Women,do you like being cold approached by strangers in public? (With no prior small talk or introduction)

My friend and I are currently having a debate about this,so I’m curious to see how other women feel so we can settle this haha. My friend believes the best strategy(and pretty much the only way to meet women) is to approach random women in the gym,grocery store etc.,and just straight out ask them out. Not even making small talk or asking their name,but just asking them to go on a date with them immediately when you go up to them .

Obviously he can do what he wants,but I told him that generally it’s hard to get a yes that way,and to be prepared for some cold outright negative responses. Most people don’t like to be bothered out in public. I also said it puts some women on edge,since you have no idea how a stranger will react when you reject them. ( I say this from personal experience and from the perspectives of many I know.) I said you’d probably have better luck if you just left your number or something,or at least tried to talk to someone you think is cute until you know them better,as opposed to asking them out the first time you even say one sentence to them. For some reason this really pissed him off. He said this is all he needs to know about women and went on some bizarre misogynistic rant.

So I have to know-how would you feel about someone you didn’t know coming up to you while you’re at the gym or out shopping,and asking you out? Would you like it and be likely to say yes?