And.... this is my personal experience, right there. My LCS (which is not all that "L", anyway; you'd have to be pretty motivated to go) is male geek heaven. Or maybe haven. They don't know how to react when women walk in.
I've been there twice. The first time, a random male customer followed me around the store giving helpful explanations ("See that guy there? That's Superman, he comes from another planet and he has all these powers...."), and wouldn't go away. The second time, the owner/manager greeted my breasts in a friendly manner, asking if this was their first visit and if he could help them with anything in particular. It was really irritating, so we (the three of us) took off. And have not been back. In nearly twenty years.
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Date: 2011-12-16 08:22 pm (UTC)I've been there twice. The first time, a random male customer followed me around the store giving helpful explanations ("See that guy there? That's Superman, he comes from another planet and he has all these powers...."), and wouldn't go away. The second time, the owner/manager greeted my breasts in a friendly manner, asking if this was their first visit and if he could help them with anything in particular. It was really irritating, so we (the three of us) took off. And have not been back. In nearly twenty years.