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A face in the crowd
When in boy mode, I have been shopping around Newtown on a couple of occasions now. I’ve seen other T-girls I know walking down the street. We have never met when I have been in boy mode.
Should I stop them and say hello or just let them walk on down the road.It can be confronting when someone stops you when you are out and about, especially when you don’t really know them that well. so I thought I’d ask everyone here what they thought about this situation, if it ever happens again.
Penny
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10 Replies
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At risk of sounding flippant, I guess that if you know some of them well enough to stop them and say hello, you’ll know them well enough to know whether they’d be OK with you stopping them and saying hello
It’s never happened to me when I’ve been out as Rachel, but I wouldn’t have a problem with it. I’d be confused, but I have trouble remembering other girls in girl-mode, let alone bloke-mode
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Penny, if you ever see me walking around Newtown, by all means say hello. I’ll more than likely be in boy mode though so it might be a little difficult to recognise me! lol.
It’s a good question though. I’ve often wondered it myself.
K.
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Quote:I guess that if you know some of them well enough to stop them and say hello, you’ll know them well enough to know whether they’d be OK with you stopping them and saying hello.
I have to agree. But, you’d have to consider if they recognise your boi persona also. They may think you’re “stranger-danger”!
Quote:I have trouble remembering other girls in girl-mode, let alone bloke-modeConsidering many of us look completely different between boi and femme, its understandable!
CLARE.
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Ha! If only we had a Secret Tranny Handshake! Then all the secret trannies could shake hands, it would be glorious! Glorious, I tell you!
*cough*
Sorry, got a bit carried away there…
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Quote:When in boy mode, I have been shopping around Newtown on a couple of occasions now. I’ve seen other T-girls I know walking down the street. We have never met when I have been in boy mode.
Should I stop them and say hello or just let them walk on down the road.It can be confronting when someone stops you when you are out and about, especially when you don’t really know them that well. so I thought I’d ask everyone here what they thought about this situation, if it ever happens again.
Penny
hehe – I do this all the time! It’s never been a problem really. A couple of times I’ve had weird reactions from the girls coz they thought I might be a “potential suitor” or something like that but nothing bad. Admittedly though I’d never really considered their feelings when saying hello so you may have a point.
Please say hello to me on the street if I am wearing women’s clothes, men’s clothes, or a big bird costume.
How about if you see a girl you’ve only met in girl mode but she (well he) is cruising along in full dude mode? Do you day hello then?
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Hi,
I would acknowledge them in some way with a verbal hello for example and slow down my pace.
Then leave it up to the other person to recipocate and open up more.If they don’t acknowledge, just keep going.
Jeorjette
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Hi ..
i pondered that . & because i am so well known. i ll let others say hi to me as people know i am out there & they know my profile is open for all to see . that s those who are trans .
Now those who know me from my past or even friends theres no problem at all . we just talk as friends who have known each other for years . some with people si deal with in busness . clubs or friends around the road . & the places we meet like the pack & save shops & the like . .
so its okay . & because i m a woman i get to meet a lot of people .…noeleena…
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As it has been stated earlier by Rachel, I agree that if you know someone well enough then you will know if you can talk to them when you are in either mode. If anyone sees me then by all means say hi if you have the chance, I don’t worry about who sees me and who doesn’t as I’m totally out as you might know. Who knows, we might have time for a cuppa!
Peta A.
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Quote:When in boy mode, I have been shopping around Newtown on a couple of occasions now. I’ve seen other T-girls I know walking down the street. We have never met when I have been in boy mode.
Should I stop them and say hello or just let them walk on down the road.Penny
Hmmm…I find this subject very interesting, as I was caught out recently in exactly this situation in a local shopping mall where I live.
The person I saw, who was dressed, was there standing at a counter.
I was about to go over and say, “Hi”, when she flew into an unsuspecting girl behind a counter about something..
Hmmm…I thought it would be better to sit down on a seat not far from this encounter and observe the goings on.
I could get quite close, as this person didn’t recognise me at all. I watched the whole affair and came away with a few ideas in what not to do in public.
I found the whole thing intriguing and very educational indeed, it was like being invisible to all. I learnt things, in those few minutes, that, I would have never thought of myself.
Women and men, confront issues in a totally different manner. Hand movements, head angles, stance and the walk, were very revealing.
Even fully dressed, there are mannerisms we seem to forget in such situations and it is a dead give away who we are.
Nah, try sitting back and watch the girls you know if they do not recognise you…You will learn heaps of useful things indeed -
If I know the person I say, “Hello”, if I don’t, I don’t.
If I was confronted by someone who I didn’t know, I would not necessarily respond well.
Michelle
