Walking through Soho one Sunday evening, there were a couple of black guys standing there, one glared at me?

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Harry R

'Couple of black guys'. 'Glared at me'. 'Asked me if I wanted any women'. Looks like you're on a wind-up plan...if indeed they were 'selling their trade', glaring at hopeful punters would be the last thing on their minds.

Princess Paradox

You're joking right?
London is meant to be safe for tourists - are you crazy? London isn't safe for anybody. That sort of stuff happens all the time in Soho

Blah

London?! Safe?! Lol who told you that???

Carrie S

Soho is a well known red-light district of London. I'd stick to Leicester Square, Covent Garden areas for going out in future. Every large city has it's sleazy bits and in London it's Soho.

me5abanjatti

Its never safe anywhere these days. But soho is famous for that, so its no surprise.

paul s

Soho is the red light district, these sort of things happen in red light districts, if they were pimps then yes i imagine they would be looking for single men, if they asked a guy walking with his wife trouble may very well start. Forget soho, if this happened to you in every other part of london you walk though then yes i guess it London isn't safe, but since you haven't mentioned any other problems we have to assume this was an isolated incident in an area that is known though out the world as a bit 'edgy'

Karen

It happens a lot.
Some years since I was there but even then in 1 day I was approached by beggers who were borderline muggers twice.

foxysince88

London is safe of you go to all the tourist places and don't go out after dark.

blackgrumpycat

It happens a lot especially in Soho. I was once stood outside my work when a man approached me and said "Girls?" I found it highly hilarious as I was dressed in black, wearing a headset and stood under a sign which said 'Stage Door'. I was working on a West End show (on Shaftesbury Avenue in Soho) and had just popped out of stage door for some fresh air during the interval. I didn't feel unsafe. Soho has loads of dancing and strip clubs so it is bound to happen. Try not to be frightened about it. Just say 'No thanks' and carry on walking.

carina

hahaha ... sorry, had to laugh at your story ... you were in Soho in the evening for heavens sake, the most well-known "red light" area in London, you were a man on your own and it was after dark ... it doesn't mean you're unsafe unless you took him up on his offer and got involved with pimps and prostitutes (I hope you didn't)

want an even better laugh? ... some years ago I was staying in the Bayswater area of London ... there's quite a lot of tourist hotels in the area, quite a lot of "working women" (i.e. prostitutes) ... I was walking my three primary age children to school one morning just before 9 a.m. and these two guys came and asked me how much I charged ... at first I thought I'd mis-heard them but when they repeated it I laughed my head off (not the sort of reaction they were expecting obviously) and they apologised profusely

JESSIEBLUE

London ,like any city isn't safe , never become complacent

sam.shardz

London is safe as long as you know where you are and what you are doing. Soho isn't the best of places in London, it is known for its Red Light District (which is decreasing), it has many night clubs and many odd joints, Drugs are a frequent occurance. Like in any other city you just need to be street wise, When your a tourist you are more open to such things, as you are more relaxed and unaware of your surroundings!

Hope This Helps
Sam
(A Londoner)

Sarah G

How weird! Have never heard of that happening. I guess its bound to occur occasionally in every city.

Rob

Are you sure he said women and not men as Soho is (or use to be) the gay quarter of London. To the best of my knowledge I thought King's Cross was London red light district

stdaveuk

he asked if you wanred a woman ? perhaps he was just being polite and was wiling to share his woman with you.

How much did you pay in the end ? You dirty little b*gger ?

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