Dear Sunith, Seeing that you arrived in London just about 3 months ago, apparently the first thing you did was a ramdom survey of who was engaging in premarital sex. A survey so comprehensive, that you then had comparative data with statistics compiled by Cecil from Goa. Afterall, that is what we are talking about here isn't it? If mere observations hold true than mine are as good as yours or should I say as "credible" as yours.
Now, more specifically, let me tell you why mine are a little more astute than yours. People don't get married straight out of college, if you are talking about your "unmarried" friends. There is quite a gap nowadays between college and marriage. During that period of young adulthood and post adolescense, people work, form mature relationships and yes, engage in premarital sex. Now, you may say that constitutes a minuscule part of Goan society, restricted to upper middle-class perhaps. But then rural India has never been alien to the concept of young men sowing their oats in dance bars, red-light areas and the many "aunties" that abound. Now, if we add up all these statistics, I wonder what the aggregate numbers will show. Perhaps they'll show that Goans and Indians are as sexually active as anyone in the West. And last but not least if premarital sex is not prevalent in Goa, please tell us why the government was seeking to make HIV testing mandatory. Were people contracting HIV by holding hands? Selma -------------------------------------------- --- Sunith Velho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However having lived in a couple of big cities in > India and abroad, I must > say that the pre-marital sex is much rarer in Goa > than some of our big > cities in the rest of India, Mumbai or Bangalore > (even Jaipur!) for > instance. > > To compare it to London or Europe would be a wishful > thinking(for Goan > youngsters atleast!). > > There are no published statstics to back up my above > statements but they are > based on the statistics of un-married > European/Indian/Goan friends of mine > as well as my own astute observations in this matter > :)). These are in no > way conclusive but are quite credible. > > Regards > Sunith Velho > > _______________________________________________ > Goanet mailing list > Goanet@lists.goanet.org > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Try Netflix today! With plans starting at only $5.99 a month what are you waiting for? http://www.netflix.com/Signup?mqso=80010030 _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org