Taboos
The news that a couple was arrested for getting drunk and shagging in front of Windsor Castle (and an audience of camera clicking Japanese tourists) prompts more amusement rather than disgust. I was struck though by this:
Witness Mark Robinson, 44, said: “One window from the guardroom opened up and when a soldier saw what was going on he told his mates — and lots of windows opened.
Witness Mark Robinson, 44, said: “One window from the guardroom opened up and when a soldier saw what was going on he told his mates — and lots of windows opened.
“The couple did not care who was looking and just kept going as if they were in their own bedroom.
“They even ignored the Please Keep Off The Grass signs. [Italics as published]
Could there be a more damning indictment of their behaviour?
Labels: national stereotypes, stuff
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