My friend Quincy and I were walking around in Hoboken, headed to Starbucks in order to warm up from the bitterly bitter cold.  My feet were blocks of ice (note to self: cute pumps + freezing temperatures = suck), and the tops of my thighs were going numb despite the protection of my long wool coat.

So we’re standing on a corner, waiting for the light to change so we can cross, when suddenly a car full of guys honks at us.  Okay, well, at me.  What the hell?

Dude. STOP. 

It’s not the first time I’ve been honked at, and there stands a good chance it won’t be the last.  But men, I’ve always wondered - what are you trying to achieve by doing this, besides letting the honked-at (and everyone else within earshot) know that you are a total creep?  I asked Quincy about this - and if he’s ever done it - and here’s his reply:

“No, never.  I’m against that.  It’s ridiculous.  What are you hoping to accomplish in doing that?  Whenever I’m around a group of guys and they do it, I’m like ‘Come on, dude.’  They never have an intelligent answer about doing it - ‘it’s whatever.’ “

And what do Q.’s other female friends think?  “They’re all disgusted about it.  The kind of girls that do respond to it are the ones that are going for it.”

So men, what gives?  What are you trying to accomplish?  And are you finding dating or hook-up success with this?  Do tell.