Moon Over Bourbon Street

Alright, now about my experience in New Orleans. My group left from Mississippi to New Orleans on the last day in the south. I had never been to New Orleans, but my sister had and I remember her 'warning' me about a street called Bourbon street. For those of you that don't know, New Orleans is like a huge party. There are tons of bars and clubs and rambunctious people scattering the streets, and it's a really fun upbeat atmosphere. However, no one could have adequately prepared me for Bourbon street. When we started walking, I was thinking oh, this is cool, I like all the balconies that line the street. But little did I know that those balconies are used as pedestals to throw beads off of to passerbys below. So I was walking down Bourbon street with the guys in my group, and I see scantily dressed prostitutes advertising themselves in the doorways of buildings, and photos of sexual activities in the windows of buildings, and it's just like a crazy sex-driven street. I didn't even know that was allowed! If women were to expose themselves on the street in my town, they'd probably get arrested. But in New Orleans it was like eh, no big deal, it happens. My mom just kept saying 'sarah, it's bourbon street, that's the way it is'. And so after already being a bit freaked out, I'm walking and all the sudden beads get thrown at me. So I look up at the man who threw them at me and he shouts "Let's see what you look like naked!!"
Like...how does a person respond to that?! I just stood there with my mouth open, trying to decide what to do. Run away? Yell at him? Pretend it never happened? In hindsight, it really wasn't a big deal, and it made for a good story later on. But at the time, I just wanted to hit that guy. Like why would he think that that is an acceptable thing to say to a female walking down the street?
Only on Bourbon Street.