Public Displays of Affection (long)

[Sun_Sparkz]

In moderation, I really don't think there is anything wrong with public displays of affection. A casual kiss here, or a nice little hug there, what could be so offensive about that? Its better, I think, than seeing two people bickering or fighting.



Not that I agree with these gross couples who maul each other in public, but that is not what I am talking about.. I'm talking nice, sweet couple stuff. Not big slobbery pashing and groping.

Now I would like to hear other peoples opinion of my encounter this morning on the train on the way to work.. was I in the wrong?! or has the whole elderly world gone mad?

This morning on the train to work, I'd had a job interview before I got on the train and I was stressing out a little about how I had gone in the interview. My partner was holding my hand from the seat next to me and also reassuring me, maybe a few times he had kissed my cheek and my forehead. In the carriage with us there were 4 old ladies and one old man (all about 70 years old, all sitting separately. They all appeared to be sane and without disabilities). Anyway, this old man behind us started shaking his finger at us..

"Its not the kissing train!" he was exclaiming to us in his annoying old man voice.

My partner and I looked at each other thinking "is this guy for real?" So I just ignored the man and continued reading my notes. then one of the old ladies who was sitting in front of us (a few seats ahead and couldn't even see us!) shoots us an angry look and mutters "how rude".

Then the guy behind us starts up again.. "It's disgusting.. young people today... its not the sex train you know!"

Now.. let me remind you that all we were doing is holding hands, a few cheek kisses and that's it. You see worse in the school playground! so I snapped. I was already stressed out about my interview going so badly so I turned around and said..

"Does it look like we are having sex to you?" I yelled with all my bitchy attitude.. "If you don't like it why don't you move"

Then this old guy says "Ill go and tell the train driver about your kissing! how would you like that!" so I said "I'm sure Mr. Train driver would happily advise you that this is a free country and if my boyfriend wants to give me a kiss or hold my hand he is free to do so"

Then they ALL started on us.. it was like an Assassination of the kissing couple by the pensioner prude society of geriatrics. It was on for young and old!! (literally!!)



By this time we hadn't even kissed in about 5 minuets (we had only done so maybe 3 times all up anyway) and he was still crapping on behind us, my Boyfriend turned around and told him them shut up or move and all this guy kept saying is "its not the kissing train..its not the kissing train!"

I said loudly to my partner "Oh my, wait a minute check your ticket sweetheart! I think he is right! we must have missed the sex train and this must be the train for old fools who have no lives!"

With that we stood up and my boyfriend said "sorry for the inconvenience" to all the old prudes on the train.

I said "have a good day mate" with as much nasty sarcasm as I could manage. "You should learn to respect your elders" he spat at me (and I mean literally he was spitting that old man drool everywhere!) So I replied to him.. "Don't you dare talk to me about respect and morality... There is nothing Illegal or disrespectful about a supportive kiss on the cheek, However If you want to get into a debate with me about Morals and legalities then I suggest you take a look at your own behaviour, whilst you are verbally harassing strangers on the train!"

He kept talking but I stopped listening after this and the rest of the old biddies just sat there going "good day to you, good day to you" in a dismissive, bickering little way.

Then it was our stop and we alighted the train with a mixture of frustration and ridiculous humour to giggle about on the rest of the way to work!

Edited to tell you its a long post!! sorry!