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"I tend to avoid things with the word &amp;amp;#8220;tiki&amp;amp;#8221; in them. Tiki torches are cheesy (come on man, get yourself a real torch); tiki bars tend to be fratty and serve drinks made with too much sugar (and milk products); tiki huts are pretty much useless against both hurricanes and big bad wolves; Tiki Barber...actually I always kind of liked Tiki Barber. And now Contiki Tours has cemented itself on my list. Why? Because they allegedly ask people on their &amp;amp;#8220;18-35 Tours&amp;amp;#8221; to identify their relationship status with traffic lights. The Gloss first alerted me to an article by the AP elucidating the policy of Contiki (a travel company specializing in organizing trips for like-minded 18-35 year olds) that demands travelers declare &amp;amp;#8220;red light&amp;amp;#8221; or &amp;amp;#8220;green light&amp;amp;#8221; to indicate their availability for dates. Contiki no longer has the article listed on their site, but you can see it here. My favorite part of the story is the quote provided by Contiki&amp;amp;#8217;s marketing director, &amp;amp;#8220;It&amp;amp;#8217;s not your grandmother&amp;amp;#8217;s tour.&amp;amp;#8221; Very true. My grandma preferred stroll the streets of Paris and Rome with her husband; she wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t really into being pimped around tourist destinations on a corporate-sanctioned wagon of carnality. At the heart of my revulsion is the idea of signing up for any kind of &amp;amp;#8220;singles&amp;amp;#8221; or themed vacation, or really any holiday where I would be at the whims of any group I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t hand-pick. But traffic lights? Seriously? If I ever do start my own singles&amp;#x27; travel company, we will have our own lighting system: Green Light: Available. Red Light: Available, but playing hard to get. Yellow Light: I&amp;amp;#8217;m available but afraid of commitment. Blue Light: Go for it. Bring a friend. And a reality TV crew. Orange Light: This is a weird time in my life. My significant other and I are still in love but cannot be together, so that all I&amp;amp;#8217;m really looking for is someone to hold me while I cry. White Light: I am available but only to those who score perfect on purity tests. And Justin Bieber. Black Light: You do not want to know. Brown Light: You really do not want to know. Purple Light: I&amp;amp;#8217;m really into the McDonalds&amp;#x27; character Grimace. Would you ever go or have you ever gone on a singles tour or cruise? Do you think Contiki&amp;amp;#8217;s traffic light system is useful, funny, dumb or offensive? Have a question about Dating, Relationships, or Sex for Single John? Submit it here. More on Dating at Glamour.com Can a Guy Who Loves Dogs Be a Turnoff? Men&amp;amp;#8217;s Naked Body Quirks Explained Morning Funny: Bangable Dudes in History What&amp;#x27;s With All the Spam in the Comments Section? Sick of all those annoying ads in the comments section lately? So are we! We police the site regularly and delete spam as soon as we can, but recently, the volume of spam has increased dramatically. We&amp;#x27;re working on a way to block them permanently, so please bear with us, and know that we&amp;#x27;re as eager as you are to get rid of these pests. Meanwhile, please continue to use the Report Abuse button to flag spam--it really does help!--and continue to leave your brilliant feedback below. If you have any urgent questions about the spam, please contact us. And a special note to you, spammers; we officially declare you a major DON&amp;#x27;T. Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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