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Someone noticed that ladies make up the majority at Kikuyu music concerts. Where are the men? People tried to answer this question that men have become wiser, hence avoiding the trap of picking up ladies' tabs. I did not agree with this. They could be broke; they don't have the money, so wisdom doesn't apply.
Ladies have become courageous. The assured support from home, relatively stable jobs and safer environments just add to it. Hail a cab app means that the taxi driver is known and a friend can call the cab and track it dropping a lady home. Any slight deviation leads to red flag calls. This has made ladies comfortable going out on their own without men.
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