Man repeatedly harassed me at a bus stop and on a bus in a town in England — unsure how to handle it

Today in a town in England, I had a very uncomfortable experience with a man and I’m trying to process it and understand how I should’ve handled it.

I was waiting at a bus stop when a man started shouting at me loudly, saying things like “hey blonde” and “nice dress,” and repeatedly staring at me. He kept this up while I was waiting for the bus.

He then got on the same bus as me, along with a friend.

On the bus, I initially sat downstairs while they went upstairs. The man later came back downstairs, got off the bus briefly while it was stopped pretending to vape, and continued staring at me from outside the bus window.

He then got back on the bus, came back to my area, and asked me to go upstairs. I ignored him. After that, he and his friend came downstairs and sat directly behind me, which made me feel very scared and uncomfortable.

I moved seats to get away from them and waited until the main man eventually got off the bus. After he left, his friend went back upstairs.

I’m safe now, but I felt very frightened and unsure how to react in the moment. I’m just trying to process what happened and would really appreciate advice on how to handle situations like this more safely in the future.