I often eat alone, either when I am home by myself, or when I travel. But, admittedly, it is easier for a guy. When I was in Saudi Arabia for work, restaurants were segregated into "singles" section for men only (alone or in a group) and "family" section, where women could only be accompanied by a close male relative. And each table in the family section was curtained off, so that, God forbid, someone else could not see your wife or sister without a veil!:) Fast food places only had "singles" section. I remember a veiled woman patiently sitting in a closed car with windows up in a 100 degree heat with the engine off, while the husband was chatting away with his buddies at Dunkin Donuts!
Russia is not too far off. A non-foreign woman dining by herself could be mistaken for a prostitute in the 1990s.
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Date: 2016-08-04 12:45 am (UTC)Russia is not too far off. A non-foreign woman dining by herself could be mistaken for a prostitute in the 1990s.