People kissing in public is revolting

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I get jealous-although if I had a girlfriend I'd be smooching her in public so I won't vote

When I was married, I wouldn't withhold a kiss in public if I felt like kissing her. But I didn't want to "kiss-her-in-public", I just wanted to kiss her, while we sometimes happened to be public. She, on the other hand, liked making a display of things. PDA (public displays of affection) was her middle name.

Oh, ugh, I just remembered: My friend and I saw one couple STANDING ON A PEDISTAL, totally kissing like the world was about to end, in front of a restaurant we were leaving. I coughed: "Get a room!" People like that are just crying out for a tazer zap.

well some people don't like it-I just want a kiss I don't care where-I think it's nice seeing couples in love you know (when I'm in a good mood)

I used to have sex in public

Is that ok?

As long as there was no kissing involved.

In college, My GF and I did a lot while my roommate was sleeping... in a one-room dorm room.

Also got a "happy ending" on a picnic in a park once.

People making out publicly just bothers me.

you are GOD!

I'm not bothered much by kissing in public, kissing is hardly repulsive no matter where it is done, so I cannot vote on your poll

having said that, there are times when it can be inappropriate to do it in public

Seriously though, you guys do realize that social norms are very much defined within a specific cultural setting, right?

Consider these: In France, kissing and arguing with your lover in public are considered *totally* normal, yet asking someone's name upon first encounter is considered uncommon, even mildly rude. In Japan, public drunkness and conspicous consumption of pornography by men are considered social norms. Conversely, we Anglo Saxons have many traits that are particular to the rest of the world. We of course don't consider these traits odd.

I love it that NTs accuse aspies for being socially inept, whereas if you see NTs in foreign countries, they themselves are often acting like social morons. Worse yet, since NTs aren't conditioned to think of themselves as socially challenged, they tend to offend people more when traveling in a foreign country. Here's an advantage to being an Aspie! People with AS are more circumspect in an unfamiliar situation.

So I am suggesting whatever your opionion is in regards to public affection is probably a result of your cultural, instead of your neurological, background. Am I right? Let me hear from our French Aspie members!

Last edited by eDad on 01 May 2007, 10:29 am, edited 1 time in total.

I don't mind. If they can handle people watching them then fair play to them. That doesn't mean I give them licence to have sex in public view though!

27 years of it. We probably are disgusting. Oh well. I sit on his lap in public too.

That is debatable.

For something to be debatable, it should be possible for one side to change the opinion of the other.

That is possible.

Sorry... meant to say - it should be possible for EACH side to change the opinion of the other. What you would be doing is arguing. I know you dislike kissing because you think it's disgusting to exchange fluids. Hard to change that kind of opinion.