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America world's sexual superpower!
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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.
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Durex SSL
International 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
US 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 with over 14 different partners and
were also starting earlier than anyone else at an
average age of 16. |
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The survey is however something of a disappointment
for Indians who cannot seem to match the libido of
their western counterparts. They rank a poor 24th
according to the frequency of having sex. They
appear to be sexually less adventurous and stick to
an average of 3 partners through their lifetime.
Indians go the kamasutra way quite late at
20-21 years of age which is a far cry from Americans
who get started at 16.
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 percent of respondents said they had sex
at least once a week and four percent 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 a third of all
people said they had been faithful to one partner,
while 16 percent claimed more than 10 partners.
There were also
considerable regional variations with Westerners
starting their sex lives much earlier than Asians.
The beach was the most
popular venue for love making, with 27 percent of
respondents putting it ahead of a runner-up hot tub.
Taiwanese people
prefer doing it in their cars, Hong Kong people
prefer the office for their romance while Nigerians
splash out in the swimming pool.
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