i appreciate genuine attention but constructions workers and men in europe will hoot at anyone so i don't take their leering to necessarily mean i look particularly hot

when a guy in north america totally does a turn-around-check-me-out then i like it though...i might make a rude comment or a disgusted face to let him think i hate it, but if i feel they genuinely think i look hot then i feel hot!

It not only depends on the mood I'm in, but the location, what kind of compliment it is, who is giving it, and how it's given. Being honked at and leered at can also be kind of uncomfortable.

I don't really like it, it makes me feel uncomfortable. I like it when a guy smiles at me when I'm out, but hollering and leering at me is. not. acceptable. I usually give them a dirty look. Construction workers are the worst, as skigurl said. I avoid them if I can. I have also had some bad experiences in the states however- one guy in New York looked up my skirt, and another grabbed my arse while I was on the subway,ewww...oh and there was the guy who chased me and my friend in his car in LA...

The worst ones are when somebody shouts from a car or something...I was walking to the library the other week when a car full of guys started shouting stuff at me, I ignored them, so they started shouting abuse at me-like I'm supposed to respond to their inane, piggish rants? Esp. when they shout "Would you like a shag?"...do they expect me to turn around and say "Why yes, that's exactly what I want!"...grrrr.

Eww, I hate being catcalled by construction workers, it's gross!

The other day I was walking down the street literally being followed by a group of young guys overtly catcalling and hitting on me. I "ignored" them but it was ridiculously uncomfortable. There's a difference between being checked out and catcalled - the latter is NOT classy or effective, and I have no idea why men do it.

I like when someone gives me attention but the picture they show of construction workers- that type of thing creeps me out. I hate the whistle walking down the street because you never know when one of them will take it too far simply because they think you like the attention.

it depends on my mood i guess, but I really hate trashy "compliments" (aka cat calls), they are so unneccessary. If its genuine and mature, then thats different.

it depends on my mood i guess, but I really hate trashy "compliments" (aka cat calls), they are so unnecessary. If its genuine and mature, then thats different.

Yes, please tell men to stop leering out of their cars, honking their car horns, and making lewd comments. If I'm out and about just trying to run errands by myself, it makes me feel unsafe.

*leering and leaning

Hmm. A smile is nice, but I hate being blatantly stared at. I don't really enjoy catcalls or being honked at either. I just give them a glare.

One time I was on the highway and a car full of guys passed me on my left side. The guy in the passenger seat had like half his body out the window and he was making a kissy face at me. THAT was freaking ridiculous!

I work at Disney and all day long (and in many different languages) I hear "So pretty" or "Isn't she beautiful?" and I LOVE the attention!

I get very uncomfortable with attention from strangers. But it depends on what kind of attention and from who. Last week on the metro bus this guy got on and gave me a really long sweet genuine smile, that just made my day. If it doesn't creep me out and isn't by cheapskates, then I am flattered.

I don't mind it. It is an ego boost. I haven't had an experience where someone got out of control so I just have fun with it when it happens. Usually just a quick wave.

It totally depends on my mood but there are things that are just unacceptable...
ew, one time my friends and i were walking to my car and another car full of guys passed by and then one of them just took out his whole arm and spanked a friend of mine... car speed + spanking = OUCH!

i grew up near a military base and let me tell you, those guys are NOT afraid to give attention. i think if they approach you politely and tell you that you're pretty/beautiful or something, it can be flattering that someone actually mustered up the courage to physically come up to you and compliment you. however, "DAMN GIRL YO ASS IS NIIIIICE" makes me want to scratch them all over! (kidding, but you get the idea!)

I hate street harassment. A smile is fine, but construction workers staring/hooting infuriates me, and then I say something to them. Shuts them up every time.

Depends on my mood

Usually I don't enjoy being stared or honked at, it's kind of creepy and makes me uncomfortable and annoyed. But occasionally when I feel and look like crap, and I'm out at WalMart and am blatantly leered at by a young non-creepy looking guy, I'm secretly like "yay,thanks guy".

So far it's made me uncomfortable. But that's probably because at the time, I was only around 15 and my friend was wearing a short skirt and my tank top showed cleavage and this guy driving by just stared at us, it was really creepy.

these days, freaks me out.

Sexual harrasment, no.

makes me VERY uncomfortable...the catcalls are annoying, the undressing with the eyes just creeps the bejesus outta me!!!!

It depends. Once, when I was in El Salvador, I was in the hotel lobby at 5 am waiting to leave for my flight home and this super hot soccer player came up to me and asked me if I'd like a drink. I said no, but that totally made my day!

However, when the creepy grocery bagger starts trying to chat with me and is looking at my chest, I get creeped out and just want to get out of there.

PS...where are all these construction workers you all speak of? I never see construction workers in my day to day life unless you count the road crews that work on the streets during the summer. And those guys are just icky.

Ugh, I always get checked out/hollered at.. oh well.. I can't help it that I'm naturally attractive A normal compliment is fine though

I'm indifferent about it. Not to sound arrogant, I've been receiving attention since I was young. It's something that's part of my life, and I don't care about it either way. A girlfriend once commented that I don't even seem to notice the attention, and she's right. I'm so indifferent that I don't even notice anymore. She thought that was funny.

However, if someone directly confronts me, and say,"You're beautiful." I would be polite and say, "Thank you." But that's it. I wouldn't take any more from that.

As a middle-aged guy myself, seeing "eye candy" is nice, but I have never been one to ogle, stare, etc., let alone try to 'compliment' a woman. I'm not about to get hollered at, etc. A couple of college-aged gals checked ME out in my well-fitting jeans as I walked by and made a positive comment. I would have loved to turn around and say that I was old enough to be their father. I always laugh when someone thinks I am much younger than I really am. Always a plus. If I already know the woman and compliment her, all is cool, but I am NOT taking a chance and saying the wrong thing to a woman I don't know.

As long as its not crude then I'm flattered.

In this day & age, I find it creepy/just plain uncomfortable.

i have to say that for the most part - i HATE getting attention from random folks on the street. i live in NYC and i've become more accustomed to hearing people make comments one way or another, but it's still not something that i welcome at all

Only if they're hot hehe

Uh, no. It turns me off, im very modest.

spectra - new condo or highrise buildings being constructed? new home developments?

No. I'm uninterested in superficial attention due to my looks, which, unfortunately, I get a lot of. It offends me...

If it's polite, that's one thing. If it's a screamed "I would love to f*ck you!!" (happened on 14th St. and I had to step around this huge scary dude) that's quite another.

It's horrible! I have to walk past two construction sites on the way to work (and then home again) and every single time. Plus I get honked at by guys driving past.