To hold or not to hold...hands, that is.
Public Display of Affection or PDA is showing your love and affection to your partner out in public places like restaurants, clubs through physical touch like holding hands, hugging or kissing.
What I really want to talk about in this post is how the level of PDA varies in people from country to country. I have moved from India to China a few months ago and it has given me a real good opportunity to observe people from all over the world. I mean Shenzhen truly is THE most developing place right now. It's attracting people from all over the world be it musicians, IT Engineers, teachers or businessmen.
I see it, every time I go to shopping streets, beaches, malls and clubs, and I think 'get a room you idiot', 'oh that's so sweet'. You cannot have just one feeling about this. These people made me say, "sweeet", "huh!..ok", "awww", "yuckkk", "what the hell!!". I just had to put some thinking into this whole idea.
I feel Westerners are touchy people. Look at the way they greet each other. Hugs and kiss on cheeks are so common even if they are meeting for the first time. Asians are reserved and greet others formally with very less physical contact. Kissing and hugging in public is socially unacceptable in most of the Asian countries. A very small part of gay community comes out in the open. But it is not fair to generalize. Many young Asian couples look more open to accepting and showing it. Is it a Western thing? I will let you think about that. Some religions prohibit public display of affection.
So is PDA a bad thing? I have seen so many people do it just to look 'cool'. Studies have shown that couples showing public display of their affection tend to be more active and happy in their relationship. More affections creates more satisfaction. Why not? You really like this person and you are not scared to show your affection in public to your partner. Before making any judgments you have to understand the basic nature of PDA. It's about you and your partner. It has nothing to do with other people. That said, there are some etiquette s you need to observe. You cannot make the people around you feel uncomfortable. Think about how you are in the company of your close friends and partner. It is a very healthy way of embracing your relationship. It's all about you. Whether you do it not, you should be happy and mustn't judge anyone.
In a relationship it's not about the big things. The great gestures, the public display of affection. It's all the small things, pieces together, one by one. Like a puzzle, it's no fun unless the pieces are small and the challenge is high. The little things in life are what makes life worth living. Making memories, one step at a time.
Public Display of Affection or PDA is showing your love and affection to your partner out in public places like restaurants, clubs through physical touch like holding hands, hugging or kissing.
What I really want to talk about in this post is how the level of PDA varies in people from country to country. I have moved from India to China a few months ago and it has given me a real good opportunity to observe people from all over the world. I mean Shenzhen truly is THE most developing place right now. It's attracting people from all over the world be it musicians, IT Engineers, teachers or businessmen.
I see it, every time I go to shopping streets, beaches, malls and clubs, and I think 'get a room you idiot', 'oh that's so sweet'. You cannot have just one feeling about this. These people made me say, "sweeet", "huh!..ok", "awww", "yuckkk", "what the hell!!". I just had to put some thinking into this whole idea.
I feel Westerners are touchy people. Look at the way they greet each other. Hugs and kiss on cheeks are so common even if they are meeting for the first time. Asians are reserved and greet others formally with very less physical contact. Kissing and hugging in public is socially unacceptable in most of the Asian countries. A very small part of gay community comes out in the open. But it is not fair to generalize. Many young Asian couples look more open to accepting and showing it. Is it a Western thing? I will let you think about that. Some religions prohibit public display of affection.
So is PDA a bad thing? I have seen so many people do it just to look 'cool'. Studies have shown that couples showing public display of their affection tend to be more active and happy in their relationship. More affections creates more satisfaction. Why not? You really like this person and you are not scared to show your affection in public to your partner. Before making any judgments you have to understand the basic nature of PDA. It's about you and your partner. It has nothing to do with other people. That said, there are some etiquette s you need to observe. You cannot make the people around you feel uncomfortable. Think about how you are in the company of your close friends and partner. It is a very healthy way of embracing your relationship. It's all about you. Whether you do it not, you should be happy and mustn't judge anyone.
In a relationship it's not about the big things. The great gestures, the public display of affection. It's all the small things, pieces together, one by one. Like a puzzle, it's no fun unless the pieces are small and the challenge is high. The little things in life are what makes life worth living. Making memories, one step at a time.
