commentary to student safety in St Petersburg

[Stephanie Briggs]

I have a small anecdote to add to this growing fray.

I was in Moscow for only two weeks, and I never experienced anything racist
or ableist from any people. I have a highly visible physical handicap,
cerebral palsy (heavy limp and I walk with a cane), so it's a little bit
like being a person of color - that is, another visible minority. On the
contrary, people were most helpful when I politely requested assistance,
which is my normal mode of verbal operation.

Respectfully,
Stephanie Briggs
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~Stephanie D. Briggs, BA (Russian, University of Manitoba, Canada - May
2003)
Modern Languages (French) Student
The Open University

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