[Mr Rogers]

“One day, as my female schoolmate and I rode New York City’s F train home...”

Move away from New York. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone getting ‘catcalls’ while in Arizona, Utah or Idaho.

[NorthMountain]

I don't see 'catcalling' in VA, WV, OH, CO, NV (not even in Lost Vegas), NC, PA (Can't speak for philthadelphia), MD, WY, MT, ...

Hmmm ...

Maybe the problem is living in an urban cesspool.

[Sherman Logan]

That’s pretty much my POV. I’ve lived all over the counry, but never anywhere I’ve noticed such behavior.