Question about Russian culture: Is it "ok" for a grown man to lift the shirt and kiss the stomach of a 4 year old boy he doesn't even know?

[Artegal 1]

its not a kiss he is giving the boy a raspberry!

[Bootylicious!! 2]

Raspberry, kiss, whatever it's still just plain weird.

[Traviesa 0]

Something about it looked almost romantic. That is so disgusting. I can almost guarantee there's no good excuse for that.

[Nessa 23]

Well, here in Brazil adults blow on kid's stomachs, usually babies, and usualy parents or relatives or close friends do that. Kids like it, it's fun, I would find weird if someone stopped a random kid they don't know in the middle of the street and did that, now that would be .

So I understand his question, if it's a common thing in Russia, sometimes it's hard to understand other countries culture, what's allowed, what's normal, what's bizarre, every country has its own culture, you see italian men kissing other men in the cheeks, you won't see that in Brazil unless it's father and son or homosexual men, you see japanese people bowing, you won't see here in Brazil unless someone just finished a piano concert and it's bowing to their audience.

[ScottishHighlands 0]

It is important to understand that the Europeans in general, and not just the Russians, don't have the paranoid concepts of seeing dark reasons for the interactions of adult males with women and children.

In much of Europe in general, people can and will ask adult strangers to "look after their kids" while they go to the bathroom or purchase food at the food stand, especially if there had been any interaction with the "stranger". American males, especially, are considered to be gentlemen of the highest degree.

I am sure there are many American special interest groups that would like to reverse this image of Americans and of men in general (both on the right and the left of politics).

Meanwhile, Russia is still a place where the leader of the country can give a kid a raspberry and not be thought of as being a gay child molestor. This would only help his ratings in the polls because Russian people just don't have minds in the gutter the way many of our domestic special interest groups would want them to.

And this attitude that all men are innocent unless proven guilty...is one hell of a reason why there are so many foreign marriages. A great attitude toward adult males seeps through within minutes after a person arrives in any given country.

[anya-D 8]

so it is not so weird in Russia (or in Europe) then...umm.. it still weird tome though

Edited June 29, 2006 by anya-D

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

any tongue action?

[Traviesa 0]

It is important to understand that the Europeans in general, and not just the Russians, don't have the paranoid concepts of seeing dark reasons for the interactions of adult males with women and children.

In much of Europe in general, people can and will ask adult strangers to "look after their kids" while they go to the bathroom or purchase food at the food stand, especially if there had been any interaction with the "stranger". American males, especially, are considered to be gentlemen of the highest degree.

I am sure there are many American special interest groups that would like to reverse this image of Americans and of men in general (both on the right and the left of politics).

Meanwhile, Russia is still a place where the leader of the country can give a kid a raspberry and not be thought of as being a gay child molestor. This would only help his ratings in the polls because Russian people just don't have minds in the gutter the way many of our domestic special interest groups would want them to.

And this attitude that all men are innocent unless proven guilty...is one hell of a reason why there are so many foreign marriages. A great attitude toward adult males seeps through within minutes after a person arrives in any given country.

Giving a kid a playful raspberry is one thing...giving the nervous kid the bedroom eyes while you lift his shirt is entirely something else...ewwww!!!

[workin4somethin 0]

I think it is fairly common, both, to kiss and to bow in Russia.

At least he did not rub the boy’s head.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

So this is no big deal in Russia? Ok, maybe Putins not a perv after all.

[gimygirl 0]

So this is no big deal in Russia? Ok, maybe Putins not a perv after all.

i still don't think you should get any bright ideas and try it!!

[almaty 19]

So this is no big deal in Russia? Ok, maybe Putins not a perv after all.

disagree..i think it is not common practice at all..to kiss a kid's stomach...or give him a raspsberry and not know the youngster..

[Euro 3]

..putin is a pervert more likely ..

i 2nd the perv comment ... it's pretty much what i thought ...

My first though too was "PERVERT"

[YnaYeBa0808 0]

its like teaching a child do not talk to strangers... more so, dont let them lift your shirt and give your belly kisses...

i personally think it's odd. if it were family or a family friend i would totally understand... but not someone you just met...

[M+S 0]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeird.

well first when I read the post I didn't imagine but seeing this photos OMG ..I can't believe it ..look how he looks to this kid ..he looks to him in a starnge way ..this is can never be normal for god sake..he is a PEVERT

Edited June 30, 2006 by M+S