[Titan Magroyne]

Luckily I don’t live where Muslims make up such a prominent portion of the population, but I am female. I only encounter men who resemble Arabs at work, mostly coming in on the same elevator. Admittedly I don’t work with these fellows and so know nothing about them, yet I do consider what to do if someone gets rude. They’re more likely Indians and are very shy yet polite. Hopefully I’ll never have to deal with that sort of crass behavior at the workplace.

I’m not what anyone would call a beauty, and the kindest description for women of my proportions is ‘queen sized.’ I honestly think that your pair of fellows would reconsider running me over before an impending collision prompts me to drop a shoulder and power up from the knees. But that’s just me. :o)

As a defensive move, you may be wise to walk furthest away from the roadway so that an unavoidable clash does not push you out into traffic.

[higgmeister]

You sound beautiful on the inside! Thanks for your service Marine!

Drop down and push up - may I suggest that is perfect for a highway overpass sidewalk. [head-over-heals is an easy way to end your life Mohad]

If you ever needed a sock-puppet you could be Lakov Johnson [Russian mother and Southern Father]

Keep up your humor and remember the Hindus can be our friends.

[higgmeister]

I forgot to ask.
Are you any kin to Holden and Pat Magroyne?

[Finny]

Yeah, now I'm used to it and would handle it differently. That overpass-sidewalk incident happened back in the early 1990s; the guys were dressed like Western businessmen, and I had no idea that they'd behave any differently than any other men in America. If in the same situation today, I'd behave differently because I'd recognize what was going on. I'm more experienced now. At the time, though -- again, this was about 15 years ago -- neither I nor lots of folks understood the hostility of Middle Eastern immigrants toward Americans. I do now.