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I am astounded by the idea that so many people in the world find contemporary Western cultural values to be tacky and shabby. On a less ironic note, the UK is quite high up on the list, but also has Europe's worst record for underage pregnancies. That all this sexual activity might lead to social problems is something that will tend to be overlooked. Steve K. _________________________________________ >From: Miroslav Antic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'BALKAN' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'NATO' ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'Siem-News' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'SNN' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >'SNN-Yahoo' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: 'KPJ' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: US Is World's Sexual Superpower [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] >Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 18:56:07 -0500 > >HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK >--------------------------- > >US Is World's Sexual Superpower >By Rodney Joyce >November 27, 2001 > >WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - The United States remains the sexual > >superpower of the world with Americans making love more often and with >more >partners than any other nationality, according to a survey by a leading >condom manufacturer. > >Durex said on Tuesday that its annual poll of 18,500 people in 28 >countries >showed the world was having more sex and starting earlier than ever >before, >and the United States was leading the field in all departments. > >The survey--carried out in May and published ahead of World Aids Day on >December 1--showed respondents averaging sex 97 times a year, up from 96 >last >year. > >But those Americans questioned averaged sex 124 times a year and were >also >starting earlier than anyone else at an average age of 16. Americans >also had >the highest average number of lifetime sex partners, at 14. > >The Greeks made love the second most frequently--117 times a year on >average--while the Germans were the second youngest to get started at >16.6 >years. > >France's reputation as a nation of lovers took something of a hit with >frequency dropping from 121 times a year to 110 and slumping from top of >the >number of partners table to second with 13 compared to 17 a year ago. > >Japan remained bottom of the lovers league with an average 36 sexual >encounters a year. > >Overall, 60% of respondents said they had sex at least once a week and >4% >claimed to make love daily. > >But single people had the least sex--86 times a year--and the libido of >married couples (100 times) also trailed those living together (145 >times). > >One in 10 people said they never had sex. > >The global average age of first sex moved down slightly to 18.0 years >from >18.1, while the number of partners dropped to 7.7 from 8.2. > >Men appeared to be more sexually active than women, claiming a frequency >of >102 times a year against 91. Men also claimed an average 10.7 partners, >versus 4.6 for women. > >Almost one third of all people said they had been faithful to one >partner, >while 16% claimed more than 10 partners. > >There were also considerable regional variations with Westerners >starting >their sex lives much earlier than Asians. > >The United States, Germany, France, Britain and New Zealand began at >around >17, while in India, Malaysia, Taiwan and China the average was age 20 or >more. > >The beach was the most popular venue for love making, with 27% of >respondents >putting it ahead of a runner-up hot tub. > >Taiwanese people prefer doing it in their cars, people in Hong Kong >prefer >the office for their romance, while Nigerians splash out in the swimming > >pool. > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
