In my opinion, whats just as bad as girls “Congregating on street corners” is ladies congregating on street corners, dressed in the best when waiting for Hatzolah party school buses to take them to the party.
I am talking about the method in which we go to Parties in my neighborhood. The organizations throwing the party advertise the times when the buses will pass by all the street corners. We only have to wait on the corner to get picked up by the school buses and we’re taken out to the hotel party for the absolutely great organizations we all depend on such as Hatzolah or bikur cholim. Sounds like a great system right? Great service.
The problem with this however, is as i have described, this causes attention. On one corner in particular there is an outdoor goyisher restaurant next to where we stand. I notice a lot of goyish men and women looking and staring at the Yiddisher women, because let’s admit it they are dressed up and attractive! And I mean really looking! It really is not appropriate. I have decided not to go to parties by bus by waiting in this system’s manner. So unless I can get a private driver to take me, I am out of this practice.