“When I'm by myself, I'm not threatening at all. I get many more invitations than I would if I were traveling with anyone else, especially with a man. But I'm rarely alone. I sit on a park bench and I'm not alone because I pick a park bench where somebody interesting is sitting.” IfsMenInterestingPicksSittingParksThreateningInvitationsNot AloneBenchesPark Benches Author:Rita Gelman
“Even here, in the U.S., I walk my daughter's dog and I look for interesting people sitting at a picnic table and I walk over with my white hair and I ask, "Would you mind if I sat and rested here for a minute?" Nobody would refuse that.” PeopleIfsMindLooksAsksWhiteWalksInterestingMinutesDogHairDaughterSittingTablesRefuseSatMy DaughterPicnicsWhite Hair Author:Rita Gelman