The Rover Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Brits on top in casual sex league as survey reveals they are the most promiscuous in the Western world 1 December 2008 Researchers blamed the situation on a decline of religious scruples, the growth of equal rights for women and a highly sexualised popular culture. According to a survey, British men and women are among the most promiscuous in the world. They found that when it comes to one-night stands, numbers of partners and attitudes to casual sex, Britain leads the field, ahead of even liberal nations such as the Netherlands and the passionate Italians. The researchers believe that our place at the top of the table could be linked to the way society has become more tolerant of sexual promiscuity among women as well as men. Women are now as accepting of one-night stands as men, they claimed. The research was led by David Schmitt, a professor of psychology at Bradley University, Illinois. He said: 'Historically we have repressed women's short-term mating and there are all sorts of double standards out there where men's short-term mating was sort of acceptable but women's wasn't.' More than 14,000 people in 48 countries were asked to fill in questionnaires where they were quizzed about numbers of partners and one-night stands. Their attitudes were assessed by asking them how many people they expected to sleep with over the next five years and how comfortable they were with the idea of casual sex. The results of the study were combined with an index of 'sociosexuality' - a measure of how liberal people are when it comes to sex. Most people scored between four and 65, with higher scores showing more liberal approaches. In terms of countries, Finland had the highest rating with an average score of 52 and Taiwan the lowest with just 19. Britain scored 40, placing it 11th overall, behind countries such as Latvia, Croatia and Slovenia - but it was highest among major Western industrial nations with a population of 10million or more. The results are part of wider research carried out by Professor Schmitt, who releases this part of his study in this week's edition of New Scientist magazine. The findings also confirm earlier research showing that the British are more likely than other nationalities to have 'stolen' other people's lovers. A third of British men are in relationships with women they have taken from other long-term relationships, he found. Among British women, 28 per cent have apparently poached their other halves rather than formed relationships with single men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabe Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Tell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Cough* In my South Jersey twanged British accent: "Having a go with the misses, eh?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I'm moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I'm moving. Atleast you're already bread for that type of weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangani Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Can't post much. I'm off out for a shag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledded1 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 There's never been anything casual about the sex I have had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle87 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 where's Argentina... huh.. that's why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Brits on top in casual sex league as survey reveals they are the most promiscuous in the Western world 1 December 2008 Researchers blamed the situation on a decline of religious scruples, the growth of equal rights for women and a highly sexualised popular culture. According to a survey, British men and women are among the most promiscuous in the world. They found that when it comes to one-night stands, numbers of partners and attitudes to casual sex, Britain leads the field, ahead of even liberal nations such as the Netherlands and the passionate Italians. The researchers believe that our place at the top of the table could be linked to the way society has become more tolerant of sexual promiscuity among women as well as men. Women are now as accepting of one-night stands as men, they claimed. The research was led by David Schmitt, a professor of psychology at Bradley University, Illinois. He said: 'Historically we have repressed women's short-term mating and there are all sorts of double standards out there where men's short-term mating was sort of acceptable but women's wasn't.' More than 14,000 people in 48 countries were asked to fill in questionnaires where they were quizzed about numbers of partners and one-night stands. Their attitudes were assessed by asking them how many people they expected to sleep with over the next five years and how comfortable they were with the idea of casual sex. The results of the study were combined with an index of 'sociosexuality' - a measure of how liberal people are when it comes to sex. Most people scored between four and 65, with higher scores showing more liberal approaches. In terms of countries, Finland had the highest rating with an average score of 52 and Taiwan the lowest with just 19. Britain scored 40, placing it 11th overall, behind countries such as Latvia, Croatia and Slovenia - but it was highest among major Western industrial nations with a population of 10million or more. The results are part of wider research carried out by Professor Schmitt, who releases this part of his study in this week's edition of New Scientist magazine. The findings also confirm earlier research showing that the British are more likely than other nationalities to have 'stolen' other people's lovers. A third of British men are in relationships with women they have taken from other long-term relationships, he found. Among British women, 28 per cent have apparently poached their other halves rather than formed relationships with single men. I don't by the part about it being because of the growth of equal rights for women. Because women don't take advantage of that nearly as much as they should. The hottest british woman has to be Sienna Miller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I don't by the part about it being because of the growth of equal rights for women. Because women don't take advantage of that nearly as much as they should. The hottest british woman has to be Sienna Miller. Forget it, Spats. Don't start packing just yet. They can't be THAT casual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 They're lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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