 Female recipients of street harassment react differently to both innocent and uncivil attitudes they receive from men.However, in the context of cultural differences, many women's responses to street “remarks” are seen as favorable compliments.Author Elizabeth Arveda Kissling's research reveals that many female tourists traveling in different countries witness forms of street harassment that are seemingly less severe such as wolf-whistling and following and they consider those actions as ego-boosters rather than an inconvenience.