that I avoid all empty places at night. And places like Peckham and Lewisham and Hackney are scary even at day time with all gang stories though some of my frenchie friends lived there.

Same with Madrid, Cardiff, Glasgow...Any place really.

And God Paris, avoid at night. Men pee openly in the metro stations. And even my frenchie friends said that the way Brit girls go on nightouts in attire like bikinis, they would'be raped on the spot.

Then at airports, always the creepy white men colleagues of the female immigration officers make eyes and lewd comments during patdowns and they just laugh.

And once in Regent's Park when I got separated from my friend group, one creepy Frenchie came up to me and because I was little, 14, 2 years ago, he hugged me and tried to kiss me though I didn't let him and said Indian girls are so good and he wants to try. As his friend had an Indian gf and then made me give me my no. I'm still little that time so ofc I was terrified. So I didn't know to shout or punch. Anyway not many people in the park so what is the point of shouting and he's obviously much much stronger than me. But I gave him the wrong no. and luckily he didnt check with a missed call and I ran.

Then in the place I lived near Surrey Quays one pimply slightly older English teen started stalking me. So I tried to brush him off but he was always there whenever I was leaving or coming home. And once he made lewd gestures at me and pointed at his crotch and said dont you want this. And I was dead scared those days. But what could I do. I was in a hostel and no family. So I cajoled him too saying some words. And thankfully he let go.

The there was this Bangladeshi guy with family who lived next door in London. And once he somehow got my no. and tried to ask like price for escort. And trust me I party minimum with my friends only. Never had a bf or even kissed. And dont even wear minis. So its not that I gave him the idea. I called the police and they just registered a complaint and never do anything unless there's violence.

Havent' been to Japan but the horror stories of chikan-groping and digital rape on underground trains there terrifies me so I wont never go there I think.

There are so many. imma bookmark this so I can copy and paste everywhere people start bashing India. Yes there are creepy uncles here but also elsewhere but still there is less real rape by percentage not the touchy incidents which also happen everywhere.

In this case we can say world is not safe for women in general. But people who haven't been much outside India only point out India. Or they only point out India because of the staring which NRIs are maybe not used to. But I can say it's the same and even worse elsewhere.

I always trust my instincts and keep eyes and ears open when going somewhere alone instead of people who drown out important cues by blasting their ears with music while out.

I went to India earlier this year after a while. Before we left my mother kept telling me that you are not allowed to go anywhere alone without my or your father or your brothers (and mind you I am in my mid 20s). I brushed it off as freakin ridiculous because I go out all the time by myself here and no one ever bats an eye. She wasnt worried about be getting lost or something, she was concerned about be being kidnapped, raped, assaulted etc etc. I thought it was silly AF until I actually got there and men just cannot stop staring at you as if they have never seen a woman before. I started off wearing shorts and dresses but quickly switched to jeans because I felt so uncomfortable, than slowly to Kurtis and shit that other natives wear- still the same situation. I genuinely felt unsafe like I never have before, and I have traveled to other countries by myself in the past too. I was in a car and we stopped roadside to get paan and there was a vendor who happened to see me and the next thing I know him and his 5 friens are all staring at me as I am sitting inside the car- all you see is my face. f**king ridiculous. And the amount of unwarrented touches you get. SO yeah, I did feel super unsafe and always worried that something would happen.

Bringing in other countries doesn't nullify the fact/point.

Australia is not safe if you are alone in a secluded place but always safe in crowded place. But in Hyd anytime willl freak me out. Now I developed phobia when some one walks behind me or approaches me from behind...so I agree with John.