Scandinavian women in general are very sexually liberated (probably the most in the world, although when it comes to being unshackled by "traditional" views, the Aussies are supposed to be close if not more so, but I base that solely on scuttlebutt). They are also very independent -- the most truly "equal" in terms of gender relations I've seen -- like if you try to pick up the check too often when "going out" (no one really "dates" there, in that this formal courtship idea is viewed as somewhat anachronistic), you will honestly anger the woman (as opposed to the "cake-and-eat-it-too" feminism stage that I would argue is more the case in the US -- that battle is still in the "who has the power" stage).
This openness is seen in examples such as the City of Copenhagen employing topless women to hold speed limit signs to address a speeding problem in the city. Paid for with taxpayer money. Or topless beaches. Or sexually explicit content on TV. One might almost believe that the women there enjoy sex for its own sake, and aren't afraid to want it. Shri Ram Sena would crap their pants. To spite the prognostications that "loose sexual morals" is a harbinger of social distentegration, Scandinavia consistently scores as the highes quality of living in the world. I dare say, looking at places that are oppressive about sexuality, they are far further down on the list. I wouldn't posit cause for coincidence, but it does make me picture Tyler Durden leaning over to them on an airplane saying, "...so how's that working out for you... being [so pure]" (N.B. my change to his original quote which was "...being clever," after Edward Norton's character says something about single-serving friends)... I speak of today's generation though -- my mom's generation was more conservative and such -- they were growing up during the aftermath of WWII where there was plenty of deprivation and devistation that needed to be remedied. Not terribly different than the Boomer generation (who are seeming to find Jesus in large numbers, and obnoxiously prosetylizing their new enlightenment as if to demonstrate their solipcism that has harmed the US in many ways). The younger generations in the US are pretty different, and more overtly salacious (thanks, Paris Hilton...) Having been smitten by a number of nordic damsels, I will say that one of the thing that is so strange is the sheer percentage of young women who are simply gorgeous. I leave it to the cultural geneticists to explain... That said, Danish pronunciation can be a bitch. Your vexation is quite entitled. But it's only 5.5M people. That's like a rounding-error in India. So, in aggregate, just in pure numbers, there must be far more sex going on in India than in Denmark. How do you like them butter cookies, Danes?!? :-) On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Tim Bray <tb...@textuality.com> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Ravi Bellur <rav...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I was born in the US to an Indian dad from Bangalore and a Danish mom. > > This is a true story. One time I was in Helsingør, AKA Hamlet's > hometown, at a technology conference, and I was single, and I met a > comely young Danish woman, also single who looked at me That Way, and > thought there might be something there, but I couldn't pronounce her > first name and she didn't think that was cute, so I got nowhere. I > recognize that having a Danish mom doesn't make this your fault, but > I'm still bitter. > > -Tim > >
