Written by Chelsea | 29 March 2009
Posted in Communication

    I understand that some women see "chick" as a term of endearment.  For me, it is not one.  I've never heard someone say "Hey, come here 'chick'" and I respond well.  Most of the time the caller in question is just crazy enough to think that it is at all the correct form of acknowledgment.  I am talking about the guys who say "chick" to get my attention from 4 feet away across a crowded sidewalk.  As far as ways to break the ice, this is not one I would recommend.

  Cat-calling, that whistle heard at construction sites and burlesque shows alike, is a different beast.  There are times when cat-calling is appropriate and offers the desired effect of making the recipient feel complimented.  These times, however do not include any point when the whistler is a stranger, and especially a stranger working a couple floors up.  The best times for cat calling is when you are just seeing a friend for a night out together and she is looking fine... that's cat-calling at it's best because it says so much without any words.