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CRACKDOWN IN KULOB ON COUPLES KISSING
Examiner.com
Sept 8 2009
Paris is the City of Lights. Romance walks the cobblestones of
the Latin Quarters and tumbles through the bohemian redoubts of
Montmartre. Love even rides the subway. In the summer, it might take
a break for an unlovely riot. But otherwise, when the Jacobins are not
guillotining people, the City of Lights is quite the place for romance.
Yerevan is not Paris. But it has Lovers' Park. There, lovers can
stroll hand in hand down a meandering walkway or sit on a bench, until
they water the grass. But, Yerevan's real lovers' lane is the vast
concrete stairway that rises above the City, the Cascades. Offering a
captivating view of Mr. Ararat, the Cascades is where privacy starved
young Armenian couples publicly kiss.
In southeastern Tajikistan, in the city of Kulob, lover's lane is
the city's central park. Surrounded by high schools and a university,
this is where young couples stroll hand in hand, plan their wedding,
and maybe even sneak in a kiss.
But there is no more to Kulob's lovers' lane. Couples are
kissing far too much. Park director Sharaf Azizov has announced
a crackdown. According to him, the park will now film kissers and
fine them too. Moreover, Kulobs' canoodling couples will find their
indiscretions broadcasted on the local television station.
Kulob may be on to something. Although Paris is romantic, only in
Kulob is it broadcasted on t.v.
But, what about those fines?
Examiner.com
Sept 8 2009
Paris is the City of Lights. Romance walks the cobblestones of
the Latin Quarters and tumbles through the bohemian redoubts of
Montmartre. Love even rides the subway. In the summer, it might take
a break for an unlovely riot. But otherwise, when the Jacobins are not
guillotining people, the City of Lights is quite the place for romance.
Yerevan is not Paris. But it has Lovers' Park. There, lovers can
stroll hand in hand down a meandering walkway or sit on a bench, until
they water the grass. But, Yerevan's real lovers' lane is the vast
concrete stairway that rises above the City, the Cascades. Offering a
captivating view of Mr. Ararat, the Cascades is where privacy starved
young Armenian couples publicly kiss.
In southeastern Tajikistan, in the city of Kulob, lover's lane is
the city's central park. Surrounded by high schools and a university,
this is where young couples stroll hand in hand, plan their wedding,
and maybe even sneak in a kiss.
But there is no more to Kulob's lovers' lane. Couples are
kissing far too much. Park director Sharaf Azizov has announced
a crackdown. According to him, the park will now film kissers and
fine them too. Moreover, Kulobs' canoodling couples will find their
indiscretions broadcasted on the local television station.
Kulob may be on to something. Although Paris is romantic, only in
Kulob is it broadcasted on t.v.
But, what about those fines?