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[electric_claire]

I think I just got honked at while walking down the street in Brattleboro. (And by that I mean, I definitely got honked at but I only think it was by people I don't know.) It's the first time that's ever happened to me here, and in fact, I was momentarily confused by it. It was weird...not getting honked at, but forgetting that that happens.

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[maillewelder]

::frown::

that kinda makes me sad, too.

and also glad that people mistake me for a 12 year old boy and leave me the fuck alone.

[electric_claire]

Well, I do remember getting a lot of honks when I was 12...but I definitely looked like a girl, so there ya go.

[maillewelder]

yeah, that also makes me sad.

i don't really understand what makes anyone think that people like being honked at by strangers. it would just scare/startle the shit out of me.

[electric_claire]

Well, you know, it shows that men are attracted to me, and OBviously that is my main goal in life- to be attractive to men I don't know. So when men honk at me I am glad that they are letting me know how purty I am. *eyeroll* Nice to know I can still get honked at while wearing an oversized sweater and long pants, and without brushing my hair or wearing makeup or shaving. Maybe these guys were trying to applaud my efforts to not fit into the normal standard of beauty? (Not that they'd be able to tell about most of that from a moving car, though.)

And yeah, it did startle me, especially because there weren't any other cars at the intersection at that moment, so there wasn't any other traffic noise.

[maillewelder]

Yes... yes... I'm sure that was it, they were just applauding your efforts to not fit into normal beauty standards... and the tour guide at the museum was just trying to read Jen's shirt, but you know it was in English so he had to stare at it for a really long time before he figured out what it said. Uhhuh. Yep. ::hates men::

In Turkey, I had guys saying things like "Hey, come over here! Don't worry, I don't think you're sexy..." to me, but I guess that was better than the shit Karly and Rebekah had said to them.

[electric_claire]

The Turkey thing made me giggle. As weird as is to say something to a stranger because you DO think they're sexy, it's SO weird to make a point of telling someone you don't!

[maillewelder]

Yeah... once I got over how obnoxious it was I laughed at it too. If I remember correctly it was a cab driver, or at least he was over by a bunch of taxis... maybe he was like, trying to reassure me that he wasn't going to kidnap me and rape me, because he doesn't think I'm sexy, or something. I have no idea. I also started hiding my pride rings under my shirt (ironic...?) because people would comment on them a lot, and when they weren't visible I got way fewer comments. I'm not even sure if people knew they were pride rings or if they just figured it must be a chick wearing them.

But mostly I just got tapped on the shoulder and pointed towards the men's room whenever I tried to use a public bathroom.

[electric_claire]

And with the pStyle, you too can use urinals!

[maillewelder]

I'm so excited about that! I'm totally going to use the toilet at the Köln Hauptbahnhof just so I can use the men's room and pay half as much as I'd pay to use the women's room. Also just to fuck with all the people in there... in a non-literal way of course.

Damn I wish I'd've had a pStyle in Turkey... would have saved so much grief over those stupid squat toilets. (OK, call me culturally insensitive, but I really really really don't understand their appeal at all.)

[electric_claire]

It's weird that you have to pay to use a toilet. And for water. Europe is crazy. Cuh- razy.

[maillewelder]

Yes, that's true. Most places here it's cheaper to drink Coke or beer than it is to drink water. And half the time if you do get water, it's Bonita, or whatever the fuck it's called... which is owned by Coke. Germany is basically owned by Coke and Nestle. It makes drinking beer all that much more necessary. (Except their beer is better, so it's ok.)

In Finland, we got large pitchers of ice (ICE!! That's another thing Germany doesn't believe in. It's always a big event when we get ice in our drinks, even fast food places don't do it.) water, but public toilets cost at least a Euro. Which I guess they can cost that or more here, but most are around 50 cents.