Not in all walks of life. I have never kissed randoms to say hello , I don't kiss friends either.
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Why isn't David Davis (MP) trying to kiss Diane Abbott (MP) being labeled harassment?
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Not in all walks of life. I have never kissed randoms to say hello , I don't kiss friends either.
Lol.
I guess I meant, if he used an attempted kiss as part of his point scoring it is important. IMO, there's a line that's been crossed.
Anyway, I'm out. Time to take the dog out.
Cheers!
frankie_baby
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Depends on situation, i have in bars and clubs
And you can hardly call them randoms to each other
OverBlood 3
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Same here. I see family members kiss each other on the cheek, I've never seen any of my friends kiss one another as a greeting. It's not France.
Again in this context he did it to wind her up, it's unprofessional that he felt he could kiss someone as a joke. It doesn't help that he's a right cunt either. Labour and Tories aren't the best of chums.
Trying to kiss a opposition MP in the House of Commons bar to "rub it in" isn't one of those situations.
Lmao, what part of poncey Britain are you from? Hugs as a greeting between acquaintances and friends is the only thing I've seen here. Kissing (cheek kissing) would be hella weird unless its your girlfriend/boyfriend or maybe your parents if that's how you roll in your family. This isn't fucking France or Italy.
Are David Davis and Diane Abbott in a relationship, related or French or Italian? No? then it's hella weird.
they aren't friends though or even co-workers. they are in opposition this kiss thing is just davids being an absolute twat. it i pissed someone off then tried to kiss them here i'd be sacked.
frankie_baby
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Maybe me being a friendly person attracts other friendly people
hes not being friendly he did it to get a reaction and it worked.
Classic school playground antics...conducted by an overpaid, immature crooked sleazeball who's affiliated with a party that's in charge of determining policies in this country.
and who said everybody needs to grows up?
Yes I'm being serious. The point I was responding to was that there should be no contact in the workplace.
As you state, context is key. Since there is no contextual detail in the OP outside of what's being reported, I reserve the right to not judge it automatic 'harassment'
OverBlood 3
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Go get a job on the Tory front bench then.
On a subject about appropriateness, what a delightfully appropriate way of putting it on a multinational board like GAF /s
Strange, I don't recall stating that cheek kiss greetings are generally bad or inappropriate. If it were common practice to conduct them in other countries then I'd be in the minority for stating that the practice is strange. It's about cultural context. Pointing out differences in cultures does not mean I'm being insensitive/negative to them.
Furthermore, you choose to still believe that Davis was not doing what he did for a reaction even though his behavior alludes to this. This wasn't no casual "Hey Diane, How's the family? Haven't seen you in ages!" hug/kiss situation.
What a delightfully appropriate way to twist my words and unnecessarily paint me in a different shade of brush on a multinational board like GAF. You should keep those remarks for the comments section of the Daily Mail. They love that kinda stuff.
Royal_Phalanx
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I hate David Davis but he isn't in the wrong here. He got rejected and he backed off and didn't bother her again. If he kept trying to do it (which would be sexual harassment) then yeah, you should admonish him for his behavior.
If you don't see a problem with the bolded parts I was referring too, that's your problem not mine.
'Poncey Britain...This isnt fucking France or Italy'. Jesus wept. Yes, because being appreciative and an adoption of their eqituette would make us 'poncey'
It's maybe something you do if haven't seen each other in ages and enjoy each other's company as friends or whatever but I doubt that applies to them so Davis is being a twat.
Doesn't that bat have one of the greatest wine cellars in the world. What a fucking joke. Our great public servants.
Doesn't that bat have one of the greatest wine cellars in the world. What a fucking joke. Our great public servants.
It really, really is.
We have nowhere near enough context here to be honest. If he leant in for a snog he's a dickhead, if he went for a greeting airkiss on each cheek the issue it's nothing and it's being misreported.
But we don't have a clue.
Lol she looks like she wants more than a kiss 😂
There are thousands more examples. It's often a social equiette
Stephen Bush's take on it:
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/02/why-diane-abbott-was-right-tell-david-davis-f
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/02/why-diane-abbott-was-right-tell-david-davis-f
Guess my hometown in working class Essex is "Poncey Britain" (sounds like a Daily Mail catch phrase). It was very common for male/female and female/female friends and family to kiss once on the cheek when greeting or saying goodbye.
Bony Manifesto
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Honestly, considering the furore surrounding Abbott's voting on invoking Article 50 (she abstained on the first reading, yes on the second), it wouldn't surprise me if the 'fuck off' was for whatever no-doubt needling comment Davis made to her. A 'thank you for your support' or 'glad you're feeling better' would both warrant a 'fuck off' at the very least!
Not according to many websites. A handshake is seen as the norm, kissing the cheek is just for close friends and family. I myself don't kiss the cheek of friends or even close friends. Let alone people I have worked with.
But then Davis didn't do this to greet Abbott .
Why did you have to post that Ted Cruz gif. I want to vomit now...
I've never kissed a co-worker before. (Well nvm I dated one)
But I've hugged co-workers before. Like if I won't see them for a week or if I'm leaving a job. It's not normal. I agree, context is important and if someone stop you or show sign of back off the first attempt of a kiss/hug. Don't try it again. Not that hard..
Sometimes people are bad at reading cues
I've never kissed a co-worker before. (Well nvm I dated one)
But I've hugged co-workers before. Like if I won't see them for a week or if I'm leaving a job. It's not normal. I agree, context is important and if someone stop you or show sign of back off the first attempt of a kiss/hug. Don't try it again. Not that hard..
Sometimes people are bad at reading cues
Yeah he did this to rub it in about the Brexit vote. The mans an odious horrible shit bag.
'Poncey'? No need for homophobic slurs...
Besides, It's not that uncommon. I don't know anyone who doesn't kiss different gender friends hello.
Not that this case is covered. They're obviously not friends.
We all want more than a kiss with Barack
@OT:
That's classic harassment. It at least starts there and he should (and probably did know) that she didn't want to be kissed on the mouth. I don't think it was a polite cheek kiss he was after.
Zvonimir Boban
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We all want more than a kiss with Barack
You've got it the wrong way round, it's Merkel who is irresistible to everyone.
gutter_trash
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Krauser Kat
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The next time any guy just goes up and tries to kiss your girl you just going to let it happen because its not harassment.
Fuck off with this "its not harassment"
Fuck off with this "its not harassment"
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