” I remember only a few decades ago in Spain that friends (two men, two women, etc.) used to walk around holding hands. Then suddenly this was interpreted as sexual. And now nobody would dare to do it.”
It’s horrible; you can’t even show open affection for a sincere friend lest you be viewed as gay.
“The American obsession with sex has destroyed all innocent pleasures.”
I’m tired of it myself. I wonder how different things would be if in fact we ended up changing things so those who get worked up over the slightest stuff would be the ones locked up and forced to work out their issues instead of poisoning the thoughts of healthy minds around them.
“The American obsession with sex has destroyed all innocent pleasures.”
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Not only the Americans obsess about sex.
My wife went to Italy to meet our sons for their graduation. They attended an American Catholic boarding school in Rome.
She checked into a hotel nearby the school but our sons were never allowed by the hotel owner to meet her in her room on the second floor. They had to meet and talk with her in the downstairs lobby.