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You need to learn the power of not caring what people think of you, right to their face. It's great. I treat everyone in a friendly way unless they get physical, then I treat them like a rambunctious toddler. In Australia, that works pretty well, ymmv.
The friendliness (and my white tall male privilege) means they almost never do get physical btw. Obviously if you're tiny, it's a different story, but I do know tiny women who follow the same strategy and get by pretty well.
It's weird at first, staying friendly with someone who shouts at you, or calls you a dumb cunt, or insults your physical appearance, etc. But it gets more natural over time, and it seriously confuses some people in an entertaining way.
The overall advantage is that you don't have to dress to expectations, or act according to most of the arbitrary rules of a particular situation unless you want to. You can just be your own person, treat people simply as people, and exist.