So they provided beer and then berated you when you took one? They sound ...... charming!

No. You do not get to define what an interruption is for others. It is not a one-off, it is a cumulative effect. Not sure why you keep insisting that I should thank people for interrupting me with unsolicited feedback. I have a mirror, I know when I look good.

It must be cat-owners trying to spread that rumor on behalf of their kitty-overlords. :)

Kelly, you don't know me but I want to thank you for posting this. It's been a depressing week, news-wise and this really does help with the doldrums. :)

Good for you. I also have a busy work schedule, that's why when I'm on my own time I dislike being interrupted. I did not ask for these so-called "compliments" and I dislike that the overwhelming majority of the givers expect me to thank them and engage in conversation.

The comments do not have to be overtly sexual or threatening to still be bothersome. I personally do not like to be interrupted by trivial thins when I'm working and I especially dislike it when I'm on my own time. Just mind your own business, it isn't hard.

"Have you asked those people the real origin of the compliment instead of assuming their intentions?"

"All I can is treat others how I like to treated and lord knows I love compliments."

"or at worst ends with false legal accusations against him from one of his female coworkers though.

Do it! They're getting paid to work, not to harass passers-by. The company that employs them would be happy to learn the reason why business may have been slowing down for them lately.

As long as it is not another Kreayshawn ......

Exactly. What are they going to do? "No, my mother did NOT teach me any manners." or "No, my mother taught me to behave disrespectfully because we're trashy like that."

No. If someone is acting like a jackass I'm more than happy to tell them so. If kids are running around screaming in a restaurant, I'm more then happy to tell them what badly behaved kids they are AND tell the parents their parenting is rotten. I'm too damn old and have limited time on this earth to put up with…

Ah yes, "Sit on my face" I always want to respond with "Why, is your nose bigger?" but can only muster up some two-word directives and my middle finger.

What I do with my brothers (Latino catcallers) here on the West Coast is to tell them very calmly: "You're mother raised you better than that. Does your mother know that you talk to women like THAT?" Even if they do not like their mother, every Machismo dude doesn't like the idea that his mother would be…

It's a good response. So many of the men are genuinely shocked when we call them out on their rudeness. It is as if they couldn't believe that what they said was offensive.

No. I do not like being interrupted by randoms several times a day as I go about my business. Implicit in the interruption is that I should thank them. It is not a sincere compliment, even if it IS a compliment and not something gross. There is an expectation that I need to give them time and conversation for…

How you seen the statistics on rape and sexual assault. How about just plain ol' harassment. There are reasons "some women" may be "uptight about this." It is not my place to tell them that their life experiences do not matter just because some random dude wants to talk to them. Perhaps you would like to do the…

Why SHOULD I say "thank you?" I didn't ask their opinion on how I look. These guys are interrupting my thoughts as I go about my day. You think I should thank them for that? Mind your own business.

Why should I care if "someone noticed [me] and tried to brighten [my] day?" I'm not interested in randoms interrupting me as I go about my business. I'm not interested that I make their boners happy.