I just got back from Ireland and I have never felt more unsafe as a solo young woman.

So I've traveled a lot on my own (I'm 25 years old - female). I've been to places like Paris, Italy, Spain, Portugal, New York, Nashville, Costa Rica, and Mexico. I've had mixed (a lot of good and a couple of bad) experiences, as you do when you travel. But never have I felt as scared as I did in Ireland.<br><br>So I flew in a couple of weeks ago and spent some time in Dublin. I've never been to Ireland before. I was there for four days. The second day I was walking around the Quays area at night (very popular area) and was stopped by men asking for things in at least 7 different times. But not just that night...I was constantly being approached by men in Dublin asking me if I had a boyfriend, if I wanted a boyfriend, if I was interested in him etc. (I DO NOT DRESS IN ANY WAY THAT SUGGESTS I'M LOOKING FOR A HOOKUP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT). This happened everywhere in Dublin - every night - in coffee shops during the day - etc. You get the gist. I was actually really surprised by how badly I was treated since I had always heard from people that were very friendly and welcoming. I really loved Ireland - but every where I went men treated me like a piece of meat. <br><br>Then I took a bus to Galway. I spent two nights there and it was even worse than Dublin. There was a guy who spent literally 20 minutes talking to me on the street, in the middle of the day, and I was so confused as to why he cared so much about my interests, hobbies, and work. I told him I had a boyfriend and he said that he wanted to be my boyfriend. I lied and said I had to go call my boyfriend and he asked if I would send him a pic of myself and he would send me one in return. I was like ok...and he sent me a picture of his dick. This was on High St in Galway in the middle of the day. Later that day, I was walking around a park and a guy approached me and started talking to me. He asked if I wanted to come back to his place with him, and I said no, I have a boyfriend. Then he just stood there looking at me and said that he was going to walk with me. I politely told him that was ok and I just wanted to be left alone. He said, "I don't care. I'm going to walk with you." And he basically started walking with me and I was too scared to tell him to fuck off. I ended up telling him I was going to call the police if he didn't leave me alone. He then called me a "stupid little bitch" and walked away. All of these experiences happened in Galway in one afternoon.<br><br>I have never felt more disrespected or scared on a trip. I've heard Ireland is very progressive and people are super respectful of women. Not true at least from what I experienced. I felt like a piece of meat everywhere I went. I've traveled extensively and never had anything like this happen on a daily basis (and sometimes hourly basis). Anyways - I just wanted to share my experience with anyone who has considered a trip to Ireland as a solo female. I do not think I would ever go back to Ireland because of this. I really loved the natural beauty of it, but I couldn't stay somewhere I felt so disrespected and unsafe.