All so true. I travel fairly frequently for work, always alone, and therefore flying solo if I want to go out and explore the places I'm in, have a drink, etc.
I am always amazed at how much more frequently people approach one another in other cities.
The constant assault of people trying to hustle one another in NYC, the con men, perverts, creeps, panhandlers, etc. forces people to put their gaurd up and leave it up, even to their detriment and isolation.
I also contribute a lot of this, on the female side, to having to fend of the constant "hey mamis" and catcalls that men, particularly men of certain socio-economic backgrounds, engage in here. This barbaric behavior is much less common in other cities.
All so true. I travel fairly frequently for work, always alone, and therefore flying solo if I want to go out and explore the places I'm in, have a drink, etc.
I am always amazed at how much more frequently people approach one another in other cities.
The constant assault of people trying to hustle one another in NYC, the con men, perverts, creeps, panhandlers, etc. forces people to put their gaurd up and leave it up, even to their detriment and isolation.
I also contribute a lot of this, on the female side, to having to fend of the constant "hey mamis" and catcalls that men, particularly men of certain socio-economic backgrounds, engage in here. This barbaric behavior is much less common in other cities.