Public Displays Of Affection In Thailand

[britmaveric]

I'm curious on what TV(s) members limits are on what is deemed acceptable form of affection for them and others. What is the least amount of affection you will show in public. Does it differ on what you show elsewhere in the world and if so why?

Personally light snogging is what I am most comfy with!

[Tywais]

I'm curious on what TV(s) members limits are on what is deemed acceptable form of affection for them and others. What is the least amount of affection you will show in public. Does it differ on what you show elsewhere in the world and if so why?

Personally light snogging is what I am most comfy with!

Sorry, but if you explain what 'snogging' means to us Americans perhaps I can give an informed answer.

Edited December 5, 2005 by tywais

[sbk]

I'm curious on what TV(s) members limits are on what is deemed acceptable form of affection for them and others. What is the least amount of affection you will show in public. Does it differ on what you show elsewhere in the world and if so why?

Personally light snogging is what I am most comfy with!

Don't you mean "The most amount of affection?" Least, after all, would be nothing

Added "nothing" on to your poll as well

Snogging: making out, kissing

My husband doesn't even hold my hand in public--so, no PDA's at all. I don't mind since he shows his affection in private most satisfactorily

[britmaveric]

I'm curious on what TV(s) members limits are on what is deemed acceptable form of affection for them and others. What is the least amount of affection you will show in public. Does it differ on what you show elsewhere in the world and if so why?

Personally light snogging is what I am most comfy with!

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Sorry, but if you explain what 'snogging' means to us Americans perhaps I can give an informed answer.

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Deep Tongue kissing!!!

SBK - yes what is the most you will do in public - sorry didnt word that correctly!

[Tywais]

Snogging: making out, kissing

Making out to me is the same as petting+kissing. I suspect it means the same as snuggling or cuddling which fits in between.

See you said it meant "deep mouth kiss" so that is definitely out for me and my wife.

In my case I'm uncomfortable in any of the poll selections in public, my wife though tries to hold my hand sometimes. This applies to both Thailand and back in the US. Just introverted I guess. So I guess the most I would do is hand hold.

Edited December 5, 2005 by tywais

[Glauka]

short ( but very short) snogging is my limit...

I think I am a classical girl...

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[suegha]

When I first visited Thailand I took the lead from what you see round about, hardly any show of affection. I also asked a Thai Girl whom we met and she said 'Thais don't show any, but we think it's okay for farang - but not too much!' So my wife and I are happy to hold hands as we always do.

[apdare]

My Thai girlfriend will alow holding hands, but if we are in the company of any one she works with (university lecturer/primary school teacher) then even that is a no no.

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[Thetyim]

My attitude has changed since I lived here.

Holding hands is as far as I will go here.

If I were back in the Uk I would "go further"

It is thai culture.

[bkkmadness]

I voted kiss on the cheek. I know there are standards in Thai culture, but its a culture thats changing all the time, and a lot of younger Thais now are holding hands and showing more affection in public than I imagine they was showing 30 yrs ago.

[Glauka]

ups!!!! compared with the post here...I am not classical AT ALL!!!

[britmaveric]

My attitude has changed since I lived here.

Holding hands is as far as I will go here.

If I were back in the Uk I would "go further"

It is thai culture.

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Thetyim - what would you do in the uk?

[gbt71fa]

[ Personally light snogging is what I am most comfy with!

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Yeah, what the heck is snogging?

[britmaveric]

Personally light snogging is what I am most comfy with!

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Yeah, what the heck is snogging?

Deep Tongue kissing for you yanks!!!

Edited December 5, 2005 by britmaveric

[Davey]

I voted for a kiss on the lips. I personally wouldn't object to anyone I seen 'snogging' (do people still say that?) .or 'petting'. A kiss on the lips is all I feel necessary whilst in public with a partner, never really had the sudden urge to rip my girl's clothes off an shag, well, not in public any way. So, for me kissing on the lips will suffice.

And I believe the Americans are more familiar with 'French kissing' as opposed to 'snogging' ?

[Axel]

Kiss on the lips to say hello or good buy. (not every 3 minutes in the pub )

But than neither my wife nor I are Thai.

[OxfordWill]

Depends where I am..but usually nothing.

[zaz]

Long snog - but I guess that was in a club.

Having voted I now think I wouldn't do that in public around a shopping centre or on the street...there's a time and a place...

[britmaveric]

Depends where I am..but usually nothing.

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Dead romantic

[Davey]

Long snog - but I guess that was in a club.

Having voted I now think I wouldn't do that in public around a shopping centre or on the street...there's a time and a place...

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Yeah, if in a club snogging is fine, my answer was based on just walking around the highstreet shopping or something.

I agree too, there is certainly a time and a place.

[meom]

We used to hold hands during her hooker years. Now that she's financially secure she slaps me around in public. I suppose that can be defined as thai style petting

[FreedomDude]

The only affectionate fun we've ever had in public took place one day when the electricity went out at the movie theatre for about 15 minutes.

[Guest endure]

We used to hold hands during her hooker years. Now that she's financially secure she slaps me around in public. I suppose that can be defined as thai style petting

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[kayo]

I voted holding hands.

Having said that, there were some exceptions.

In a town that was far away from where my extgf and I used to live, for example we would take a weekend trip down to Cha´am and there we would be a little bit more affectionate, but only a little.. like a light kiss...

We wouldn´t have any qualms about evening strolls and snogs on the uncrowded beach in the dark and things..

Back in her neighbourhood though (at the time, Bangkok) never. Even holding hands was a mostly no-no for the first six months, until people got used to seeing us together.

One night, we´d had a few drinks in gullivers and were walking back up towards Thewet, we stpoped in an abandoned car park off the road, behind a wall... We were feeling a bit horny, and we started making out , out of view... All of a sudden, six or seven motorcycle taxi drivers came into the parking, from the other end (the entrance was about a hundred meters from the exit on the same road) and all they did was shine their headlights upon us.

We decided to walk on our way, and nothing further happened. That was pretty spooky.

When we went out to Kanchanburi, and hung out with the friends from this town I was about to move to, we could be far more relaxed. She´d sit on my lap, or after winning a game of pool, she´d give me a big hug and a kiss.

Sometimes miss that lying cheating b....

[OxfordWill]

Depends where I am..but usually nothing.

Dead romantic

You know me, flowers and french toast.

[johnnyk]

No wonder we got dirty looks when we 69ed on the Skytrain!

[britmaveric]

No wonder we got dirty looks when we 69ed on the Skytrain!  

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[skylar]

I won't hold hands with my แฟน on the street even in Bangkok and I'm in my mid-20s. Thais are much more observant than farang at guessing the nature and extent of relationships.

[hopeless]

good old peck on the cheek for me, maybe more if im in a bar of some sort.

[Boo]

unlike what other girls have said about their thai men mine will hold hands & kiss on the lips in public but neither of us are particually demonstrative anyway so I wouldn't feel comfortable with anything more than peck on the lips in public anyway. At his mums is a different story but she does let us sleep in the same bed together (in the same room as everyone else so no nookie)