Too close for our comfort

Fear of sex

While the world’s extremists are quite open about their fear of sex, the British pretend to be utterly at ease…

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We are not a physically confident nation

We are not a physically confident nation. When we think of ourselves making love we do not summon the blissful…

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Abroad is where sex happens and where the British are most at risk

It is also, you will notice, foreign. We find it helpful to associate sexual products and practices with foreigners because—naturally—we…

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The British consider sex far too fleshy for comfort

The British consider sex far too fleshy for comfort. Henry Porter, “Too close for our comfort”, The Observer, 13 October…

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The British love sex—when other people are doing it

The British love sex—when other people are doing it. But we also hate sex—when we are doing it ourselves. What,…

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