00:00I'm definitely going for a public transport, but if it is not at all possible to get a public transport, then I prefer a cab.
00:07And I tend on sharing my cab details with at least one reliable person.
00:11I also try to carry a pepper spray or a deodorant at all times in my bag.
00:16So after it gets dark and I'm walking home by myself...
00:19In the evening, we usually think it's a lot more dangerous, so we take the necessary measures.
00:23I started to take more precautions, unfortunately, when I came back home at night.
00:29What I take care of when I'm walking alone at night is...
00:33I make sure not to have my AirPods or headphones in.
00:36So I'm very aware of who's around me, if there's any sound.
00:40So if anyone's following me, then I know and I'm more conscious about it.
00:44I think all girls know the famous trick of the key between the fingers.
00:48So you put your key in your hand and just...
00:52The key protrudes like this, to make a kind of weapon, a fist, to defend yourself.
00:58But I don't know if I'm really aggressive, if it's really going to be useful.
01:03Well, this is my keychain, which is the famous cat with pointed ears.
01:08And well, I bought it because, as I suppose all women have suffered street harassment cases, especially at night.
01:14And some quite rough, which left me in a very bad shape.
01:17So what I usually did in these cases was put my keys like this, between my fingers,
01:23in case I had to hit a fist to defend myself or whatever.
01:26Which, well, then it's not so real because you can't put it right, you can get hurt.
01:31It's not very effective.
01:32So when I found out this existed, I liked it for several reasons.
01:36One is that you can put your fingers in here quickly, so it's more effective.
01:42And the second is that it's a form of a possible defense, which is not a weapon.
01:46Something I've done is dial 9-1 on my phone, so in case there's an emergency, just dial the extra one.
02:16In general, I send a message to my mother, because I still live with my parents,
02:20and we have a kind of code between her and me.
02:22If I don't answer this code, she can worry, saying that it's not me who has the phone.
02:28It's a silly thing, but we're here today.
02:31We need to create codes between us to reassure ourselves and to be sure that it's me who has the phone.
02:37For security reasons, I always have a Swiss knife in my pocket.
02:42I have this face and kind of vibe that I turn on.
02:45That's like, if you mess with me, I'll beat you up.
02:49So it's kind of like I do a little tough guy.
03:12It's easier to meet people on the train, so I try not to do that.
03:17I try not to turn my back to people as much as possible, and I stand in the train.
03:23When I'm alone at night on the public road, and there's only one person who distrusts me,
03:30and no one else, I pretend to see another person to dissuade the suspicious person from attacking me, or whatever.
03:40I scream the name of someone I know, or whatever, to make the other person feel that we're not alone.
03:47I feel like if I'm in an Uber, I'll make sure someone, maybe a friend or someone, knows where I am or where I'm heading.
03:56So if I'm hanging out with a friend, I'm going home, then I'm making sure that I'm texting them all the time.
04:02And then when I get home, I text them to let them know that I'm home.
04:05So if I'm not answering them or something, they'll be worried.
04:08When we go out at night, and we leave each other to go home, maybe by transport or by car or whatever,
04:17we always send each other messages of whether we're home or not.
04:21If one of us doesn't answer, we're all going to be worried, and we're going to look for her.
04:25For example, I've used this once, because whenever I feel unsafe on the street,
04:33I grab it from the pocket of my coat, and it calms me down.
04:37So once a guy started chasing me, and I was holding him like,
04:42if something happens, I can use it, if something happens, I can use it.
04:45Well, the guy was getting closer and closer to me,
04:48until there was a moment when he was close to me, telling me sexual things.
04:54So at that moment, I pushed him to get away from me, and he had the cat in his hand.
05:01I didn't hurt him much, but he must have noticed something because he didn't get close to me again,
05:07and I had the courage to push him away from me.
05:10So I think I got out of a situation that was much more uncomfortable than what could have happened.
05:15Even more than uncomfortable, I'm not going to use euphemism. It's dangerous.
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