Talking to strangers without a good reason, is inpolite and border line illegal in many countries (for example recent street harassment ban in UK).

Author should know better. They seem to be well educated, and write about consent of filming.

Not everyone is interested in small "therapeutic" chitchat. I am not unpaid therapist, and I have no interest in other people problems or opinions.

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hermitcrab 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I live in the UK and have no idea what 'recent street harassment ban in UK' refers to.

Talking to strangers is not 'impolite'[1], let alone 'border line illegal', in the UK.

[1]Depends on context of course. No chit-chat in public toilets, thanks.

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hunterpayne 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

1) Compared to the US, Brits live very socially isolated lives. You are just used to it.

2) There was a (small) government taskforce in the UK to prevent/arrest men for approaching women on the street. It backfired badly as you might expect. It was politically unpopular, yet it got enough coverage to change people's behavior but not in the way the politicians expected. Specially, amounts of SA didn't change but the number of dates did.

3) Someone is upset at this change in behavior and is trying to revert it.

4) This is someone from the leopards eating faces party complaining about having their face eaten by a leopard.

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		You've just made all of that up, haven't you?
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		>1) Compared to the US, Brits live very socially isolated lives. You are just used to it. Based on what evidence? >There was a (small) government taskforce in the UK to prevent/arrest men for approaching women on the street. Never heard of it. Do you have a reference?

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throw7384488 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> No chit-chat in public toilets, thanks.

So yes, then?

Border line means there are many variables, individial feelings and so on. In UK this interaction may be criminal with recent updates. Law is very vague and wide open to interpretation.

Consider this:

* it is illegal to block someones path, law is very specific about that

* is sniffing or even licking someones cooch normal? I can ensure you, many people have VERY strong feelings about that! For some others it is normal behavior!

* is commenting on apperance, clothing etc.. acceptable? Law is very vague

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hermitcrab 2 hours ago | parent [-]

>In UK this interaction may be criminal with recent updates.

What updates? Be specific. Or are you just trolling?

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throw7384488 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I think it was introducent around 2022.

https://parliamentnews.co.uk/is-street-harassment-a-crime-in...

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hermitcrab 2 hours ago | parent [-]

"The Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (which came into effect in 2024) makes it a criminal offence to intentionally harass someone in public because of their sex."

That is a totally different thing from just having a conversation. You are clearly posting in bad faith and I won't be bothering to respond further.

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watwut 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

OP is using the usual conservative tactic of conflating "person convicted of catcalling, stalking or other intentionally sexual behaviour" with "person talking to a woman".

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Slow_Hand 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I guess I’ll risk it anyway.

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