Sentences with phrase «ask women on the street»

It's hard to understand how something so banal, even, stirs up such heated debate... That said, I wonder how many of the people insisting that women leave the room, or even cover up completely, would think it's ok to ask women on the street to cover up?

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In the old radio days, one program would look up a fancy word in the dictionary and then interview the man / woman on the street to ask they about it.

Christians are the ones trying to dictate what should and shouldn't be taught in school (Intelligent Design vs Evolution); they whine when women stand up for their rights (birth control, abortion); they whine when LGBT ask for equal rights; they stand on street corners and hand out their propaganda; they literally try to step in to every aspect of the public forum.

New Yorkers who are frustrated with homeless people begging on city streets should stop giving them money, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said Monday, after he was asked to assess a photo of a woman panhandling at 68th Street and Broadway with two dogs and a cat.

A homeless woman, who only wanted to be identified as Lala, asks for money on a street corner in midtown Manhattan in January.

Since I got the dress, women have literally been stopping me on the street to ask where did I got it.

I asked the lady in the café on the other side of the street whether I can borrow her chair Yap, blogging makes you do weirdo things... I am sure the woman — who was so friendly and nice — had no...

When I worked on Wall Street I had several new hires email me before they started to ask for advice on what women typically wore in our office and I thought it was a great question!

Last week I was stopped on the street by a woman asking where I got the necklace and I've had a few «nice necklace» thrown at me when out and about.

When my good friend and fellow «Street Edit» Dallas Fashion Blogger, So Heather, and I were asked by DFW Style Daily to do a write up on whether or not women over 40 can wear crop tops, of course we jumped at the chance.

You will not spend months moving up and down the streets asking every man or woman you meet on the streets for his or her number.

I've not yet had the opportunity, (because my experiences have always been with male friends, and that's a whole other dynamic) but I'd love to ask the random guy on the street who wants to know (essentially) why you don't love him (because, as we all know, black women dating non-black, ESPECIALLY white, men is a personal affront to black men) if he could really be honest and tell methat had I been alone he would've wanted to get my number.

It's kind of awkward to just randomly approach your - type - of - beautiful woman on the street and ask for a sex date.

Over the years I have counselled friends, led women's groups and even had complete strangers ask me for advice on the street — it's amazing where a simple «how are you?»

Approach to the nonprofit girls on the street and ask: «Russian women, you are married, and I really want to get married!»

► Two sheriff's deputies pound on a house door and ask the owner if he or his mother have any weapons and they argue with the officers as a real estate broker and a deputy tell the people they are being evicted and have two minutes to clear out, or they are trespassing and will go to jail; the woman screams and the man shouts, but they gather some things and exit while two other men move all of their remaining belongings into the yard and one of them drills out the front door lock; the owner's young son gets off the school bus across the street and begins shouting and the owner takes the child away.

I realised, hours after the film ended, what it had reminded me of: Gretchen Mol's innocent and trusting young woman in The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) getting asked in the street to get in a car to go on a «date» with a guy she'd never met before.

Women are coming in and asking for it because the word's on the street how good it is.»

Having a dog present positively increased the perception of the person holding its leash — even when it was a scruffy guy asking for women's phone numbers on the street.

I've been backpacking solo since my teens and every single one of these tips resonates... I would also add: - don't act as though you're alone - I usually wear a wedding band and tell people my «husband» is over there in the next street / village / town - ignore untoward comments - the best encouragement you can give men is to say no or to ask them to leave - in many cultures this is actually seen as encouragement - don't accept medicine or drugs from strangers, and always keep your eye on your drink - keep your valuables in a money belt, not in a backpack (I learned this one the hard way)- above all, be alertand know your environment - the best safety net is to do your research properly before you travel and find out as much as you can about the culture's attitudes in general, and towards women in particular

In touristy areas, I ask for recommendations of good and cheap food from the men and women who approach tourists on the street offering tours and souvenirs for sale.

In fact, a spate of women cyclists killed on the streets of London has got a lot of people asking

Before you head out onto the streets to join marches, don red attire, or tweet support for better working conditions on May Day, ask yourself: is my law firm doing everything it can to support women's longevity in practice?