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forgotmylogin

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10. Not excusing their behavior, but India is *crowded*.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 12:43 AM

Oct 2023

These people are used to being sardined on public transportation which provides the perfect opportunity to perverts to grope people. To the point you may not be able to even know who is doing it or be able to move your arms to prevent it.

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This 'pink bus' is designed to give women passengers in Indonesia a safe means of transportation, fr [View all] riversedge Oct 2023 OP

K & R for visibility Celerity Oct 2023 #1

The Metro in Mexico City has special train cars designated for women LuckyLib Oct 2023 #2

K&R for visibility. tblue37 Oct 2023 #3

What is wrong with the men in those countries? Can't they behave like human beings? Diamond_Dog Oct 2023 #4

Well, whatever it is, I'm afraid it's not confined to those countries. Mister Ed Oct 2023 #5

+1000 sheshe2 Oct 2023 #9

That was one of my first thoughts--too bad they have to have this pink line. But, I am also riversedge Oct 2023 #6

My thought exactly TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #8

Not excusing their behavior, but India is *crowded*. forgotmylogin Oct 2023 #10

I did not know about or notice the pink buses musette_sf Oct 2023 #7

That's pretty much common johannsyah Oct 2023 #11

Japan has had to do that and more for decades. Marcuse Oct 2023 #12

Sympathy for J. K. Rowling and Martina Navratilova Prendy Oct 2023 #13

This is good news. MuseRider Oct 2023 #14