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Re: How to talk to anyone and why you should

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Post by throw7384488 » Sun, Mar 01, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC

hermitcrab wrote: post #10

throw7384488 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> No chit-chat in public toilets, thanks. So yes, then? Border line means there are many variables, individial feelings and so on. In UK this interaction may be criminal with recent updates. Law is very vague and wide open to interpretation. Consider this: * it is illegal to block someones path, law is very specific about that * is sniffing or even licking someones cooch normal? I can ensure you, many people have VER…

>In UK this interaction may be criminal with recent updates. What updates? Be specific. Or are you just trolling?

I think it was introducent around 2022.

https://parliamentnews.co.uk/is-street-harassment-a-crime-in...

Re: How to talk to anyone and why you should

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Post by hermitcrab » Sun, Mar 01, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC

throw7384488 wrote: post #11

hermitcrab wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>In UK this interaction may be criminal with recent updates. What updates? Be specific. Or are you just trolling?

I think it was introducent around 2022. https://parliamentnews.co.uk/is-street-harassment-a-crime-in...

"The Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (which came into effect in 2024) makes it a criminal offence to intentionally harass someone in public because of their sex."

That is a totally different thing from just having a conversation. You are clearly posting in bad faith and I won't be bothering to respond further.

Re: How to talk to anyone and why you should

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Mar 01, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC

hermitcrab wrote: post #12

throw7384488 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it was introducent around 2022. https://parliamentnews.co.uk/is-street-harassment-a-crime-in...

"The Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (which came into effect in 2024) makes it a criminal offence to intentionally harass someone in public because of their sex." That is a totally different thing from just having a conversation. You are clearly posting in bad faith and I won't be bothering to respond further.

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Re: How to talk to anyone and why you should

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Post by spzb » Sun, Mar 01, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC

hunterpayne wrote: post #6

hermitcrab wrote: post #5

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I live in the UK and have no idea what 'recent street harassment ban in UK' refers to. Talking to strangers is not 'impolite'[1], let alone 'border line illegal', in the UK. [1]Depends on context of course. No chit-chat in public toilets, thanks.

1) Compared to the US, Brits live very socially isolated lives. You are just used to it. 2) There was a (small) government taskforce in the UK to prevent/arrest men for approaching women on the street. It backfired badly as you might expect. It was politically unpopular, yet it got enough coverage to change people's behavior but not in the way the politicians expected. Specially, amounts of SA didn't change but the n…

You've just made all of that up, haven't you?

Re: How to talk to anyone and why you should

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Post by tyzerdako » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC

watwut wrote: post #7

hermitcrab wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in the UK and have no idea what 'recent street harassment ban in UK' refers to. Talking to strangers is not 'impolite'[1], let alone 'border line illegal', in the UK. [1]Depends on context of course. No chit-chat in public toilets, thanks.

OP is using the usual conservative tactic of conflating "person convicted of catcalling, stalking or other intentionally sexual behaviour" with "person talking to a woman".