Guy Tap

Salutation differs. It differs between nationalities, it differs between working classes but most of all, it differs between sexes. When girl meets boy...it's a likely situation of collision to take place...

I walk towards my girlfriend. I see her from the distance. We make eye contact while she is crossing the road among other people. The cars drive by, traffic noise and talking mumbling sounds around, and the street corner smells of urine (well, we are close to a hostel...)

We make eye contact, She smiles and I reply back to her smile. We are getting closer. I nod and she blows me a kiss. A few more meters... and a few people are between us. Then we are there. I take her hands to mine, give her a kiss and a gentle hug...

Then the hell breaks lose... a guy tap

While hugging her gently... I cannot resist the need to finish the hug with three little taps on her shoulder. It's not a bad touch. It's a friendly touch. It's a guy tap.

I believe this tap has traveled throughout centuries. It must have been genetically programmed to all males...it's the golden rule how to finish the salutation. Yet...it's the greatest crime when it comes to females.

Females are not like us. They are different. They are our soul mates...not comrades. They expect us to show them love and closeness...but not friendship...not the way we show friendship to our male friends. They do not want to be treated as other guys in the gang. Guy tap means for a girl that boy doesn't love her!

I finish the hug with my girlfriend...I think if I stay calm she may not notice the taps I gave her. Her eyes tell me different...now I'm screwed. Her eyes seem wider now...her mouth is open like ready to scream but there is no sound. She takes her index finger and pops it against my nose making a small punch. I accept it...I started it.

I continue walking forward with her...and think what on earth made my tap her. While doing that and holding her hand I take my other hand...place it on my waist and tap myself three times. Weird, I kinda felt the love there...