Just Bizarre
 

Did anyone else see this story? Left me scratching my head.

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MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -- Vladimir Putin's decision to stop a small boy as he walked through the Kremlin and kiss his stomach was prompted by a desire to "touch him like a kitten," the Russian president said on Thursday.

The five-year-old boy, identified as Nikita Konkin by the press, was clearly stunned by the kiss and speculation over Putin's motivation has run wild in the week since it happened.

Curious Internet users propelled the issue to the top of a list of questions put to Putin in an interactive Web cast.

"People came up and I began talking to them, among them this little boy. He seemed to me very independent, sure of himself and at the same time defenseless so to speak, an innocent boy and a very nice little boy," Putin told the Web cast.

"I tell you honestly, I just wanted to touch him like a kitten and that desire of mine ended in that act."

The Izvestia daily, which tracked down Nikita, discovered that he had refused to wash after that kiss.

"I just liked him and he liked me very much. I want to be president myself," the five-year-old told the paper.

Putin was shown by state television chatting to graduates of military academies before he took a walk through one of the Kremlin's courtyards, often full of tourists.

He stopped and spoke to Nikita who turned away shyly. "What is your name?" Putin asked, kneeling down in front of the fair-haired boy and holding him by the waist.

"Nikita," the clearly shocked boy answered, looking from side to side.

Putin then lifted the boy's shirt and kissed him on his stomach. The Russian president then patted the boy on the head and walked off through a crowd of astonished tourists.

...he wanted to touch him like a kitten...:roll:

WHAT A PEDO




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Ok, people who think he had ill intentions are seriously jumping to conclusions.

Sure, it seems odd, and it even is, but one has to remember that what seems odd in our North American culture may not strike as odd some where else.

For example, it's very common in Europe to greet people with a kiss. Gender, age, strangers, friends or family... it doesn't matter.

I'm honestly not surprised that tourists would be surprised and confused.


Yeah, I myself find it a bit odd too, but I'm not going to jump to conclusions just because anyone who kisses anyone else here in my city gets a caning.

No it isn't...

Also, this thread is useless without pictures.

Of course he's just being playful and isn't a pedophile or anything, but it's still kind of weird. And funny.

Actually, I've been to Europe a number of times, and yeah, it is. Barely anyone greets me with just a handshake or hello.

"creeps out half the planet"
 

You know, as much as I dislike Putin, giving a small child a belly kiss does not strike me as terribly bizarre, in and of itself. But this turned out to be ... yeah... creepy.

Putin must have been drunk.

But, on the other hand...

With that belly kiss, Putin might have marked the future Russian leader. The Chosen One. Beware, infidels!

Yes it is, although it differs in certain parts of the continent. But it's not like you usually give a kiss to the total strangers like in this case.

I've lived in Europe all my life, it's not like I'm talking out of my ass here. Maybe it's like that in Eastern Europe or something, but certainly not over here(Not trying to argue about this or anything, just saying).

Who are we to say wheather it was approiate or not. As long as nothing moralistically wrong was done, I see nothing inapproiate. Maybe a little abnormal, but that's not a bad thing.

*off topic*

Ryona, clean out your PM box.

I think I wrote "Yes it is, although it differs in certain parts of the continent." - I didn't state people act in the same way in every European country. And I'm not trying to argue about this too. I think the Poles are more open in certain aspects than the people in Western Europe but definitely more reserved than the Russians.

IMO, the more eastern you are the less personal brakes you seem to have. Until you reach Japan - the land of many bizarre things and behaviors.

Done!

My thing gets stuffed with members quite often.

I'm going to really have to spend a good amount of time cleaning it thoroughly.

Thanks for the heads up! :)

I had to wash after reading that. :P

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*reads Ryona's post again*

I hate you. I feel so dirty now.

Thanks Krow, straight back into the gutter I go!

:lol:

Fear my fungus.

mew?

Did I say something bad?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5.../icon_gonk.gif Just what members were stuffed up there?

I knew Putty Putt (Pres. Bush's nickname for him) was a bit off....

Just remember that name folks... Nikita...and don't be surprised to see La Femme in front of it in 10 years... :lol:

Seriously tho... Nikita Khrushchev anyone? After him I don't think the Russians would like another ruler named Nikita. :ohwell:

Wow that picture disturbs me, I think it's the angle mostly....

God people make such big deals out of the dumbest things...
Just because someone is friendly to a child it doesn't make them a child molester.
Just because a guy is nice to a woman and gives her a kiss it does not make him a rapist. And so on and so forth.:roll: