May 17, 2008 by roissy
There has been a recent springtime flurry of activity for my Halloween-themed post “Best Costume Ever“, so I figured this is a good time to introduce the world to its evil twin, the Worst Costume Ever:
The horror…
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Is you type ‘roissy’ into Google, the first option isn’t a link just to this blog but specifically to the ‘Best Costume Ever’ post. That’s why everyone has been posting there. Wasn’t sure if you were aware or not.
That’s so gay.
Better than my friend’s burka
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Dude, can’t you just put that below the fold.
turns out there IS such a thing as too many dicks.
So what is this costume actually supposed to be? This has to be homemade…
Only in America…
Joe — Americans are actually more conservative than other nationalities.
Americans are actually more conservative than other nationalities.
this depends on your definition of conservative. americans are more liberal than other nationalities in entrepreneurship, for instance.
I meant sexually. I just assumed the blog theme
this reminds me of when i accidentally saw “the elephant man” when i was four. this is slightly worse.
i still sleep sitting up.
I meant sexually.
which country is primarily responsible for the hardcore porn revolution?
it’s a snobby self-gratifying internationalist myth that americans are sexually conservative.
Maybe it’s not always true. But in generally I’d disagree with you. For example, women’s magazines in UK vs US versions are always more sexually charged. Same with film and media.
As for the hardcore porn revolution, I think it makes up for a desire that’s more publicly suppressed than in other places.
which country is primarily responsible for the hardcore porn revolution?
Denmark? Germany? America is gigantic. Lots of countries have far outstripped it in per capita porn production.
it’s a snobby self-gratifying internationalist myth that americans are sexually conservative.
When I was a teen, I could watch hardcore porn broadcast happily and freely on the air without encryption, on a channel that then showed televangelism and totally crackpot Christian children’s programs next morning.
Could I do that in the US?
I think it makes up for a desire that’s more publicly suppressed than in other places.
hooters disagrees.
the US beats the world average in sex frequency and number of sex partners. must be a lot of public suppression.
some myths never die…
Being sexually suppressed in public doesn’t mean having sex less often in private.
“hooters disagrees.”
So does the Red Light district in the Netherlands.
According to your referenced chart and its linked origin on the Durex website:
The world average (f=103) is beaten by most of the 41 countries surveyed. It would be more accurate to say that the US is above the mean sex frequency at f=113, but not the highest. The UK, Greece, and France consistently have much higher frequencies. Many other countries have about the same numbers, with a year or two with greater frequency.
When I commented, I spoke without stats, but as someone who has lived in other countries too. (I think you did too?)
Good research though. I thought Swedes would be wilder than represented.
I thought Swedes would be wilder than represented.
Swedes? Swedes! Wild?! As far as stereotypes go, that’s about as good as the religion of peace.
People who feel they have to do relationships probably have more frequent sex but with fewer partners than wilder people. That’s actually what you see for all of northern Europe in that page. Not that it’s likely to mean much, being self-reported.
The head couldn’t be more ugly.
http://thisdevilsworkday.wordpress.com/
“Joe — Americans are actually more conservative than other nationalities.”
What about American blacks? I knew plenty of black kids who had sex before age 12, some as young as 9.
jaakkeli — haha I can’t rationalize my thoughts on Sweden. On one hand, there is IKEA; on the other hand, there is really hot looking people.
anonymous — I don’t think you can define a national ideal by the behaviour of a demographic. Also, what about the habits of international Blacks? I don’t know of the stats; is it very different?
Europeans are definitively less prude than Americans
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Mmmmm…. I agree with the nice lady — we might have more sex, but we’re also pretty neurotic about sexuality. For example:
http://stuffwhitedbagslike.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/kinky-sex/
What is the myth of American uptighness all about? Hooters hires women with big breasts to serve the food, but it’s a “family” place, so they don’t serve liquor. Maybe the boobs are meant to serve the patrons wholesome milk?
Only here could a photo of a penissuit turn into a discussion of sexual suppression. Ok fine, it would have happened anywhere.
-Arthur and Amy
Americans have an entrepreneurship rate one-third of that of Canadians, for example.
But that has nothing to do with the costume. All I can say about that is, he must be very popular at a certain kind of party.