7 per cent of Norwegians wear same undies for a week

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | July 11 2003

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Seven per cent of Norwegian men and six per cent of women wear the same pair of undies for at least a whole week before changing to a fresh pair, according to a new poll.

Norwegians with a high level of education change their underwear less often than those with a lower level of schooling, the survey of 1000 Norwegians, conducted by polling institute ACNielsen, showed.

However, 65 per cent of those questioned say they pull on a fresh pair once a day, while 4 per cent say they change twice a day.

Those least likely to change their knickers are in the 41 to 50 age range, while 18-to-30 year-olds are the most fastidious, with 73 per cent who change daily.

Single men are also more likely to put on clean skivvies than those in a relationship.

Eleven per cent of Norwegians change their underwear two to three times a week and 18 per cent do so four to six times a week.

AFP

[Marysecretary]

I've been there and they're cleaner than the US!

[Lil'freeper]

And somebody, somewhere, paid some researcher to find this out.

[Mad Dawgg]

"7 per cent of Norwegians wear same undies for a week"

I have a friend who shuns the whole information age/internet society thing saying we just know too much now...

And sometimes you got to wonder if he is right!

[Hildy]

Who came up with this question? Probably government sponsored.

[Wolfie]

Great, now I have the song "Norwegian Wood" stuck in my head.

[bandleader]

I knew that there had to be something wrong with gorgeous,blue-eyed,blonde women!!

[Hatteras]

I don't get it. Does this mean that 93% of the Norwegians wear their grundies longer?! ;-)

[Cachelot]

Then, after a week, they donate that used pair of underwear to charity and claim a tax deduction.

No, that is Clinton.

[syriacus]

This survey doesn't pass the "smell" test.

[Xenalyte]

I cannot find one picture of huge panties that I wouldn't get fired for.

[Semper Paratus]

The lesson here is to avoid crowds in Norway.

[tuna_battle_slight_return]

If I were a Norwegian porn star, I'd call myself "Norwegian Wood". <\sarcasm>

[Charles Henrickson]

Ten thousand Swedes
Ran through the weeds
Chased by one Norwegian.
His smell was so strong
It didn't take long
For them to flee the region!

[Lockbar]

Damn, who wears underpants anyway? I only put on FOTL's when I'm in dress trousers. Nothing comes between me and my Wranglers for the past 25 years. But I DO change my wranglers everyday!

[KarlInOhio]

If I were a Norwegian porn star, I'd call myself "Norwegian Wood".

I'd call myself Horst Nordfink. Well known for his huge molars.

[Texan5]

Eeeeewwwww! But I really find that hard to believe-why would they bathe, then put back on unclean skivvies? If true, then the Bard was wrong-there isn't "Something rotten in Denmark" - there's something rotten in Norway!

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

I just know that somewhere, someone was not going to be able to begin their day without that information.

[prisoner6]

I wear a kilt. What's "underwear?

prisoner6

[Marysecretary]

Cute. Not the original thought, but cute.

[Quix]

Maybe their noses are frozen and their spouses are playing around elsewhere???