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Originally Posted by kamilia
I just figure there's not much to be done, except not wear shorts and a tube top.
I have an Egyptian Muslim friend who covers her hair and dresses modestly (not that I've seen anyone who covers but dresses like a skank, but anyway...) The last time she went she was VERY pregnant. Guys still harassed her! What gives? Maybe she was alone, but what kind of imbecile harasses a covered pregnant woman?
Personally, I don't support the covering of the hair in a country where religious minorities who don't support covering are regularly injured and killed, but I think it is very prudent to dress modestly :) It got me safely back from Greece (when I wasn't harassing the men myself...), Turkey, Morocco, Portugal and Spain. Despite differences in religion, countries share a machista culture. It's very wise to just take some preventive action and not have to worry about getting leered at.
Dress modestly and the men will lose interest and play with each other  |
As a very frequent Spain visitor(even plan to retire there)i need to tell you that Spain is a very,very liberal country,and one of the world leaders in human rights laws at the moment.You can walk around all over Spain wearing whatever you like and few or nobody will frown or look back at you.All beaches allow topless sunbathing(as opposed to oh-so-modern USA)
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So i donīt see anywhere the reason you include Spain in the same group as Middle Eastern countries.Although the area of Southern Spain known as Andalusia had a 800 year Moorish occupation,Spain as it is from several years ago is a a very up to date nation,extremely tolerant and with a very large inmigrant population from different countries worldwide.
