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Well... This is a sort of a funny story. For one, I don't buy things off the street when I'm in transit. Never liked it. I look at it from a security risk perspective. Moving on... So the other day, these guy kept stalking me with plantain chips and then winking as part of his attempt at getting me to buy. Lol. Then I lost it. Lool. Well... I started frowning. That was my response back to him. ...then of course, after driving some few hundreds of meters and tracing back what really about the situation got me upset, I realized that I had sort of convinced myself that the only reason why he persisted was because I was female along with the stereotype associated with women, eating and impulsive buying. Lool. One of these days, I'll start up a list of items you can buy while on the road. It is amazing. God bless their hustle... ✊🏾
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Hello Girls, So.... I just got back from the watch shop where I fit my watches to size. The owner of the shop is a man and his business partner is also a man. Today, I get there and I meet the attendant who is female. I hand her the watch and then she goes into the back office (workshop) and never came back. Lol. In previous times, she would go in there, hand my watch over to the man and come right out. So from the window, I asked if she was the one fitting it to which she replied with a yes. "Haaa!" (In my mind of course). My mind went into a bit of an overdrive. I tried to recall if I had mentioned to her that the watch was brand new. I started to think up the worst and how I would not walk away without compensation if the watch got damaged. On and on my thoughts went till I took a step back and reprimanded myself and allowed myself have more confidence in her ability -after all, she has been working there long enough. What could possibly go wrong with such a simple task? This makes me wonder if we still unconsciously hold certain stereotypes about traditional male jobs being performed by women and vice versa. Do share your stories.
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The other night I saw something that made me simply shake my head as a milder alternative to fuming. This girl went out with her boyfriend and his friends... when they were done eating, she gets up to clear up the plates. I was in shock. In this day and age? What are we teaching our girls? We are not in any way exempt from this... even within the community, we find partners having certain mindsets/expectations that never fail to baffle me. What are youur thoughts about the incidence detailed above and secondly, what are your thoughts on stereotypical roles in relationships?
