@kleiner
Kissing or showing any king of extreme affection in public is not a favourable thing in most Eastern countries (of course, I don't even think to include Islamic countries here, for obvious reasons). In Russia it depends (there is a lot of a little too romantic couples in summer where I live), but in most cases you
will be told off for this kind of thing on street, generally by elderly people.
As for me, I'm 28, but it's highly uncomfortable for me if there's a couple making out passionately in the street, in the park, etc. - I feel myself like a peeping Tom and I
will tell them to get a room if they suddenly decide to stop and cuddle near me. During such moments, the definition of someone's personal space varies greatly, and it tends to expand and people are
much more sensitive about invading it. And for the same reason I don't want to be seen like this with my girlfriend - not because I will be told off by someone (I don't care about others' opinion about my private life), but because I will feel like an exhibitionist. Kissing in public can be normal in the West, but the more you go East, the deeper it falls into "intimate" category of things.
Oh, and also this is one of the main reasons why people are so negative about LGBT here (of course, there are other reasons, mostly including religious or sometimes plain xenophobic, given the conservative mentality of people, but this is the most "mundane" one). LGBT individuals are tend to express their affection and their sexuality too openly and sometimes in a pretty demonstrative way, so things like gay parades is being seen by many people almost like a public orgy. "We do not shout on streets about our sex life, so if you do, there's something really wrong with you" is the way people think here, so if you visit Russia, please keep that in mind. Public affection is not welcomed here in general, and if you belong to the LGBT community it could be multiplied by many factors, especially if you are in some religious regions.
@fdmz
Kissing or even french kissing (in public places) on the other hand, unfortunately are still viewed as an uncouth and uncommon thing
I wholeheartedly agree with
@goodhunter - french kissing is obviously NOT something you should do in the open. It's basically the same as groping each other on the street.
P.S. I have both diabetes and depression from this chapter... First one from how cute Remi is, second one from the extreme sense of loneliness (and having to remember my ex here) right now...