At Palolem, my friend Amy and I were chatting with a late
20s Indian guy from Mumbai when I said, “Can I ask you something? I’ve been
touched a lot by Indian men. Just light brushes against my leg or butt. Are
they doing that to everybody, or is it because I’m by myself? Except some of
this has happened when I was with friends or other travelers.”
He looked a bit uncomfortable and said, “Please don’t take this rudely, but many prostitutes here are from Nepal. They may think you’re Nepali.”
I nodded. This was actually something my Indian-American friend had warned me about earlier in Delhi, that most sex workers are Asian and people might look at me differently.
Amy asked, “So how should she respond when people touch her?”
The man said matter-of-factly, “Just tell them you’re not a prostitute.”
He looked a bit uncomfortable and said, “Please don’t take this rudely, but many prostitutes here are from Nepal. They may think you’re Nepali.”
I nodded. This was actually something my Indian-American friend had warned me about earlier in Delhi, that most sex workers are Asian and people might look at me differently.
Amy asked, “So how should she respond when people touch her?”
The man said matter-of-factly, “Just tell them you’re not a prostitute.”
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You make us all so proud. ;)
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