I hear from women tourists online that they got their ass grabbed 1 or more times on public transport. (Even times where they’re with men.) Thats trauma and I wonder if I could one day go to India as a tourist without gaining trauma. I don’t want to be scared of going there.

I still want to go one day, but these reviews mentioning SA scare me.

  • DisabledAceSocialist [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I (female body and look female) went to India alone in 2010. I was not sexually assaulted or sexually threatened, but I was aggressively threatened over getting a tip. The first hotel I arrived at, a male porter carried my bag to my room and for some reason two other male employees followed. They all came into my room, and when he put my bag down, demanded a tip. I gave him a £5 note (hadn’t yet got any rupees, you can’t get them until you arrive). He complained it wasn’t enough and demanded more but I said no. The three of them got really aggressive and backed me against the wall, crowding around me angrily demanding more. I was scared but didn’t want to show it. I got into a struggle with them and ended up managing to shove them out of the room and lock the door.