Post Reddit entitled “He crawled on our first international girl’s journey – Indians’ colleagues. Please do better”, triggered viral and caused extensive interviews about the security, consent and behavior of Indian men abroad.
Shared on a travel submitdite platform, postwho has received more than 900 UPVotes, tells the worrying experience of four Indian women during their expected trip to Singapore, which is the goal chosen for its reputation as the safest for women.
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What began as an escape of dreams turned quickly.
Followed, the corner of a colleague of the Indians
On the third day of the journey, when visiting the Buddhist temple, the group met the Indian man in the middle of the age of 20, who began to watch them on each floor of the temple. He interviewed one of the women and claimed that he often visited Singapore, felt lonely and wanted to hang himself or be their “guide”.
Although women politely refused, the man persisted and recommended a vegan restaurant inside the temple visited by the monks. Out of curiosity, the group visited the restaurant just to realize that she was still watching them. Things became more unpleasant when he tried to pay for food and asked them to return it in cash and claim that he needed a change. Despite repeated distance attempts, he noticed him again in a nearby shop, more than an hour later.
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The incident was not isolated.
The next evening in the popular Singapore Night Club Zouk, the band approached again, this time two Indian men who hovered near the bar, ordered the same drinks and forced themselves to group toast. Later, the men watched the group on the dance floor until the women approached a group of female tourists – only the men finally retreated.
“There were no locals who made us feel dangerous- that was our own”
What was most troubled by women, as she said, was that they were not foreigners or locals to feel dangerous; They were colleagues Indians.
“In a country known for order and respect, they felt justified to intervene, follow and force interactions. For men who read it: It’s not charming, it’s scary. Learn to read the room. Respect the boundaries. No – even if it’s not screaming.”
“Embarrassing, shameful”, said the Internet
The post hit the nerve with many Reddit users, especially women who shared similar experiences in traveling abroad.
Several users expressed anger and embarrassment about the behavior of Indian men in international spaces.
The user commented: “Sometimes I ask how they are not embarrassed by their desperate approach and a complete lack of self -esteem. It’s like someone throws away on the household, yet he won’t stop buzzing around you. Go away … shooooo.”
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“You should really complain about club authorities or MRT security in the Chinese neighborhood. Tasting Singapore’s rights would take care of these unpleasant men,” he wrote another at Reddit.
“Indian men should be responsible for their actions. We ignored them and pushed them for a long time, which just drives them to pull such shit. Next time do not hesitate to involve the police,” he said.
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