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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would you not travel somewhere simply because people might make you feel uncomfortable? If violence is an issue, that's one thing. But it seems as though everyone is relaying "sad" stories about people being stared at or yelled at in a foreign language. Who cares? Sticking out like a sore thumb is sometimes part of the experience. [/quote]

If you're in a foreign country as an obvious minority and had people yelling at you or staring at you in a hostile manner on more than one occasion, you would not perceive even the slightest bit of possible threat or harm to your well being or to your family?

You would not, after such incidents, try to feel out where you likely not come of any harm on future travels? Really?

While much of the time we may be able to get by with just being yelled at or stared at, at what point are you going to stop and how worthy is it to visit a place if I'm putting myself or my family in possible danger.  The stories posted here are stories that ended up with the people being okay, but those are not all the stories.  There are so many incidents around the world where a stare or a yelling turns into violence, injury and/or death.

You are obviously not a minority, we are used to "sticking out like sore thumbs".  NO ONE is or should be [b]used to[/b] staring and yelling.

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