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Australians report having sex once or twice a week, on average. For Brits, it's less than once a week, while Americans report having sex two to three times a week.
We can't know for sure how often individuals actually have sex. Some people may incorrectly report their sexual frequency, either by mistake or on purpose. But the national estimates data are based on representative samples, so they're a useful guide.
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In fact, Australians and Americans are having less sex than they used to in past decades.Aussies had sex about 20 times fewer in 2013 than a decade before. Americans had sex nine times fewer, on average, in 2014 than a decade before.
Increased competition for our free time from smartphones, expanded entertainment options, and other sources is cited as causes for the drop in frequency.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @03:38AM (16 children)
Should that be "20 fewer times"? 3 times a day on average? I want to be born in the 80s in australia.
(Score: 5, Funny) by edIII on Tuesday February 26 2019, @03:45AM (6 children)
I did hear it was when women glowed and men plundered...
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 1) by darkpixel on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:18AM
I also hear they had lots of thunder...
(Score: 3, Insightful) by c0lo on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:21AM (1 child)
And men had something to work, yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by pipedwho on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:22AM
Well, the men were at work. Might have been on smoko or bludging though.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday February 27 2019, @12:30AM (2 children)
The quote is where women glow and the men chunder.
Chunder is what you might do after too many frothies at a barbie.
(Score: 3, Informative) by edIII on Wednesday February 27 2019, @01:51AM (1 child)
Negative, my quote is correct :) You're misquoting the lyrics later on. Don't feel bad, till TFA I thought it was women "rolled" and men "thundered". Thought it was some weird Aussie thing, but it sounded cool in the 80's :)
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 3, Funny) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday February 27 2019, @02:12AM
Does make sense, yes. It's a silly lyric anyway. Nearly as silly as "excuse me while I kiss this guy".
I never understood that one.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:13AM (5 children)
That's due to migration to cities, harder to get your hands on a sheep when you need one.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:21AM (4 children)
I thought that was the Kiwis. At least that's what everyone from OZ is always telling me.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:39AM
Don't know about Kiwis, by Aussies learned the Work Safe rules [weatherzone.com.au]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Informative) by driverless on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:06AM (2 children)
Typical ignorant Australians. Have you ever tried to f--k a Kiwi? They'd disintegrate on you if you do that, you really need a full sheep to stand up to the punishment a typical Aussie gives it.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday February 26 2019, @07:51PM (1 child)
Typical ignorant Australians. Have you ever tried to f--k a Kiwi? They'd disintegrate on you if you do that, you really need a full sheep to stand up to the punishment a typical Aussie gives it.
Jeebus, they're just, like, one island over. What did New Zealand ever do to you?
(Score: 2) by driverless on Wednesday February 27 2019, @02:33AM
Not sure what NZ has to do with it, I'm talking about kiwis [gartenjournal.net]. Also, it's not specific to kiwis, it's just the Aussie technique in general. I mean this is the country where foreplay is "brace yourself, Shirl".
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:27AM (1 child)
Indeed, extremely bad writing on the part of TFA's authors. The Australian study reports in the first survey (2001-2002) that people in Australia had sex about 1.8 times per week on average, and in the second survey (2012-2013) the result was about 1.4 times per week on average.
So TFA's authors went "1.4 times 52 is approximately 1.8 times 52 minus twenty-ish", and then went on to write "Aussies have sex about 20 times fewer in 2013 than a decade before".
(Score: 2) by driverless on Wednesday February 27 2019, @02:36AM
Just one question, I assume this is sex with other people? Otherwise, it can be as high as several times a day for some.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:10PM
either way it would make more sense if they said "[fraction] as often"