[India]

Why do society perceive approaching a girl in cafe or shopping mall etc a bad thing? I mean approaching them, complimenting them ,flirting with them and asking for phone number etc.

People will give acceptance if you flirt with your co worker or someone from school or uni. But approaching a woman you find attractive in cafe or anywhere public and complimenting them a bad thing or say cheap?

Not that I am seeking acceptance from society, but I am also a part of society and when people knows that I can approach any girl, they consider it as cheap. Like, people are so bloody brainwashed and wants to live in bubble.

Does any of you has ever faced such situation?