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To think this PDA is inappropriate

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Darkdiamond · 28/10/2025 10:23

I'm on a train with my 10 year old son and there is a couple across from us. We are in a row across one side of the carriage, facing the couple who are on the opposite side (in the style of the Tube but narrower so about 1.5 metres away). There is one other girl on their row on her phone. Just giving context for how close they are, or far, depending on your perspective.

Anyway, they keep kissing with lots of giggling and sloppy sound effects. They aren't properly snogging but we can hear the long slurpy sounds and the muffled laughter, even when we look away. They are around 30 and are speaking Spanish, so don't know how much English they speak, but my son said to me quietly 'that's disgusting' and I said 'I know' in response. Honestly it was so sloppy and it's one of my least favourite sounds.

The couple continued and I instinctively looked up without thinking and the man had his eyes open and was looking in our direction with a smile on his face, mid slurp. They kissed a few times more and my son sort of winced. Look, I think it's great they are in love and everything, I really do. I'm not a prude. But I think it's just a bit yuck to be creating such a performance of kissing right in front of a child. Am I being very naive here? Is this something that other people would be ok with? When I felt like they were doing to deliberately piss us off I felt really annoyed. If I was on my own I wouldn't care but my son feels uncomfortable and for reason that's making me really peeved!

Is it just me?

OP posts:
DontbesorrybeGiles · 28/10/2025 13:20

BriefEncountersOfTheThirdKind · 28/10/2025 13:13

This is the weirdest sounding train I've ever heard of 🤷‍♀️

Next time you know, just move

Sounds like an Italian train - the local/regional ones often look like that, split level with a mix of rear-, forward-, and side-facing seats. It’s not that weird.

Darkdiamond · 28/10/2025 13:21

DontbesorrybeGiles · 28/10/2025 13:20

Sounds like an Italian train - the local/regional ones often look like that, split level with a mix of rear-, forward-, and side-facing seats. It’s not that weird.

Yes!

OP posts:
DontbesorrybeGiles · 28/10/2025 13:28

Darkdiamond · 28/10/2025 13:21

Yes!

Fwiw, I would also find it gross and inconsiderate. Especially the fact that they were around 30 rather than 15. That’s quite embarrassing.

Rocknrollstar · 28/10/2025 14:17

Wasn’t anyone on here ever young and in love and on the tube?

ApplebyArrows · 28/10/2025 15:00

Weird, but unlikely to cause your child irreparable harm.

AzurePanda · 28/10/2025 15:07

Yuck, what a horrid thing to inflict on people around you.

OwlBeThere · 28/10/2025 16:34

Darkdiamond · 28/10/2025 13:19

Corners of mouth upturned, face at an angle to his gf. Can't believe I wrote that!

😂😂😂

OwlBeThere · 28/10/2025 16:40

Elfie111 · 28/10/2025 13:13

I’m with you on that one. That is vile in front of a child from the couple on the train. Makes me happy that in Dubai you’re not permitted to do any of that in public and they take it quite seriously. The train is not an extension of their bedroom. Weirdos. You would also think they would refrain from that as soon as they saw your little boy.

Vile from them.

♥️

Yeah, I’d much rather live in a place gay people are stoned to death than have to deal with a bit of PDA on a train.

MyLimeGuide · 28/10/2025 16:43

They could be doing a lot worse OP!

Chinsupmeloves · 30/10/2025 18:00

Yuk no, time and place for this. Xx

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