I think the creepiness often comes from a presummed familiarity. It's like the way they look at you, or the conversation they start breeches the typical social codes. They are too comfortable in the way they look at you or in the jokes they make.
I guess I am friendly to most people I meet, especially when I've had public jobs at bookstores or waiting tables. You have to be to be good at your service. Creepy men seem to take this as a cue that you like them and launch into this intimate langauge, either physically or verbally.
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