Posted on 05/23/2005 9:37:25 AM PDT by pissant
Few British men would claim to match Sting's legendary boast that, as a master of 'Tantric sex', he could make love to his wife for seven hours at a time.
But at an average of seven minutes and 36 seconds, they still last significantly longer than their international rivals, it was claimed yesterday.
By comparison the typical American lasts seven minutes, the average Spaniard just under six minutes and most Dutchmen slightly over five minutes.
As for the Turks, they can manage only just over three and a half minutes before it's all over.
The five-nation study, by a team of Dutch scientists, was set up to investigate the problem of premature ejaculation. But it ended up highlighting
national differences in sexual performance.
While failing to measure up to Sting's Tantric achievements, his fellow-Britons can still congratulate themselves on topping the endurance league.
'There could be various reasons for this,' said Paula Hall, a sex therapist with Relate, the former marriage guidance service. 'It may be that British men are more inhibited, that their women have higher expectations or that they are more skilled.
'Some previous research has shown that Italians tend to last least longest so this does challenge some of the national stereotypes in a positive way for British men. However, it is interesting because none of the times is very long.'
Experts at Utrecht University in the Netherlands studied 491 men in the five countries which, unfortunately, failed to include such legendary lovers as the French and the Italians. Over a four-week spell they were equipped with stopwatches to measure the time between penetration and ejaculation.
The average figure for all countries was five minutes 24 seconds, regardless of whether or not a condom was used.
There was, however, a significant age gap. Men aged between 18 and 30 lasted for six and a half minutes on average compared with just four minutes 20 seconds for those over the age of 51.
The shortest of all recorded times was 30 seconds and the longest was 44 minutes.
The study also failed to include the Germans - for which they have cause to be thankful if Boris Becker's performance is
anything to go by. He has a fiveyearold daughter as a result of a brief encounter with Russian model Angela Ermakowa in a cupboard at the London restaurant Nobu. The tennis legend has since claimed that the encounter lasted a mere five seconds.
Lead author Dr Marcel Waldinger said the research was intended to help doctors understand better where to draw the line when diagnosing premature ejaculation. 'The wide range among normal men points to a physical rather than a psychological cause for premature ejaculation,' said Dr Waldinger, whose findings are to be published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine this week.
'The results will help to lift the taboo over premature ejaculation because they show that men are indeed different from one another.'
He said there are two widely used definitions for the condition - the quickest 0.5 per cent of men and the quickest 2.5 per cent.
Using the quickest 0.5 per cent would mean that anybody lasting less than 54 seconds would be a sufferer, while the 2.5 per cent measurement would extend this to one minute and 20 seconds.
Dr Waldinger said that, based on the results of the study, he would suggest that any man lasting less than a minute has 'definite' premature ejaculation, while any lasting less than one and a half minutes is a 'probable' victim.
However, he adds that further 'stopwatch studies' are needed for a final decision to be made on these cut-off points.
The Brits practically sleep while "doing it" and I hardly think that counts. If you sleep for 8 hours, then by my theory you could "so it" for 8 hours using the British Method.
It'd almost have to be. I've had some rather fun weekends, but even those were broken down into segements with breaks for food, water, showers, ect...
Ping
After 7 hours of non-stop sex, can you imagine how much conversation she'd want afterwards?
British electronics are notoriously poor!
Why women think that man is good looking is beyond me!
Maybe on Thanksgiving, but that one takes a lot longer than 3 minutes to heat up!
As long as I don't have to shut up and take it!
LOL
Anything less than an hour is a premie by my standards!
I recommend Duracells. ;o)
The brits just include begging time in their total.
I say there! Spiffing post, old chap!
Beer and Jack Daniels....
ping for later...
Keep thee stinger away from me, Sting.
Moans are allowed.
and the time for quaffing a pint at the pub.
ROFL!
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