Hitch-hiking

[claireinblack]

Do you really think this guy gives a **** whether you are cool or not?
Do you think he will visit you in hospital when you have been attacked?

You owe him nothing and have nothing to prove to anyone

You are in a foreign country and you need to be safe, especially as a woman travelling alone

You have asked for advice and the overwhelming response is don't do it but you choose to ignore it!
Your choice but maybe sit back and think that those who have tried to help you actually care what happens to you

The guy you are working for who would let a single woman, who is a foreigner in his country, hitch alone is a complete prick and does not care if you are attacked

Think about it Amanda it is not romantic lying in a hospital bed after being assaulted

Please stay safe

[Amandistan]

Okay, I have decided to get a taxi then. It would be cheaper than paying for somewhere to stay in Dublin, then buying food for two days.

[Heno]

good since these are the types of articles that are in the news here these days

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0429/697648-ryan-humpage-police/

[Amandistan]

I think the chances of being harmed are slim. Sadly, It's safer to be a man than woman in these situations. Thanks to the few men who think that sex is owed to them by however they please at anytime. Then there is being sold into human trafficking.

[c]

It's not the money so much as wanting to prove to this guy that I am not a waste of life and can do something right.
He has just been really mean this whole time. He is laughing at the fact that the bus is not running and I have to hitch a ride.  How can he expect someone to perfect a new skill the first time and if not scream at them and call them an idiot?       My phone does not work here as there is no signal. I would have to ask him to call.

If you want to prove you can do something right, get a cab or go in on public transport when you can and get a hostel.

The guy is obviously a waste of space (to put it mildly). Get a cab, stick two fingers up at him and two fingers at the memory of him. Those laughs may hurt you but they'll be all the louder in your mind if you let him get to you, hitch, and something bad happens. Or even something inconvenient, like a lift taking you half way and leaving you somewhere where there is no traffic for half a day.

You say your phone has no signal; that means you could not call for help if you needed it.

[Heno]

I think the chances of being harmed are slim. Sadly, It's safer to be a man than woman in these situations. Thanks to the few men who think that sex is owed to them by however they please at anytime. Then there is being sold into human trafficking.

slim. sure. but its like planes. safest way to travel. but once it goes wrong it is a very dodgy situation. glad to hear that you are not going to take any risks.

[Amandistan]

I did it. I hitchhiked for the first time. It was wonderful.  I got an old lady who then invited me into hwr home and made me tea and food.
The irish people are so kind. My host said he would not let me do it if it were dangerous.
I will miss them all and Ireland.
I want to cry because I am leaving.  It feels like part of me has died becase I can't stay in Ireland.
Next temporary family are hippies in the Netherlands.
It's things like hitchhiking that make you realize how wonderful people can be.

[ldopas]

And its things like Hitch Hiking that can get you killed or raped! People have posted good advice here, I would take it.

No one is saying that everyone is evil, in fact I think 99% of people are brilliant. But that doesn't mean that people, especially young women on their own, should take unnecessary risks when there are alternatives.

There is a term Amanda called "risk normalization", have you heard of it? It means that if someone tells you something is dangerous, and you still do it and nothing happens this time, or next time etc, we STOP being careful, we ignore the risk. That is very dangerous.

A lion tamer may put his head in the lions mouth and not get it bitten off, doesn't mean one day the lion won't bite!!!!!!!

No one is saying you should be wary of everyone, and quite frankly it's lovely to hear how happy you sound these days. But please don't stop being smart.