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What norm, habit, type of person, or 'common' experience that you consciously agree exists, there's evidence that it does and other people say it does, but you've never actually seen it happen yourself? Bonus points if deep down your gut just doesn't believe it.

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What's your answer,

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...racism? I don't think I've ever seen anybody being racist, minus my parents.

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Along these lines, walking down İstiklal street in Istanbul alone as a woman is Not Fun™, apparently. Every women I've asked confirms this but I'll never see it first-hand.

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oh god i did this, down Istikal street alone at like 1 am, absolutely do not recommend, i got followed for quite some time and then chased down and only scared the guy away by screaming bloody murder

2:45 AM · Oct 24, 2019

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tbf i felt really good walking alone *during the daytime*. When I was walking home at 1am I slowly realized that I was the only woman on the street. The feeling i had on the street changed drastically depending on the time of day.

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Oh shit, I'm glad it turned out okay! This is crazy to me, I lived on İstiklal and did this all the time, even while drunk at 3am, and never felt unsafe. But I've also heard so many of these stories that there's no way they're all untrue.

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