Walking home late, a guy stops blocking my way. He says, “Hello, stop for a second.” I continue to walk. Shouting after me, continuing to follow, “What’s your name? Hello? What’s your name?” I refuse to answer and continuing walking, quickly realising that it’s 2 a.m., I’m a good few blocks away from my home and there’s no one else around.
“That’s not nice. That really isn’t nice,” he calls after, some of his friends are sniggering in the car as I cross the street. This was the third time that day that some random stranger had felt the need to call after me.
– Anonymous
Location: France
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