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Offline Eral

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Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« on: February 04, 2006, 07:11:54 PM »
Recent debate on whether persons of a certain country ended up with a weird fetish for being spanked and wearing nappies, due to a particularly bad method of raising children, leads me to wonder, are there fetishes/weirdness that are particular to cultures/countries? Nowadays, when the Internet allows everyone to share their umm, interests, we don't seem to have many country-specific things. Are these reputations just a form of culture-bashing, jokes, or an insight into the differences b/w cultures?
It is rumoured, a large number of Japanese men are fond of women dressed as schoolgirls.
Australians used to make rude remarks about New Zealanders and sheep. (That was pretty obviously a put down.)
I read recently that Icelanders like to eat decayed moose/reindeer. As a speciality dish. (Clearly, Iceland has been too isolated for too long. Either that or they hate tourists and have invented this as a massive prank.)

What else do we know of?
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2006, 07:34:44 PM »
Used to make fun of New Zealanders and sheep, you mean still do don't you? Of course they make the same remarks straight back.

I will go with something simple, that there are no girls on the interweb, zomg.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2006, 10:41:17 PM »
Quote from: Eral on February 04, 2006, 07:11:54 PM

It is rumoured, a large number of Japanese men are fond of women dressed as schoolgirls.


As far as I know, almost all guys are fond of *ahem* "women dressed as" schoolgirls. :) The difference, err... lies in style: Japanese guys like sailor uniforms, them yankees like catholic school uniform. ::)
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2006, 10:41:57 PM »
Last I checked, everyone had a thing for women dressed as schoolgirls.  Remember that Britney Spears video?

EDIT:  Damn. Notasophist beat me to it.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2006, 12:01:29 AM »
Ahh, but the Japanese have prostitutes who solely do the school-girl thing. Lots and lots. Suggesting that this has a cultural base, not just a personal one.  (I have seen pictures of Japanese schoolgirl prostitutes who were definitely impersonating Catholics.)

Britney was dressed as a cheerleader, Drew. And she was a schoolgirl at the time. Let's not get sidetracked by the music industry's prostitution of women - jc might lock the thread and divert us to a Britney/Christine/Gwen/Madonna/Beyonce etc site. 
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2006, 12:34:08 AM »
You know, the kinds of fetishes that are unique or popular or uniquely popular in Japan are really, really, explicit.

One of the more popular mild ones is panties, or "buruma," as they're called. Upskirt kind of things. They have magazines upon magazines dedicated to girls just pulling up their skirts. Nothing else. All things considered, it's really mild.

But as far as schoolgirls are concerned -- everyone loves schoolgirls. Schoolgirls, nurses, and French maids aren't unique to anywhere.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2006, 01:11:06 AM »
Actually, there was one video she did dressed up like a catholic schoolgirl.........
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2006, 01:34:20 AM »
A common stereotype has Germans and Japanese being more likely to deal in scat porn and the like. I guess losing wars really takes its toll on some countries.
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« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2006, 01:47:38 AM »
Ponyplay is a good 'ol American fetish. Well, at least it's popular here. We didn't invent it or anything.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2006, 01:58:50 AM »
I don't know that it is a fetish as much as it is the only resort for crook-eyed farmboys named Cletus.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2006, 02:37:51 AM »
Actually, if I remember my paraphilia terminology correctly, ponyplay involves a person pretending to be a horse. In a horse-y way, not an intercourse-y way. With lumps of sugar and saddles and stuff.

The sheep-shagger stereotype is frequently applied to the Welsh as well as New Zealanders.

Canadians are said to have a thing for doing it with their socks on, but if this is true (I can't vouch for it), then it would be for practical purposes (chilly feet!), not kink.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2006, 02:57:36 AM »
Quote from: Joe on February 05, 2006, 01:34:20 AM
A common stereotype has Germans and Japanese being more likely to deal in scat porn and the like. I guess losing wars really takes its toll on some countries.
How very insightful. Then what American weirdness is the result of Vietnam?
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« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2006, 03:09:17 AM »
Quote from: b on February 05, 2006, 02:57:36 AM
How very insightful. Then what American weirdness is the result of Vietnam?

I don't know. Make up something with pseudo-comedic value like I did.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2006, 05:03:40 AM »
other cultures are weird.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2006, 05:51:16 AM »
Quote from: Bex on February 05, 2006, 02:37:51 AM
Actually, if I remember my paraphilia terminology correctly, ponyplay involves a person pretending to be a horse. In a horse-y way, not an intercourse-y way. With lumps of sugar and saddles and stuff.

That's the one.

There was a sudden resurgance in ponyplay in the US that a few writers have attributed to a recent Anne Rice novel. I don't remember which one. I guess the kinds of people who really like Anne Rice are also the kinds of people who will throw thousands of dollars into custom-made carriages for people to carry other people in.

Heh. Beastiallity. That's illegal in a good many states and countries.

I'm willing to bet gun and smoking fetishes are fairly US . . . but I don't really know for sure. Just a speculation.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2006, 07:59:20 AM »
Quote from: Eral on February 04, 2006, 07:11:54 PM
Recent debate on whether persons of a certain country ended up with a weird fetish for being spanked and wearing nappies, due to a particularly bad method of raising children, leads me to wonder, are there fetishes/weirdness that are particular to cultures/countries?

I didn't have enough time and will to write an answer to that, but said bad method of raising children is not and, as far as I know, never was widely practiced. Said fetish is not as widespread as it was falsely claimed, either. What I've seen so far and what is more popular than "the diaper thing" is just normal S&M.

A development I dislike a lot is the obsession with one's figure. Magazines and tv are full of giraffish girls (tall and skinny, with long blond or brown hair) and advice on how to become like that. Luckily, that trend seems to become outdated again. And if not, then there are still countries near which have a more flattering ideal of beauty. :)
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2006, 09:56:03 AM »
Obsession with figure isn't anything new.  Just ask the Victorians.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2006, 10:23:41 AM »
Quote from: Eral on February 04, 2006, 07:11:54 PM
Nowadays, when the Internet allows everyone to share their umm, interests, we don't seem to have many country-specific things.

Most of any country-specific things are not written in English.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2006, 10:33:45 AM »
Quote from: NiGHTMARE on February 05, 2006, 09:56:03 AM
Obsession with figure isn't anything new.  Just ask the Victorians.

That's why I wrote "again".
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2006, 10:34:12 AM »
Quote from: fcm on February 05, 2006, 05:51:16 AM
There was a sudden resurgance in ponyplay in the US that a few writers have attributed to a recent Anne Rice novel. I don't remember which one. I guess the kinds of people who really like Anne Rice are also the kinds of people who will throw thousands of dollars into custom-made carriages for people to carry other people in.

Oh, oh. This had to be that series of lame pr0n about Sleeping Beauty she did a while back under a pseudonym, A. N. Roquelaure or something. I remember tediously repetitious scenes with prancing and harnesses, but, then, I'm not a buttplug kind of girl. Your mileage may vary. Literally.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #20 on: February 05, 2006, 11:14:54 AM »
Quote from: Bons on February 05, 2006, 10:34:12 AM
Quote from: fcm on February 05, 2006, 05:51:16 AM
There was a sudden resurgance in ponyplay in the US that a few writers have attributed to a recent Anne Rice novel. I don't remember which one. I guess the kinds of people who really like Anne Rice are also the kinds of people who will throw thousands of dollars into custom-made carriages for people to carry other people in.

Oh, oh. This had to be that series of lame pr0n about Sleeping Beauty she did a while back under a pseudonym, A. N. Roquelaure or something. I remember tediously repetitious scenes with prancing and harnesses, but, then, I'm not a buttplug kind of girl. Your mileage may vary. Literally.

Well, that's more likely than Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #21 on: February 05, 2006, 12:44:04 PM »
Quote from: Evaine Dian on February 05, 2006, 07:59:20 AM
Quote from: Eral on February 04, 2006, 07:11:54 PM
Recent debate on whether persons of a certain country ended up with a weird fetish for being spanked and wearing nappies, due to a particularly bad method of raising children, leads me to wonder, are there fetishes/weirdness that are particular to cultures/countries?

I didn't have enough time and will to write an answer to that, but said bad method of raising children is not and, as far as I know, never was widely practiced. Said fetish is not as widespread as was falsely claimed, either.

 
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The English have spanking, the Germans have that diaper thing, Americans have fake bosoms.

 None of the above is widespread as I falsely claimed. Brazil claims to be cosmetic surgery capitol of the world, Iran is the nose job capitol of the world and the most common cosmetic surgery procedure in the US is liposuction not breast enhancement.  The Germans do not have a widespread infantilism community. However, if you are in a search for adult pacifiers you may be directed to a German company. It is a minority who have plastic surgery or practice any type of fetish.

 It is the absolute truth that the English do love a good spanking. ;)

 To the question. I heard that the Dutch introduced kissing to the Japanese and it was an act only the most hardened Japanese prostitute would consent to but only for an exorbitant rate. I have no idea whether kissing is popular or not in Japan today. Latins are generally considered to be the best lovers and the Irish the most morose.*

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 *I am totally making up the morose Irish lover.





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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #22 on: February 05, 2006, 01:55:02 PM »
Quote from: Regullus on February 05, 2006, 12:44:04 PM
To the question. I heard that the Dutch introduced kissing to the Japanese and it was an act only the most hardened Japanese prostitute would consent to kiss but only for exorbitant rates.
Aren't we a sick and perverted people, introducing kissing to other people ;)
But seriously, I think that the Netherlands is one of the few countries where prostitution is legalized.
Maybe it has something to do with the long tradition of sailors who where coming back from long voyages... ;) :P
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #23 on: February 05, 2006, 02:45:26 PM »
My grandparents met some foreigners who had thought that San Francisco was made up entirely of homosexuals.
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Re: Cultural weirdness- alleged or otherwise.
« Reply #24 on: February 05, 2006, 03:31:51 PM »
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