I'm not sure whether the
UK is supposed to be as dangerous as sub-Saharan Africa for single Canadian women or not! The Advice for Women Travellers site says to dress conservatively whenever in doubt, but I'm finding that that STILL makes all these European men all over me, just because I'm female and First Nations. I mean, maybe they've never seen a Micmac before, or they expect a "not American" to be dressed like a slut or something, or the fact that we're outside at ALL makes us "available" but for some reason London feels like 42nd Street New York (or Hollywood and Vine, for those West Coasters) in the States! I know I'm not the only Canadian woman who travels alone, and who's experiencing unwanted sexual attention wherever I go in these so-called "civilised" countries, but I'm getting sick and tired of this everywhere I go! I came here to teach Math and Science, not to have to beat sleazy men off me with a hockey stick just from walking down the street, sometimes in broad daylight! I'm so fed up I'm thinking that going back to the Land of No Jobs (Nova Scotia) would be an improvement! The fact that there are supposedly more teaching jobs here than in all of Canada doesn't make it worth getting treated like a walking rape magnet, like everywhere else outside Canada that I've been.