i was in geula- i learnt in yeshiva there. it was uncomfortable being there with tons of girls– but why is it different then going to Yesh, or shefa shuk? (the equivalent to shoprite in the US?)
the girls and boys are not talking, they are not swiping.
you can say for that matter never to go on a bus or to get change from a cashier.
Negiah does happen occasionally, but not intended. for the most part it happens when it isnt realized, and it can be avoided.
there are many issues that have to be raised, this is not one of them.
There maybe another reason not to go to geula on friday, that there are so many guys and girls in the ‘right age’ and if they see each other too much, they may become friends.. but not for touching…
i hated to go to geula on fridays, but i hated to go to a grocery store also–
the more people make issues out of something– the bigger the issue becomes..
(and btw it was nice to get fresh candy/or a cake from brooklyn bakery from the sem girls came for shabbos (no guys usually dont bring gifts.. dont know why- as they eat more.. but they dont)
ok enough of my rambling