By Michele Gershberg
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Men in South Africa say they cheat instead of taking second or third wives, Americans lament that love has died in their marriages,
and the Japanese believe ex-marital sex isn't adultery if they pay for it.
These are just a few of the cultural excuses for cheating on one's spouse as recorded by Pamela Druckerman, author of a new comparative look at infidelity titled "Lust in Translation: The Rules of Infidelity from Tokyo to Tennessee."
This is not the first time I have heard this tidbit. It seems to be quite acceptable to pay for sex, even when married.
Japan has a huge sex industry, from oral sex booths to call girls, orgy clubs and rent-a-room-by-the-hour (and get a girl free!). One thing I bet you DIDN'T know, is that in Bali, Japanese women are the main sex tourists, often rodeoing with the
Kuta Cowboys.
Frankly, the lack of sexual taboo here just tickles me pink!
More on this later,
LiK
joe wrote:
"The traditional view of sexuality in Japan is, to put it simply, that love and sex dont go together. In other words, it is ok to have sex without love. This is considered natural in Japanese culture."