Being followed by strangers

Well at least you are starting to catch on now. lol

I think its a matter of opinion. I have heard other people with your same words and other who thought differently.

¿Qué?

Hmmm... I guess Americans do have a problem with sarcasm...

I would ask you what 'whinging' is.

Sorry pixie but your post 52 just proved the point.

Anyway, back on topic, i think you have to be very firm with people here in the Fatherland, it is not enough to allude to or hint at something, German people expect clear and concise expression of your wishes, be it in business or in social situations.

Hey Pixie no wonder I have never gotten very far by approaching girls in the street (except the ones you pay). However I just wonder what your etiquette is Pixie for meeting new men?

How friggin dare anyone out there make fun of broadway after all she has been through. She lost her aunt, she went through a divorce. She had two friggin kids. Her husband turned out to be a user, a cheater, and now shes going through a custody battle. All you people care about is….. readers and making money off of her. SHE’S A HUMAN! What you don’t realize is that broadway is making you all this money and all you do is write a bunch of crap about her. She hasn’t performed on stage in years. Her song is called “stop following me� for a reason because all you people want is MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE. LEAVE HER ALONE! You are lucky she even posted for you BASTARDS! LEEEAVE BROAAAADWAAAY ALLLLLONE!…..Please. Perez Hilton talked about professionalism and said if broadway was a professional she would’ve pulled it off no matter what. Speaking of professionalism, when is it professional to publically bash someone who is going through a hard time. Leave broadway Alone Please…. Leave broadway_pixie alone…right now….I mean it. Anyone that has a problem with her you deal with me, beacuse she is not well right now. leave her alone

Glad to see some people liked the iPod part. I have found it is a great way for people to not bother you. Of course you still have the staring but I don't think that will ever change.

Though I don't understand how you never had this not happen in the US. It was worse in the US for me then here...then again I lived in a city. Not so many problems in the suburbs.

well duh!!!


You make me smile =) lol

Don't Chris Crocker cry!

I can see why people might doubt you.


Nah, she really is American.

Well, its different because i struggle with Germans vocab. Where in the us it was easy to say go away, coz i spoke the language. And in malls there is more security. I have had a stalker before, i know how to deal with being followed, i just lack certain vocab and phrases.

I fear your only hope may be to go back to America where you can safely ensconce yourself within the protective confines of a mall. Godspeed.

Consider this and extend those boundaries, keydeck.

Ah, that must be US English again, right?

Now that's told ya Keydeck, ya bad lad! ( Whatever it meant? )

No need to live in the past, here's a modern-day Georgian girl.

I understand since my German is awful...get an mp3 player so you don't hear them. I also agree with the cell phone thing, you may want to get one so you can call if you have problems and such. Just always be alert.

Or just get angry and yell at them in English, it will confuse them. I was told by someone here that if someone is bothering me just to speak English and not attempt German. Since I am equally worried about walking around at night in the city I live in. Well not where I live but where I work. The youngins like to cause trouble sometimes.

Yes, definitely a good idea. Bit of the old Britney blasting away in your ears and you won't hear when they approach you from behind and drag you into a dark alleyway. A wise move indeed.

As I mentioned earlier: don't use your mp3 player at night. I think it's fine for during the day as long as you're in public places and you keep the volume at such a level that you CAN hear what's going on around you.

huh, edited thanks.

But who is doing the speaking inside these English people? They must have very accommodating bellies.

i use mine all the time, night and day, never had a problem here.

I also said earlier to always be alert! The mp3 player is to ignore what they say. You don't walk around aimlessly at night like the world is a nice happy place and no one will hurt you.
Shit, read what I wrote before...
I always look behind me constantly, it is an old habit from living in a city with high crime rate...

Carm, as with many things, it's a personal choice. I personally do not feel safe walking around alone at night by myself without full unfettered use of all my five senses. You might not have had a problem yet, but you never know.

Be a lert - this country needs lerts!

Edit: That was pretty poor actually. Need stronger coffee.

Re mp3 player - I often have mine "off" but the headphones in my ears... yes, I wear it even at night.

For me, I find it deters alot of the comments, and I can still hear pretty well because I don't have those weird tiny stick-in-the-ear type buds. Also, it's great for eavesdropping in on other amusing conversations (if you can keep a straight face) while in public places. (Especially when they're about you!)

Otherwise, I also find that walking quickly, and not moving out of the way when someone is walking at me - and giving them the "don't piss me off or I'll ram my fist down your throat" look really deters too. Humm... then again, I am the chick who spent a couple days in a mosh pit last week so maybe I'm just mean...

the other night I was waiting for the tram, and had my earphones in, a guy kept trying chat me up, I once removed the earphones to answer his question, then replaced them and ignored him, he went on to someone else.
I know there can be danger out there, but I will not live in fear all the time.

I would agree to a certain extent with both Carm and georgiagirl.
In London I would never have them on at night, and would find it seriously questionable during the day.
In Munich unless in a really rough area (where to be exact I don't know) I'd have no problem with listening to my iPod.

As yet in this city I've had no problem, drunk or sober, with regards to my safety.

sneaky!

i might prefer to be followed by lerts... instead.

yeah but you have the gg-style icy death-stare down to a tee. I know from personal experience

My advice: When in a hole stop digging. It's no good adding a smilie to a lame fucking post. It won't make it funny.

I guess it's just the 'as yet' bit that scares me. Maybe I've gotten a little paranoid thanks to my somewhat hypervigilant cop boyfriend and his work stories, but I reckon I'd still rather be safe than sorry (excuse the cliché).

Having said that, I harken back to my original posts about being able to stand up for yourself and use common sense.

GG's cop boyfriend seen out last week:

Wrong nationality and not quite so smiley. Otherwise not too far off the mark.

"I can't go out tonight, Honey. I'm beat. We had to take 97 pictures of a fender bender out on the A9, then back in the city we stopped not one but two bicyclists. One had a missing pedal reflector and the other had his generator mounted in a way that might not make good enough contact with the tire. If that wasn't bad enough, when I got back to the station I had to submit a Polizeizeugnis form for some forinjer."

woof.

Bit more like this then?

Throw in a few tickets for illegal parking and you've got it almost completely covered.

If I understand this right, you taste and feel potential dodgy people approaching you? Do they mind this?

Now you are just being silly there fellah. Obviously - GG sniffs 'em out.

I got one of them today. Feckers.

That was probably just their way of thanking you for alerting them to the ruckus over at your neighbour's place.

Hey pixie – without being too personal, do you have big tits? – I think that can always attract a lot of unsolicited admirers.

sure... they are 32GGGGGG... For some reason nobdy looks into my eyes during conversations... maybe there is something on my shirt... a stain perhaps...

Who is this nobdy anyway?

I have been practicing too! I will be traveling alone for 3 weeks!

I never have a problem here, maybe its my icey stare or maybe its my I can break both legs look, who knows, but I do find Munich very safe, that I don`t feel threatened when walking to my apartment from the Ubahn or busstop.

Woah, have you been saying "Ich habe keine Interessenten" ???

I was followed by a Pakistani after I was walking home from the TT curry night. He kept trying to talk to me and I kept telling him that I have no interest. So he was following me, singing "folk songs" from his country. So I decided to turn around and introduce him to my
my friend.After that he left me alone.

No, i did not say that. All i said was. "Nein"