Every woman’s experience with this syndrome is unique. In fact, the severity of symptoms can be heavily influenced by the country of origin, culture, religion, and the ability to keep one’s mouth shut in the face of inequality and stupidity.
Women aren’t supposed to hitchhike. It’s too foolish and risky. The first time I hitched, I was in the fourth grade. I stood out on my front lawn and thrust…
Fifty miles to go and an empty tank. I know I have $5 somewhere, I thought as I rummaged through my purse, swerving down Highway 69 – perhaps the least…
In 1987 I was determined to visit Norway. Not because I learned about it in school, but because I saw it on The Love Boat, a TV show that served…
It was our third day as obviously American tourists, and I had grown so comfortable with being manhandled by unknown men that I started viewing my boobs as convenient handholds…
I’ve noticed that American women always seem to be charmed by a man with a foreign accent. It doesn’t have to be any particular accent, or even a genuine one.…
About a year after I moved back to the States, I heard foodies (who were sort of pseudo-self-consciously trying not to sound too much like foodies) talking about sous-vide. Although…
Whoever came up with the decree, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” has obviously never found themselves sitting by a roaring wood-fired furnace in a Finnish sauna, slapping…
Marie Laguerre was walking past a bistro when a man on the street began shouting obscenities at her. She told him to shut up. He walked up to a table…
There are 20 students in my intermediate class, with twelve different native languages all trying to learn French. The word ‘Maladroit’ was used in a sentence and someone asked for…
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