Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!sun-barr!ccut!komaba!ybbs!kenji From: kenji@ybbs.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Kenji Rikitake) Newsgroups: alt.romance Subject: Re: Morality and kissing... Message-ID: <1686@ybbs.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: 18 Jan 90 05:47:35 GMT References: <747@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Followup-To: alt.romance Organization: PRUG Sakurajousui R&D Center, Tokyo, Japan Lines: 34 Posting-Front-End: Terakoya-u KAKU u1.12.11 Dec. 26, 1989 In article <747@darkstar.ucsc.edu> lechner@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Eric Lechner) writes: >You are on a bus, going home from either school or work, and >are approached by a reasonably attractive member of the appropriate >sex who politely asks the question "excuse me, but would you >mind terribly if i were to kiss you?". >What is your response? I would get embarrassed and would say no to her. (for me it would be a her) I personally believe kissing is allowed only between lovers or between parents and children. I don't want to be kissed by strangers, unless she (I never want to be kissed by a "he" :-<) has enough strong reasons to convince me. (hmmmm :-)) This reminds me of an incidence; when I was living in USA (I was 9 then) one of female teachers in school tried to give me a farewell kiss, nothing special. I got blush and I passively refused that. She never forced it. In Japan I think kissing in public are still considered impolite, even between lovers. (I don't know whether it's "immoral". People and ads in Japan are getting more and more sexually open-minded.) My first kiss was made when I was 20 with my SO's initiation. She knew lot more than I then. That happened in my room. I knew taste of deep kiss then. :-) It is interesting that most of women I made love (all Japanese) do not know how to kiss deeply, using tongues. This is a response from a young guy living in the Far East. :-) >Eric (Living here in Tokyo for 23 years + 15 months in Boulder, Colorado, USA) -- Kenji -- Kenji Rikitake, JJ1BDX, Sakurajousui R&D Center, Packet Radio User's Group / [44.129.16.82]