The best way for a Western man to experience what it's like to be such a person, is to spend some time in the third world. Analogous to the ubiquitous harassme

The best way for a Western man to experience what it's like to be such a person, is to spend some time in the third world. Analogous to the ubiquitous harassment and "male gaze" encountered by people like the author (because dudes want their bodies), you will experience ubiquitous (and aggressive) harassment and "third world gaze" -- because everybody wants your money. "I'm not just a pair of boobs" becomes "I'm not just a walking ATM", and so on. You will continue to want to go out in public, but you will also want to find "safe spaces" -- expat hangouts, good hotels... places that keep out the riffraff. At some point you just need to be able to hang out by the pool without somebody trying to rip you off in their tuk-tuk or sell you a suit. Or, say, go to your yoga class before making your way to the job from which it's too much political hassle to ever fire you. Whatever. Chronos crushes us all. "I am become time", says Vishnu. She'll learn, eventually.