Usually they say that the Surfer Dude is the male counter part to the Valley Girl. But sometimes Frat Boys are the same.
Anyway, one has to use caution and common sense in public places, and especially in the close quarters of public transit. Usually refusing to talk to people and looking for a chance to move away are the best options.
Once I came very close to violently interceding with this guy who was hassling to SJSU girls. The guy was your basic dry drunk burn out. I was going to start by making some very pointed and threatening insults.
But anyway, we all need to use proper caution. And this world does turn lots of people into casualites. Sounds like this guy you were next to was one of them.
DC, I speak to this on the Elliot Rodger thread, do you think colleges should cancel any and all formal recognition of frats and sororities? I do.
But as far as outlawing them, I don't see any way they can do that.
In some schools, like UCLA, they are real central. Probably at UC Santa Cruz they are a minor factor.
SJG