Thursday, November 1, 2007

A question of morality..or is it more than that?

Here's the scenario:

Mr X and his partner have shelled out XXXX amount for a double suite in the much-hyped A380 where amongst the perks include a double bed. Having just celebrated a grand wedding and heading off for their honeymoon, a thought comes to mind - since this is a private room (and the very thought of it suddenly turns both of them on) does that mean they can indulge in some hanky *cough* *sex* *cough* panky?

Are they morally obliged to keep your horny hormones intact for the next 5-6 hours out of respect for the other passengers - bearing in mind that the walls of the 'rooms' aren't soundproof? Or would you argue that, having spent a ludricous amount for this trip, they are entitled to carry out whatever extracirricular activity in the privacy of both themselves in that 'room'?

As with most things in life, there is no right or wrong answer to this. Some might (and have!) argue that having sex in an airplane bed is not only indecent, but also the very thought of occupying a bed which had been deflowered does not exactly bode well for some - think *ewww! grossss!" or "I know the sheets look clean but how clean are they?" Whereas there's another school of thought who thinks if people can have sex in the loo, then what makes this scenario any different? Or if people can be discrete about it (HAH!!) then surely no harm has been done, no?

But then it shouldn't really be about sex (though the current state of the world seems to be suggesting otherwise). There are still people out there who thinks going on plane is a means of getting somewhere..things like beds are added perks (mostly reserved for the well-to-do unfortunately *sigh*) where the idea is for people to get some quality sleep before they reach their destination, irrespective of whether they want to have or had sex or not.

So to Mr and Mrs X, I say make the most of it (yes, any form of ECA included though it would be fun to see how much restraint they can hold *LOL*). What's the most the airline stewards can do? Throw them out midflight? Lock them in the room? Impose an indefinite ban?

Aahh, the complexities of morality ...

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