Of course I was raised from 1938 to 1958 (say) as a straight upper-middle-class male who tended to go rigid and red in the face when approached too closely by some foreigner or person of dubious sexual orientation. But age and experience have mellowed me (and others it seems).
Arabs habitually kiss each other on both cheeks, sometimes four or five times. I've got used to doing that. Two unshaven blokes doing it in the street used to get funny looks in London, even down de Grove. More recently, I have noticed that people even from the better public schools have adopted the habit of a brisk hug, with a bit of back-patting.
The Arabs were the thin end of the wedge, but it's habitual now. Perhaps I will resume the affectation of wearing eye shadow and glitter. That used to get funny looks too, even back in the day. It's a bit tiresome painting on the slap, but you gotta suffer to be gorgeous innit mate?
You have to doubt your own sexuality to worry about that sort of thing.
just tidying up things as AC's post had nothing to do with Freddie Starr
Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 13 Feb 14 at 01:11
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