Something Abou "PDA"

When I was in university, "PDA" was a commonly used term. It has nothing to do with a hand-held device; it's an acronym for "Public Display of Affection." PDA was discouraged at my university. Sure, it was a Christian school, but really, who wants to see it? Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, has decided to ban any form of PDA. According to an Associated Press report, the town is considering legislation to ban the public activities of "constant lip-to-lip kissing for more than five minutes" as well as "opening each others' clothing." The penalty would be serving time in jail. My question is, who kisses for more than five minutes in public? Maybe it's because I live in a very conservative country, but the most PDA I see is hand holding and the occasional playing with hair. Even when soldiers say good-bye to their girlfriends at the train station it usually only involves a quick peck. 5 minutes of public kissing? I can't see the town making the rule unless it has already become an issue. If I lived in a town where couples all over the place were making out for 5 minutes or longer I would want some kind of law as well. I think jail time is taking this a bit far. But it would be nice if, as a community, someone would kindly ask the couple to "get a room." I'm sure if a young Korean couple held a make out session in the train station it wouldn't be long before some ajuma (old woman) knocked them on the head. Then there's the whole "opening each others' clothing" issue. Again, there shouldn't be a law against it, but there should be some moral sense of restraint. Get a room! How does the town of Tangerang plan to enforce this law? Will they have "PDA Police"? I can just see them pulling out a stop watch as soon as they see a couple start to kiss. I would be sick after the first 20 seconds of monitoring the couple.