Yet another reason to move to Canada

manadren_it · Post by **manadren_it** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:46 pm

Canada third in new sex study
Austria tops satisfaction chart

Not too many Casanovas in Asia
Apr. 20, 2006. 01:00 AM
ISABEL TEOTONIO
STAFF REPORTER

Satisfaction is not guaranteed — not if you live, and love, on the Pacific Rim.

A new study found couples in Thailand, China, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan report the lowest levels of sexual satisfaction in the world, while the hills of chart-topper Austria are alive with more than just the sound of music.

According to researchers at The University of Chicago, who interviewed 27,500 people between the ages of 40 and 80 in 29 countries, Canada ranks third, behind Austria and Spain, when it comes to sexual satisfaction. Countries such as Turkey, Egypt and Algeria were in the middle, while Japan was at the bottom.

The Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors, billed as the first of its kind, found that in Western countries — where men and women are considered equal — couples were more sexually satisfied. In countries where men are traditionally more dominant, men and women reported less satisfaction.

"Male-centred cultures where sexual behaviour is more oriented toward procreation tend to discount the pleasure for women," said Edward Laumann, sociologist and lead author of the study published this month in Archives of Sexual Behavior.

But Fadi Abou-Rihan, adjunct professor in sexual diversity studies at the University of Toronto, argues if there were a direct correlation between gender equality and sexual satisfaction, then Japan would have scored higher than Egypt.

"Japan may have scored lower, not because of gender inequality, but because of the culture's attitude toward pleasure and toward the body."

After all, he joked, if gender equality equalled a better sex life, then most, if not all, men would become feminists.

Kirk Lin of the Taiwanese-Canadian Community Service Association said Taiwan's ranking didn't surprise him because people there are so busy working, they don't have time for sex.

"People here (in Canada) are more relaxed and have time to think about it and enjoy it."

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:41 pm

lol that's funny. So many things better here. Healthcare, people... even sex!

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:12 am

Red Squirrel wrote: lol that's funny. So many things better here. Healthcare, people... even sex!

From a health standpoint, the Canadian system's greatest failing is the unconscionable delay citizens must accept to obtain serious medical procedures. From an economic perspective, the costs of the system are extravagantly higher than reported by the government's suspect accounting system.

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Ottawa's selective deportation policy (Al-Qaeda sheltered in Canada)
National Post ^ | November 22, 2004

The federal government is practising a dangerous double standard regarding unsuccessful refugee claimants from the Middle East. Both the refugee determination board and the immigration department routinely refuse to deport back to the region failed claimants -- including suspected terrorists -- who face torture in their countries of origin. Syrians, Lebanese, Tunisians, Iranians and others, even some with suspected connections to al-Qaeda, have all been granted safe haven here.
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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:31 am

manadren wrote:

"People here (in Canada) are more relaxed and have time to think about it and enjoy it."

Marijuana legal in Ontario
by Reverend Damuzi and Dana Larsen (22 Jul, 2003)

Judge rules that Canada's possession laws are void. Pot freedom spreads across the country.

Marijuana advocates across Canada are celebrating an Ontario court decision, which effectively legalized possession in Canada's largest province.
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Death · Post by **Death** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:17 pm

lol richard where did you find that picture. That's priceless

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:26 am

Furball wrote: lol richard where did you find that picture. That's priceless

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Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:43 am

Everything is bigger in Canada.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:20 pm

THEBOB wrote: Everything is bigger in Canada.

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