Catcalled Day 3 (11/20)

Sorry. The end of the week got to be crazy. But I do have something to report for 11/20.
As I was walking back to my car parked behind the Walgreen's on Girard, I was honked at by a guy driving by in his car. No leering, no leaning out of the window to say terrible things. Just a honk as he drove by. And I was the only one nearby on the sidewalk so it must have been for me.
Why do men think this is an ok way to acknowledge women? I used to think when I got honked at "really? really? I'm wearing sweatpants why are you honking at me?" or something to that effect. But it took a good friend of mine to point out to me that it doesn't matter what you wear. You could be wearing nothing and having men honk/catcall/whistle at you would still not be ok. And yet, when men take the time to compliment a woman with their words, you know "I like your boots" or "Your eyes are pretty" or whatever, most women that I know would accuse that guy of being a creep.
Honestly I would prefer a compliment with words than whistles or honking. And usually men don't mean compliments with words to be creepy. Just accept the compliment and move on. We'll see what Monday has in store. It's the weekend and snowy so that means I won't be leaving my house today. :) In the meantime, I found this picture to enjoy from Facebook.