do u have the courage to react in a public place?

I am an experienced traveler and I had quite a few difficulties with the local men on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. They have the Islam religion. They were very excited to see me and followed me around asking lots of questions. Was I married and did I have any children? Would I marry one of them? I felt really bothered. I traveled on a local bus and the conductor came to sit next to me. He put his hand on my leg and that really upset me. After that it was a delight to go on a bus for foreign backpackers that did stops like at the Equator. I have learned not to go to lonely beaches on my own. I had no idea that a man followed me on to a palm fringed beach and he must have watched me take photos of a group of islands just off the coastline. I pushed my hired bike along the sandy beach. Next thing I knew he started saying inappropriate things to me and then he attacked me! I had felt so safe in the Maldives up until that moment. I would support a girl that is a victim. I would scream if attacked, shout if mugged and ask a man to stop bothering me.

hi sandy normally the men who are behaving in this manner have psycology problem .. and times avoiding is better than reacting .. Some man may keep revenge onto you for your actions and behave to the extreem My advise .. 1) if you plan to go somewhere, you may go with a partner be it a friend or family 2) if you have to go alone, make sure you have a cutter in your purse 3) if you have to go alone, make suer you have the umbrella with the sharp top 4) make sure you have some pins (sharp ones) that can poke ... if you are seated in the bus and the persons wild hand is roaming on you .. give it a poke .. do not react in any way, just pretend nothing .. 5) Do take time ... focus your whole energy into your hands/arms or legs/knees and target the one weakest point in them ... 6) Use your teeth as it is the greatest weapon And most importantly ... do not panic .. think of the right moment and the right action At times ... if you have to go all the way to end the chapter do it .. as that is the only escape you have cheers

Oh yeah! Without a doubt. I am quite the outspoken one and will quickly put you in your place. It normally fixes the problem pretty quickly as the assumed response is to just walk away or say nothing. So when you do respond and put them on blast due to the embarassment they usually get the heck on pretty fast.