I think men should touch each other more. @T@TilekAllBetternyc
Summary
A straphanger offers a bold solution to the male loneliness epidemic: physical touch. Instead of burdening someone with your "situationship" on Hinge, he suggests guys should hug their brothers and kiss their homies on the cheek. Kareem's into it. They hold hands while talking, the passenger explaining that men in the Middle East walk down the street hand in hand without shame. "I've never really felt lonely cuz I've always kind of been doing this," he says. The conversation gets playful as they test boundaries: hugging's great, cheek kisses are acceptable, but rubbing? Too far. They're clearly comfortable touching throughout, though the passenger draws the line at one specific kissing technique and admits he was recently scammed, hence the body armor he's wearing.
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So, what's your take? I think men should touch each other more. 100% agree. I think if you and I hugged right now, we'd feel better about ourselves.
Love to hug you. I feel really good right now.
I can see your face. I feel really good right now. [laughter]
Look, I think people are lonely. I think the male loneliness epidemic is huge right now. And I think instead of going on Hinge, burdening some lady with your situationship, what you need is to give your brother a hug. That's sick.
What you need is to give your your homie a kiss on the cheek. Preach, brother.
That's all I'm saying. We have such an aversion in this country. You know, men walk down the street like this in the Middle East. Like this. Yeah, hand in hand.
Yeah, and they're talking and they're laughing. And it feels good. Good right now.
It feels damn good. Really good.
Like I I want to just like if like you never see a couple guys on the subway that are just doing this. And they're not in a relationship. And that's why we're lonely.
I've never really felt lonely cuz I've always kind of been doing this. You're not afraid to be yourself.
I'm not afraid to touch my my homies. How do you greet the homie? Do you greet the homies with a hug? I greet the homies with a hug, but I think we should go even further. I think we should kiss them on the cheek.
Like kiss them on the cheek like Like a Oh, but not like a No, no, no. I think that's too far.
That's a little too far? Too far.
Have you ever tried this with a friend? Do you have friends? Uh Yeah.
Are you being honest with me? I'm being honest right now. I I mean, I do have other friends.
You do? Yeah.
And when you guys are sitting on the couch, you're touching. We're touching like nobody's business. I don't like rubbing, though.
Yeah, rubbing's a little much. No, I don't like like when my arm rub I mean, I don't mind doing it with you.
Is that wearing armor? Yeah, why are you wearing that? Um I was scammed.