I work in a market. A man claimed to be friends with my female boss, and started talking about strong women. He then touched my arm affectionately even though I never met him before. He then talked about how a certain ‘strong’ woman he knew and said how she “would never let a man touch her, like here” and he proceeded to go on to touch me lightly on my thigh. I walked away, I couldn’t believe I didn’t earlier but I feel completely frozen when that happens in social situations: I was worried Id compromise my boss being too rude to this man (when he touched my arm twice) until it was too late. My boss told me later I can tell them where to go, but I feel concerned about how socialized I am to accept this.
