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According to two recent surveys, that's exactly what should happen. In a study of sexual happiness, a Roper Starch Worldwide survey reports that 46 percent of Venezuelans were "very happy" with their sex lives, the highest percentage of any nation. A separate study conducted in October supports this theory, revealing that Venezuelans also score the highest among 30 countries in saying they constantly think about their appearance.

Among the top 10 nations most happy with their sex lives, Brazil ranked second with 32 percent and Argentina clocked in at 20 percent.

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So what's the deal with South America? It seems that the entire region -- rife with poofy-haired beauty pageant contestants, topless beaches and percussive music sent straight from the devil himself -- is scrumping to great satisfaction.

Other nations ranking high on the Roper survey, which interviewed 20,000 adults in 19 countries, included the United States (27 percent), India and Mexico (26 percent) and Australia and France (25 percent). Even the repressed Anglos of Britain seem to have it going on to a certain extent (23 percent).

"Latin lovers, amour in France and the Kama Sutra in India, these have strong associations with those cultures," explains Roper global research director Tom Miller.

Which of course leads us to the flip side of the coitus coin. Who isn't getting laid? If you're traveling the globe in search of sex, you'd do well to avoid Germany, Italy and Malaysia (tied at 14 percent), China (9 percent), Russia (6 percent) and Hong Kong, where only 5 percent of the population reports being satisfied with their sex lives.

But, when considering all such surveys, we must keep in mind that the world is full of sexy liars.
salon.com | April 13, 2000

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