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Should I be worried about being a young pretty blonde girl studying abroad in Latin America this summer?

  • So, I am studying abroad in Ecuador this summer, and my friends are scaring me a bit... They say that the men in Latin America are extremely touchy and "overly-friendly" to young, pretty, blonde American girls (which is basically a description of me). I am becoming extremely worried about getting sexually harassed or worse... I'm beginning to regret signing up for the study abroad program... Should I be this worried? or are my friends exaggerating about how much Latin American men love to follow/harrass pretty, blonde Americans like me?

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    Hi. I'm not blond, but I have experience as a foreigner living in Ecuador. Ecuadorians like anyone different. Guys in Ecuador like to harass ANY pretty girl. Being blond or (in my case) just not looking like the Ecuadorian girls make you stand out and makes the guys more apt to bother you. For the most part the guys aren't brave enough to approach you. They will just make strange hissing noises at you. I thinks it's gross, it's like their calling a dog. I guess it's their version of a cat call. Other will say things to you as you walk by, like "mi reina", "mi vida", etc. Just ignore them! They really just want a reaction from you. Ignoring doesn't make them stop completely, but they get the hint that you're not interested. And if you're in bigger cities, this doesn't happen as much. I've especially noticed in Quito that the groups of "paparazzi" are few and far between. I think guys in smaller areas just don't have anything better to do. But don't be too worried about it. They aren't likely to hurt you or anything. Just ignore them and they'll keep their distance.

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You shouls be worried about LYING! Who told you you're pretty? Just because you're american and blonde does not make you the catch of the day! There are PLENTY of beutiful people in Latin America so no, be worried of people not looking at you because you're ugly!

McKintosh

well, to start, there are blonde people in latin america too, i'm blonde and i'm from peru. ecuador has less, but there are some there too, so you won't be the only one. it's true that guys in latin america like blonde girls, and latin american girls like blonde guys, but you should not have to worry about it that much. i think if your frinds say that, than they are exaggerating, they have probably never lived in latin america themselves. if you are really that worried about it, maybe you can try to live in an area where there are alot of ecuadorians of european ancestry (there are alot in cities), than you could fit in better.

Josué M

of first of all get ur facts right ok not only latin americans do that whites blacks and others do it as well latin guys don't really like small little girls like you they like LATINAS OK

mary

Yes i bite.

Edvin

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