No Kissing

興味深い記事を見つけた。もし日本でこのルールができても、公衆の面前でキスをしない日本人にとってはあまり困ったことにはならないでしょう。なんでだろうね。禁じられてもいないのに！

U.K. Rail Station: No Kissing
Northern England Stop Displays Sign
Dissuading Affection To Speed Up Drop-Off

LONDON, Feb. 16, 2009


(AP) Stop smooching.

That's the message of a new sign that went up outside a train station in northern England on Monday.

The goal
is to stop departing passengers from pulling up in their cars at a crowded
drop-off point and pausing to kiss each other farewell.

The sign shows a profile of a couple kissing, with a diagonal red line across their image.

Virgin Rail says it installed the sign while refurbishing the station
after a local business networking group said the place had to become more
efficient.

But profit margins may have been a factor, too.

Virgin Rail says that if passengers want to share an embrace before they
part company, they should pay to park their cars nearby where they can kiss all
they want.


A "No Kissing" sign, which has been unveiled at Warrington Bank Quay
station in Warrington, Cheshire, in a bid to cut delays, shown Feb. 16,
2009. (AP Photo)

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/16/world/main4804962.shtml