To wish Sir Keir and his wife would not hold hands when working

[BeaQuiet]

They've arrived in Washington DC on official business clutching hands like the Macrons, the Obamas and the Sussexes.

AiBU to find it a bit cringey?

And before anyone asks, yes I do have bigger things to worry about but I fancy a chat.

I'm not entirely sure you'll be able to handle this but when I've gone to see DH at work and vise versa we've kissed each other hello and goodbye 🤭.

Are you sure you know who Starmer is???

He looks prime ministerial.

But it is not done for effect, why would you think that?

It is fine not to want to do it yourself, but it is rather strange to project a negative interpretation onto others.

Do you want the UK leader to be the only one not attending?? It is not 'jetting around' to attend a NATO summit. Embarrassing if you don't understand why he is there.

Should he not have gone to the NATO summit? Should he not be on the world stage with other Leaders of countries?
Some posters on here talk like it is a fun freebie holiday. He is representing our country as PM, I appreciate that's difficult for some to stomach.

If DH and I worked in the same building / vicinity and therefore travelled there together, we'd likely hold hands without thinking while walking in. Some couples do actually just hold hands when out and about.

If we worked in the same place we'd probably not be all over each other but we wouldn't just stop having that affection for one another.

'Some posters on here talk like it is a fun freebie holiday. He is representing our country as PM'

Exactly. Hold hands on fun freebie hols not representing our country as PM.

Why on earth not? Are you implying an eating disorder?
She looks a normal size.
Dear god, can women NEVER be left alone from criticism of their bodies?

Holding hands...which is for the couple, and a sign of affection, is rather different from posting on social media, which is for show only; no pleasure for the couple at all. Media, promotion, for public consumption.

It's not political.

Of course it's political. I think the original post was meant to draw criticism of the Starmers from their natural detractors. I saw a lot of this with the Obamas. Criticism for minor things (sleeveless dresses, bare legs for her, tan suit, feet on desk, jacket off in oval office for him) that really was designed to start pile-ons from people who didn't like their politics.

Where government leaders are concerned, it's almost all political.

Shame all the other leaders and past PM's do it too then. I know I know you don't like any of them doing it.

It's a nothing criticism. It'll carry on happening and doesn't matter.

You do you then and let others do what they want. I don't find it cringey. I find it more cringey that a middle aged women feels the need to have a chat about this. But again you are entitled to do you.

And yes people do frequently use the phrase this is a you problem in real life. Maybe you have no real life friends hence needing to chat on here.

I agree it is political.

It is about dragging them down for the little things.

So @Janiie , did you think Boris Johnson looked Prime Ministerial?
I need a good laugh, so looking forward to your answer.

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That’s way too kind a picture @IClaudine

Yep he looked like a leader, he might have had messy hair not quite Keir's carefully brylcreamed hairdo but he certainly didn't look scared of his own shadow.

That's a bit mean. Who cares if she's just chilling online having a chat? Isn't that what we are all doing?

I think we must be talking about two different people... he doesn't bluster or come out with endless soundbites or nonsense Latin phrases or Peppa Pig twaddle like Boris... I'll give you that, but frightened of his own shadow is a highly amusing criticism.

Johnson doesn't look scared of a seven course meal, a few bottles of wine and a large back hander from some dodgy Russian, either.

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Honestly, so according to you what does a leader look like?
Thanks for the laugh, by the way.

I agree with you BeaQuiet,

Yabu