Fellas

I was walking to the train yesterday, and there was a guy hanging around the entrance to the station. He said "hi" to me in this really smarmy voice, one that hadn't a note of friendliness to it, but instead was all "Hey, there's a piece of ass walking by." So I shot him a dirty look and kept walking. His response: "Wow. I heard Illinois was an asshole city, but geez!"

Fellas, my advice to you is this.

First, Illinois is not a city.

Second, Don't do that. Ever. Do you really think any female is going to be enchanted by a complete stranger talking in a dirty old man voice? We ladies have sat through many seminars/lectures/etc at the various schools and clubs we've attended and the various jobs we've held about being street smart. We've been taught since we were teenagers not to engage with creepy guys on the street for our own personal safety. We are not going to flirt with you under those circumstances. Ever. So stop acting surprised when we don't.

And as for me personally, I don't flirt with anyone with such a poor grasp of geographical heirarchy.

That is all.