This is an interesting article. First, I wonder what STD's they considered and what the relative rate for each STD is. Why? Because many are easily and quickly curable, and I am curious how the US compares to other countries regarding AIDS, syphylis, and other serious STD's as opposed to the curable "nuisance" STD's.
I will note that it's surprising to me for two reasons:
1. I posted a lengthy summary at The Oasis Forums of an FHM ("For Him Magazine") article that very clearly showed that women in Europe and South America are more willing to have sex, have sex on the first date, have sex for money, and have "interesting" types of sex (such as multiple partners, etc.). I apologize, but at the moment I cannot access that post because Oasis is apparently undergoing a server change. I WILL post it as soon as I can access it (and have time).
2. I noticed in Europe that "hooking up" at bars and clubs was less common than in the US. It seemed to me that, even at "sexed-up" clubs, people came in groups of friends and tended to stay within their group. However, that difference aside, I found it just as easy to have indiscriminate and unprotected sex in Europe as in the U.S., if not moreso. (The same I have found true for European women visiting the U.S., but it's not fair to include that since most people are willing to be more "adventurous" when in a foreign country -- I know I was. [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] ) So, the statistics actually go against what I would suspect. Who knows, maybe my experience was unique. [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] If so, I wouldn't dare trade it.
Anyway, I'll return to post some of these "sexual behavior" statistics I referenced, as I think they may offer relevant information.