men walking hand in hand

Marco so they are GAY !! i didn't say we dont have gays !! i said thats not normal

its not rubbing, its jus touching noses -LG !

Miladra: You can deny it all you want but men do kiss and hold hands in your country Miladra.

holding hands im getting used to...but the rubbing of noses when i see it...its really strange and awkward..it will take some getting used to.

Who decides what is normal and what is not? I think such hand holding practices among boys / men is discouraged in school and that sort of becomes the norm.

Methinks that these practices are not discouraged or looked down upon in villages and smaller towns and the men there feel a sense of friendship and camaraderie exists through physical touch.

The same could explain why some men grow a single finger nail in some cultures.

I also come from a culture where it is normal for good friends to walk with an arm over another's shoulder without eyebrows being raised.

It is not right to generalize all these practices as gay or alien.

That being said, I would feel uncomfortable if my hand is being held by another man for more than a couple of seconds and the reaction would be to wriggle out of it.

To each his own!

Thats not normal at all in my country !!!

i can give lot of examples that we don't like about west culture ,but we never qus. or say awkward.if it is not your culture than you say awkward!!!!!!

bye bye lol ............

Miladra me too :P sigh!

Miladra: Your profile says "Iran" your men hold hands too.

OMG smoke !! simply they dont understand . they are uploading the pictures of Athletes. they cant understand the different between Athletes and walking in streets !

I'M OUT

are they are gays!!!!!! ha ha ha ...

don't think everything in sex. In this world love hold relationship longer than sex....

Whats natural in one place might be completely unnatural in another place. Well out here whose hands are they are going to hold as their wives or lovers are back home. Be thankful for your situation and have a little respect for the feelings and happiness of the other less fortunate guys you have been noticing along the streets and the corniche

Wait did i just say i have intelligence...hahahahaha another dumb joke :P

So what? they are just taking pictures !! not walking in streets .

Manat please dont insult my intelligence by making me give you a reply. I have better things in life to do right now...like go have a smoke and think about the IQ level of some QL'ers here.

can anyone hold this mirror, i want to comb my hairs...:(

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTMGcF_3VdOwfSVPrR35p46bUGQRB9hX3tAA7HbIkGpALWuBYP5Jw

:)) lol, lets get weird ! O.o

LOL Thank you Miladra :P come lets hold hands now.

I'm agree with smoke !

a wrestler ?!!! this is another thing . that's kind of showing fair play and saying no to racism

OMFG you people are seriously that THICK or what! i said a father holding his kids hands is OK...two effing grown up men who are unrelated to each other holding hands and walking is NOT OK to ME..i dont care if you find it acceptable I DONT.

I see a lot ! and its really weird !!!

a dad can hold his 10/15 year son hand walk its symbol of love towards his son.here its ok,it is depending on person who is looking at them.

"when you put yellow sun glass on your eyes than every thing in this world looks yellow only" ,just remove it and watch than u can feel real color don't qus, other emotion and brotherly love.

Tahsinmim seems like you would like another man to hold your hand and take a walk in the garden loooool! Its ok just admit it.

well in this case you are wrong,.

i have to admit that i like to "troll" and stir things up a bit ;)

but in this case, i just like to know,.what was behind "the holding hands thing".

because to me as a western it looks weird,.

everybody else,.thanks for the input over the topic

I agree with Pixiequeen..

say NO to discrimination .. :P

If ladies can hold hands and walk, why cant men do the same?

What are you trying to say?

I can accept it as long as its not MY hands they are holding. If it looks awkward to me so be it..i'm not gonna say its FINE, also neither did i say they are gay. Its just my views that i'm entitled to.

It's Awkward only in your head Smoky :P

It may seem awkward to you, but it is normal for them. So , why not accept it.

Every country and culture has different of ways to show their affection and love towards other.

In Asian countries holding hands or put hands on their shoulders while walking means that they are friends. In school days it is very common. But in western countries may be it is done only by gays.

Cultural gap is the main reason as to why such threads appear.

THIS is awkward!!

A father holding his son's hand is different from two GROWN men holding each other's hand. If you dont understand the difference dont comment!

" when south Indian is giving a advice to his close friend or less aged family member they put had on shoulder as symbol of care"

In fact this is one of the most discussed topics of all time!

Foreigners in the oriental world often than not get confused regarding this rather weird way of expressing friendship” @_@ –

Holding hands and linking arms between people of the same gender.WTF O_o!

“Are they in love? Are they gay? It’s just weird! I don’t get it,” :S

These are some of the predictable common comments from Expats upon seeing men walking hand in hand or women doing the same. It’s an act that raises eyebrows and it is often understood to be more than friendship, but I’m here to clarify it for those of you who don’t know!

I hold my Arab friends hands and we are not bum bandits!

Tahsinmim may be you like men holding your hand..I DONT.

Rizks thankfully there was no scratching of any kind happening.

Smokey did tat guy scratched in the middle of ur plam with his middle finger while shaking the hand ? :)

Yes it was awkward when a man is holding your hand and making conversation with you!

Are women hugging & kissing each other while meeting lesbians?

The problem is they are NOT gay...so for straight men to hold hands like that DOES seem awkward.

britey see you sharp at 7pm at Corniche, we shall hold hands and jog....:)

I see grow men holding each other's pinky finger and swinging it down the street. Some even interlock fingers while they walk.

Why does it bother people ?

if they want to hold hands , then let them do so. If they are gay, then so be it.

lets not associate human nature with countries. holding hands is not tradition. its just individuals!!

holding hands while strolling down a street is GAY!! shaking hands, hug, arm over shoulder, peeing in a line is all just MEN!!

I once had an awkward moment when i shook hands with an arab guy who just held on to my hand. I was like WTF dude let my hand go!!

It should be:

"I have a problem with it because it is weird.. I am not fine with it 'cause I don't know why they are doing it.. Its none of my business that's why am I not bothered about it and I ask the mods to delete my thread."

it's not means they are all gays it's for some people means very close friends specially Asian but for Arabs some people do it but not always it just depends on the situation we shake hands and hug but hold hands while walking around we are not doing it because of our cultural Customs and traditions.

If this one the OP made offends anyone, move on, don't have to read all the posts on the QL

If you are not happy with my comment, you move on please. I will share my thoughts just like u do untill or unless its against the QL policy.

I don't have a problem with it but it is weird.. I am fine with it but why are they doing it.. Its none of my business but why am I bothered about it... Blah blah blah and blah!

a good friends or 2 brothers they hold hand or put hand on shoulder in south indias culture (not like holding hand for 1 KM walk around the city).only sometime with care and friendship they do like that.

" when south Indian is giving a advice to his close friend or less aged family member they put had on shoulder as symbol of care"

and here no need to jump any decision that they are gays but they are just 2 close guys...

Its offending and i'm totally against this thread.

If u have to discuss why don't u talk abt the events that took place in Qatar yesterday and many more.

that would be discussed on a different thread.

If this one the OP made offends anyone, move on, don't have to read all the posts on the QL

These guys are holding their hands probably bcuz

they don't have any girl friends to touch, embrace and cherish their special moments of their lives.

well for europeans it's not normall yeah if your gay than it is but for straight men holding hands with a other men while walking thru town is not

Why is nationality discussed here??

Its offending and i'm totally against this thread.

If u have to discuss why don't u talk abt the events that took place in Qatar yesterday and many more.

What is the problem? If you are making a judgement, that that is your problem. There is variety in the global cultural tapestry

I saw some Asians from the far east holding hands, is that still the same?

I know what you mean, habibthy. In Sri Lanka guys holding hands was and is still considered only one thing!

Yep lol some do some don't

but as SirFin says....he don't...and none of his Arab bros do.

Like TimeBandit says, they would be bashed.

To each his own, but strange all the same in Arab country. In America we don't have to accept but have to just look the other way........

I only worry when it's my husband's hand being held.. seriously bro it just didn't seem right till I was assured and reassured that it was just cultural. The funny thing is my friend, who is American and lived in Sudan, said she too went through a similar culture shock over there when she saw certain friends of her husband's holding his hand and walking with him. Like I said..guess some do it and some don't.

Fathima, Sister rest your mind. :)

No need to worry who's guy or gay, the OP just says it looks weird being as this is Qatar, and wondered if it is legal or not.

Who cares??? It is not like they are having sex in public. What's wrong with holding hands? just our beliefs, it looks and feels unacceptable for same sex to do it, unless they are little kids....

cheers

I don't understand the men holding hands thing. To me it just looks so wrong for straight men to be indulging in such physical contact.

That said; Those participating in hand holding, obviously don't have a problem with it. In fact it would appear that for them it is completely normal and not something that needs a second glance. In my school in England when I was growing up, if any boys had ever been seen holding hands (which simply never happened) they would have been torn to shreds and bullied out of the school. But I am guessing the culture of those we see holding hands on the streets here in Qatar, is a culture where it is something practiced while growing up.

I don't understand it, but hey if that's your thing, well carry on you, and pay no attention to people like me who stare.

I just know for a fact the Arab guys who we know personally who do it are not gay. Er...at least I certainly hope not..Allahu alam. Now you folks are messing with my mind!!

It is purely cultural.The issues of "personal space" are different between the west and Asia.

Not a guy thing....it is clearly a GAY thing.

I am Arab, we do shake hands, but hold hands walking down streets NFW!

gays or not gays... it doesnt matter. what matters is they care for each other.

arabs holding hands while walking and not gays ? sorrrry but its unbelievable they are either gays or gays lol coz normally arabs never hold hands trust me and I am not saying because I am an arab walla

Nooooooo....it's not always gay, trust me. Cos the Arab guys(local,Jordanian,etc) who my husband knows personally who do so are certainly NOT gay. And I mean holding hands, not shaking.

This is a funny observation. I always wondered why they are holding hands also. Thanks for sharing.

Indians who walks holding hands lol they look CUTE nihahahha lol.

to correct some comments arabs never do that... yeah they shake hands but not holding hands while walking lol.. shaking hands its so normal.

Fatimah sorry to say your comments is sooo wrong lol how arabs would hold hands while walking if they would call who do that as gays ? unless if you meant to say shaking hands but not holding it.

like whenever I see some Indians or ( they look like indians ) holding hands I goes like what a gays )

once and it was the first time for my wife to see such things, we were at cornish holding hands while walking and two indians were facing us I told her to check it out and she was like :o you serious they are holding hands like two lovers lol

For Europeans and Arabs that's so normal....

But for Asian, men walks in hand....

not normal! LOL that means something...

yeah i noticed that as well,...just sit and watch at the corniche over a weekend,..

A display of brotherly love..must admit took me some getting used to, specially seeing my hubby's Qatari khafeel, and other Arab friends, hold his hand and walk with him so lovingly. But yeah...it's all normal around here.

That said though..some hand holding dudes are clearly gay! Though of course there'll be other signs along with the clutching of paws to prove there's more than just brotherly love among em!

well i get that,do the same with my friends but im not holding there hand while walking arround in town,.thats what i do only with my wife or my kids ;)

Hahahahaha! very awkward... I see a lot of it here.. But i have to correct other commenters here..they are not arabs..mostly indians & nepals.. I think there are no malice in them doing it, it just that they r clueless that other people are smiling at them ;)

i think that the majority i say are asian people,.arab's not that much,..in Jordan i saw it a lot with local's

If You are a Man Enought to SHAKE HAND & HUG or Say........ I LOVE YOU MAN.

Its very NORMAL here & in MUSLIM WORLD.

It has nothing to do with gayness.

MEN on MOVE

brother'ly love............for arabs and other middle easterns.

gals do it to.

if they r arab, is normal to hold hands , it means good friends