Ivor, the simple fact is that your pal, again, being smarter than you, recognizes that it's nice to be able to travel without looking over his shoulder. You're the one who sought to needlessly ennoble the most practical of decisions.

This also explains why you stress needlessly over a non-issue. If you want to talk to the guy about it, do so, and if you don't, don't. Why bring a Dear Abby question to a bukkake board?