World Citizen Storycast

World Citizen Storycast


22: Flattering Harassment

June 23, 2016

After trying out the serious life of being an accountant in an office for a while, Yulia, from Russia, decided to trade it in for the freedom of an international travel blogger. From her current residence in Paris, she kept us entertained with her experiences from around the world. Among the cross-cultural stories she shared with us were unexpected differences in university tests, funny stereotypical images of Russians, why hitchhiking is uncommon in Japan, a proud daddy getting a pedicure, and the challenge of being a young woman who must walk the gantlet of Italian men making enthusiastic comments about her as she passes by. Marcia and Lisle wonder about the cultural implications around the world of street harassment vs well intentioned flattery.