encounters with men

random men say all manner of things to women. here are a few. submissions welcome.

[manintheroadencounters]

You're Loud.

Some young bucks got on BART today, blasting music from a phone with mini speaker and being all-around boisterous. It was loud enough that it seemed loud even from the other end of the car, and everyone in the car looked pretty uncomfortable. They saw me with my glare, and wandered over to where I was sitting to say: Damn girl, you're beautiful. Can I holler?

My response: thanks but you're loud. That's what y'all are. Just plain loud.

Him: they wanted to be louder.

Me: also not good and not necessary. Walk away.

[manintheroadencounters]

I'm Irish. Irish, Italian, and Scottish men, we really like Black women. We don't see them very much where we are. I like Black women too...

On the way to my neighborhood bar

[manintheroadencounters]

You wanna go get sum chickn sumtime?

At a party. No preamble.

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You ever tried to be a leg model? I'm just saying, you really could.

Hanging out

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In my next life I'm coming back tall!

Hanging out dancing

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Are you over thirty? You look good!

[manintheroadencounters]

Salt Lake catcall

Him: hey do you need a ride?

Me: no. Thank you!

Him: hey, can I get your number?

Me: (sideeye) no.

Him: sure? Ok.

[manintheroadencounters]

Damn, baby. That bike! Ride it!

[manintheroadencounters]

Good mornin' beautiful you looking fine today how you?

#StreetHarassment #WaitingForTransit #NoPunctuation

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Damn, you beautiful!

leaving the supermarket

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Y'know, you are a world class woman! Where you from?

drive-by while I was pumping gas

[manintheroadencounters]

You smell real nice!

construction worker in the FiDi

[manintheroadencounters]

How you doin', ma?!

walking to the train

[manintheroadencounters]

Hi... You need a rhide?

Leery older, foreign hipster in a Benz. Might have been an Uber driver, but he was a teensy bit too smirky.

[manintheroadencounters]

Hey love! How you doin'? Damn it's like that?

On the way to the train station

[manintheroadencounters]

Can I walk with you at your pace?

while walking the lake

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What's the most polite thing to say so that I can get to know you?

Out on the town