Today's NY Times has an article concerning attitudes about sex. One part of the article deals with a study performed in several countries, in which men and women aged 40-80 were asked about the physical and emotional pleasures they obtained from sex, and whether they thought sex was important. In the accompanying survey results, there are a couple of things that seem kind of strange.
The minor observation I make is that the countries whose people stereotypically pride themselves as lovers, France and Italy, are significantly below the top with regard to the pleasure aspects.
The more curious observation is that for many of the countries who fell in the middle of the pleasure rankings, the percentage attaching importance to sex is higher than the numbers affirming pleasure. For example, 73% of men in the US report physical pleasure and 77% emotional pleasure, while only 37% say sex is important. By contrast, men in Italy report 43% and 49% on the pleasure aspects, but 58% say sex is important.
I dunno. You think American guys aren't paying enough attention, or Italian guys are trying too hard?
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I think it's those Italians trying too hard, America isn't known for being full of hard workers these days...
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