25.) Cat Calls

One of the wonderful things that young, attractive women have to look forward to in NYC is cat calling. Luckily, it isn't everywhere you go, but ask any woman living in one of the "less fabulous" neighborhoods, and they will tell you it happens all the time. Fortunately for me, I am an over-weight, white man living in Washington Heights, so this rarely happens to me, but it's definitely a part of New York culture.

Urban Dictionary defines a cat call as "Stereotypical whistle in which a male uses to convey his pleasure he has undergone simply from glimpsing upon an attract female visage. Usually leads to sexual intercourse." Beyond the poor grammar and false assumption that this in any way leads to sexual intercourse, you get the picture. Many people have gone to great lengths to fully understand and teach the fine art of seduction, and nowhere in those findings would cat calling be described as "usually, or ever effective."

So ladies, just prepare yourself. It's going to happen. Just get yourself a good pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and you'll be none the wiser.

By Joe Lankheet