This is an entry for every woman, thinking of travelling to South India herself. First of all, if you are not strong and self-conscious, don't do it, unless you have friends. You will, this is for certain, have situations where you will need all the strength you have. There are different degrees of harassment that might occur, the simple and merely annoying one, is the teasing of boys. Indian boys consider teasing girls as a sport. If a boy/man on the street greets you or tries to talk to you, give him the most arrogant smile you can imagine and look away. Don't tell them your name, this is none of their business. That's what Indian girls do as well. Don't go out for drinks with a man, unless you know his intentions and agree with them. Going out for drinks might implicate that you are open for more.
Second degree harassment is the touching in crowds, busses queues. If something like that happens, turn around slap him, best case with your left slipper, in the face. Make it a social matter, Tamil people like other people's affairs and they will all, all start yelling at that guy.
Third degree harassment is guys trying to enforce their sexual dreams. Don't go out on your own when its dark, after 7 pm. Don't trust anyone, an Indian man once said that it is safe to assume that every Indian man either wants sex or money.
Now, with bad internet connections my tips/tricks list got deleted. Whatever, I will do it later.
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