[with his own very limited cultural exposure Thash didn't understand much of what Dave was talking about, but he understood the tone of frustration, and the bit about females being viewed as objects]

Yeah, that crap pisses me off too. I got treated badly for a lot of my life... Disrespected, belittled, even bought and sold.... So it burns me to see anyone else treated that way and it seems like rude guys do that to women a lot.

[he was glad to hear Dave's views on that matched his own. He'd always felt like that might be a barrier to him being friends with other guys, but at least that wasn't the case here]

At least you knew some good people...hopefully they're not all dead. Maybe if and when you get back, not much time will have passed? Sounds like time can flow differently in different worlds from what I've heard.