Harassment

[saeyedoc]

I like to harass the higglers myself, last trip the first one that saw me asked if it was my first time. I actually recognized the guy so I started yelling at him for not remembering me. Worked well. Another guy who hangs by our hotel kept harassing me to buy drugs from him, so every time I saw him, I kept saying, "hey, have you seen xxx?", which is his name. Throws them off guard and gets a good laugh.

[toomanybeaches]

Whenever I see the word "harassment" in connection with Jamaica, my first question is, where does one draw the line between people trying to sell you stuff and "harassment"? I think first-time visitors draw it in a different place from regulars. In three trips to Jamaica (all in non-AIs, and having plenty of contact with local residents), I've been approached dozens (hundreds?) of times to buy goods or services, but I'm not sure I have ever been "harassed." I have seen stories of beggars/higglers occasionally getting nasty and abusive, but fortunately have not experienced this myself.

[jojo p]

You all have not experienced anything until you walk the gauntlet as a single female....lol...