And why you can’t walk around naked in your house.
Let’s dive right into it. How often have we talked into our phones, argue with our partners and sometimes even make out in the back of a cab as if the driver wasn’t there?
Have you ever asked yourself why is that so? While most of us are hesitant to wash our dirty laundry in front of strangers, it somehow doesn’t seem so embarrassing to conduct a private conversation at the back of a cab when the driver can clearly hear you.
That’s probably because we assume we are unlikely to run into this person ever again, that he or she doesn’t know who you are, and listens to so many conversations a day he wouldn’t remember or care.
Back of the cab conversations are like the ancient form of the anonymous Internet forum posts. You can talk s*** if you like or air your obnoxious opinion with catlover123 as your handle. Nothing’s likely to come back to you in real life and take a bite.
In Singapore where I live there is a law against ‘indecent exposure’. This law is commonly used to charge perverted ‘flashers’ who drop their pants in front of women, or artists who chose to put on controversial performances in the nude without proper approval.
