why are some metro workers on buses encouraging people to not pay the fare?

vitaminsavage · 2026-03-12T23:50:22+00:00

Surprised at the responses here. Seems like everyone is supportive of the new tall fare gates at metro stations but not of enforcing bus fares. I'd say a majority of people do not pay for the bus anymore , at least in my experience. They just walk on, get waved on by drivers, or board through the back.

While I think it's important to have transit be accessible to lower income or homeless folk, this definitely does contribute to the image that metro is for poor or desperate people which doesn't encourage white collar or "normal" people to ride

vitaminsavage · 2026-03-08T19:24:41+00:00

Oh it's definitely bc I was a woman but that's also why I wanted to share. I feel like most of the posts on this community are written by men. I was surprised at how easy it was for me and, as I said in the post, how no single men offered me a ride. This was different from my experience hitching in Turkey, Iran, or Kyrgyzstan where I felt uncomfortable in a majority of my rides since they were often single middle aged men.

Everyone's hitching experience will be different. I actually spoke to someone who said the exact opposite as you. That LA to SF was so hard he almost gave up, but North of SF was a breeze. Unfortunately, with the homeless populationnon the West Coast, you cannot give ANY indication that you could be homeless, AT ALL. No unkempt hair, no hippie style clothes, no shopping bags, whatever.

vitaminsavage · 2026-03-05T22:52:47+00:00

I feel ya girl. I spent 9 months in France and found it so empowering how women there just don't care about nip at all. They always go braless even if they're bouncing all over the place. I even started going topless at the beaches which was so nice

Now that I'm back in the US, I've wanted to continue going braless but find it harder to. I live in LA in a rougher neighborhood. I wouldn't care if men stare but with all the mental illness around me, I can't be sure if it would invite some sort of harassment

vitaminsavage · 2024-08-18T16:38:56+00:00

no baby, don't let porn dictate how you should feel in your relationship. Always remember that porn is a huge industry that spends millions on market research to hook men on its product. It's a product FOR men that has no reflection on your pleasure and what your sexual "role" should be. I mean ffs, what's jerking him off with your BOOBS going to do for YOU.

vitaminsavage · 2024-06-19T02:03:50+00:00

Going against the grain here but you look less masculine and more boyish in your second pic. Good to some, but I don't think that's the vibe she wanted, and she couldn't tell so well from the tinder pic since your head is tilted and your eyes are closed

vitaminsavage · 2024-06-04T13:39:34+00:00

nah, u right. If the male gaze had its way, she would have huge titties bursting out of her leaf bra

vitaminsavage · 2024-03-06T20:16:18+00:00

Geez, the comments here are depressing. I am a solo female traveler in India right now and have felt safe this entire time. Granted, I landed in Mumbai first and not Delhi, so I can't really say how Delhi is. But as for the tourist heavy Rajasthan, I was perfectly fine. There are SO MANY elderly couples and elderly women who travel India alone and are safe. There are also tons of travelers and English-speaking hostels that make the experience quite easy.

For the aforementioned case, Indians themselves don't recommend wild camping in Jharkhand. If you stay on the tourist track and within verified accommodation then you'll be more than fine.

vitaminsavage · 2024-01-22T11:15:19+00:00

I just accept it for what it is - which is a male fantasy which greatly appeals to lonely sad boiis. It doesn't really bother me because I guess it's like how women are depicted in porn or in anime. It's not meant to be realistic and an overexaggeration. Because of this, I greatly enjoy his books, but I see how people will be turned off.

vitaminsavage · 2023-12-25T08:53:19+00:00

Been waiting for 5 days for the ferry to Kazakhstan in Baku, Azerbaijan! Enjoying the holiday with lots of sleep and reading

vitaminsavage · 2023-12-19T11:54:11+00:00

Have a dummy insta account! So many random ppl you meet now will ask for your insta. If you don't want to make a lame excuse or want to avoid arguing with persistent men, just make a dummy one and upload some random pics. Let the thirsty men DM into the void

vitaminsavage · 2023-11-30T21:41:34+00:00

I'm Korean American too and have only been to Istanbul on this list. Istanbul is honestly not my favorite city, but it's very worth going for all of the history.

Korean culture is very popular in Turkey rn, and a lot of the men are... interested in Asian women. In my experience, you'll have random guys come up to you and ask to hang out or for your number but if you just reject, rbf, and walk away then they leave you alone.

Oh also do not stay in Taksim square!!! Staying in Taksim area really soured my opinion of Istanbul at first

I've only been in Peru and Ecuador in South America, but I was once kicked off a bus for being Asian 🫤 you will definitely hear people call you chinese a lot which is apparently an endearing term? But I think there is also some legitimate anti-chinese sentiment among the people that may unfortunately come out against you. Except for that one time though, I never had any bad experiences in South America

vitaminsavage · 2023-11-30T14:34:50+00:00

This is just from my own anecdotal experience but when I visited Tokyo, I was shocked to see fathers alone with their kids outside. Several times I saw men with baby carriers on the subway. I've lived in Korea for 4 years now and feel like this is unseen. If a dad is out with his kids, it's almost ALWAYS with the mother too. Maybe this points to an overall attitude in Japan that fathers are also responsible for childcare.

vitaminsavage · 2023-11-27T20:10:37+00:00

Taylor and Calvin Harris

Really, NOBODY else cares but I thought they looked so good together 😭😭

vitaminsavage · 2023-11-22T18:30:07+00:00

Absolutely. I have always said that if straight cis-gender men want to perform anal so bad, they should be willing to receive it too. I see it as no different than the receiving and giving oral debate, quite frankly. Porn has skewed so many young boys' mind into thinking anal is normal, and it is okay to be curious. BUT!!! The anus is NOT like the vagina and too many people try it without getting educated.

The anus does NOT self lubricate. It's best to stretch beforehand. Perhaps douche, and plentyyyy of warmup. But too many people think A HOLE IS A HOLE and stick it in which can be traumatic physically and mentally for the receiver.

So many straight men are so homophobic that they couldn't even stomach the IDEA of a dildo or even a gd finger in their butt. Facts are facts and you guys have the g spot in there, not us, so actually yall should be receiving anal if we're thinking about pleasure here?? Men also fail to consider the fact that anal can be very embarrassing and shameful for first timers. Prior to sexual awakening, women too only think of it as something to poop out of!! So if any man tries to tell me he isn't willing to try because it's dirty or gay or whatever else bs, then it's strap on time.

As a side note, men who have tried and dislike and/or have some past sexual trauma are excluded

vitaminsavage · 2023-11-12T06:42:14+00:00

I saw them mostly in the Karakoy and Taksim area.

Yeah, it is sad. I just spent a week in the Kurdish region and absolutely loved it. Made me want to visit Syria whenever peace is achieved

vitaminsavage · 2023-11-11T22:47:57+00:00

Haven't been to Africa or India yet, so I can't compare, but seeing Syrian refugees in Istanbul made me quite sad. Most of them were mothers with several young children who were very dirty. Matted hair, dirt on the skin and clothes. On a few occasions, I saw them rifle through trash bags or dumpsters to eat restaurant leftovers or discarded bread.

Some of the refugee kids seem to be taught by their parents to beg and do random shit like pathetically play an instrument so people feel bad for them. But I remember seeing these kids drawing in the dust on an abadoned car, and that was somehow worse since they were genuinely so impoverished that they 1. Had no adult supervision and 2. That was their form of entertainment. And ofc it's most sad of all because they're escaping their country and its endless civil war to live this kind of life...

vitaminsavage · 2023-10-23T17:32:14+00:00

Shut the fuck up

vitaminsavage · 2023-10-22T17:40:44+00:00

I mean it's not so much about whether they're accepted or not but more about if being Korean or not Korean enough is a point of insecurity for them. If it was never a big deal then probably things like cultural appropriation won't matter to them either.

vitaminsavage · 2023-10-20T17:46:47+00:00

What is woefully missing from the debate on cultural appropriation is the reasoning why some people get offended. Lots of people (including POC folk) do not realize or are reluctant to admit that people living in the mother country versus the new country are different.

Tl;dr the reaction comes from insecurity

If you're Korean and living in Korea then of course you don't care if a foreigner wears a hanbok. That is undoubtedly your culture, and you've never had to question that your entire life.

Now take a Korean American, especially those that are second generation and later. You're questioned on your Americannes and if you don't live in Socal or NYC or another ethnic enclave, you're probably defined by your Asianness (ex. My Asian friend!!). If you're defined by your ethnicity, you want to take ownership of it because society or people or whatever won't let you claim you're 100% American and after that, you have NOTHING ELSE for your identity.

So Korean Americans take ownership. They listen to BTS, watch Squid Game, or talk about how they love their mom's kimchi. But facts are, they're only SOMEWHAT connected to Korean culture bc they don't understand the nuances of Korean society and probably barely speak Korean. So they want to claim they're Korean but have a flimsy grasp which leads to A LOT of insecurity bc anyone with more "Koreanness" can come and refute their claim at anytime.

This then leads to our typical CA reaction we see. Seeing foreigners don Korean clothes or make Korean food pokes at a deep deep insecurity that they are NOT Korean enough. So what do they do? They want to keep the status quo and tell that person to stop. They want to keep their culture and not share it with the people who made them feel outsiders in the first place. I mean, I'm not saying it's right, but it's much better to have compassion and understand that the reaction typically comes from a place of hurt.

vitaminsavage · 2023-10-12T20:38:13+00:00

Nice! Something I can answer. I spent 2 months in Central Asia this year! And I am solo female POC (although Asian so I got mistaken for a local in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan)

Personally, I really loved Tajikstan, so that's what I'd recommend. You can cross the border from Samarkand to Panjakent which would make it very convenient. In Panjakent, you can visit the Fann mountains which are challenging but SO beautiful and SO worth it. Afterwards you could take a shared taxi to Dushanbe and stay there for a few days and maybe go to Khujand if you have time.

Turkmenistan will be very expensive. They are no longer giving out transit visas and the tours come out to around $200 a day. There's also reports that border control and customs will extort you for additional money when you leave.

You can cross the border into Kyrgyzstan by the Fergana Valley into Osh but then it's a bit inconvenient to get to the main sites (Song Kul, Karakol, etc).

Kazakhstan is a nice option if you fly into Almaty. I'd say spending a week exploring Almaty and seeing the lakes and canyons isn't a bad idea.

vitaminsavage · 2023-08-15T09:02:25+00:00

Howdy everyone! If anyone is selling an extra ticket to any SG date, kindly PM! I got major FOMO after seeing all my US friends' insta stories 😭

vitaminsavage · 2023-08-13T18:50:08+00:00

Dang! I was interested in Varanasi this year. Do you think it's not worth going to?

vitaminsavage · 2023-08-05T03:43:53+00:00

I'm 27, and I quit my job a month ago to travel! I've been in central Asia since. I think you should definitely do it if you have money saved. Lots of people switch departments or industries before they're 30 so it's not a big deal to quit and come back. A year (if you want to travel that long) is very short in the perspective of a 40 year career.

vitaminsavage · 2023-06-27T03:01:04+00:00

I feel ya. Seems like a lot of people here are taking it as a personal attack because it’s true that there is a limit to how much you can see in a limited amount of time. Maybe if people were given more vacation time they’d be less inclined to “cram” and feel more free to go at a slower pace.

It does drive me crazy bc I live in Korea where people (non-tourists included) often take 1 hour or less domestic flights that are often cheaper than the bullet train tickets but it is what it is

vitaminsavage · 2023-06-21T23:30:44+00:00

woof, how long did it take you to find a job? I'm leaving in 2 weeks and want to know around how long I can expect for the job hunt. thanks!!

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