What did you do after the war, grandma? I was dirty and I went with sailors:
The Kinsey Report of 1948 famously lifted the lid on American sexual behaviour. But when a similar study was conducted in Britain the following year, the findings were so outrageous they were suppressed. Only now have they been revealed.The findings show that the prim and proper façade of post-war Britain hid some remarkable truths about sexual attitudes and experience.
One in four men admitted to having had sex with prostitutes, one in five women owned up to an extra-marital affair, while the same proportion of both sexes said they had had a homosexual experience.
Darren, in comments to the BBC Magazine piece adds:
My nan reguarly gets tipsy at christmas and proceeds to inform the entire family about all the american soldiers she 'had' during the war. As she puts it 'Well I could have died the next day'.
The Global War On Terror could do with more shagging. "I'm going to be writing a dangerous blog post tomorrow. Any chance of a quick one?"
The original story was conducted by Mass Observation, who are still going. They now apparently want men between 16 and 44 for some nefarious purpose. Hmmm...
My late mother (b. 1925) was trying to book my girlfriend and myself into a b&b at some point in the early 90s - overflow from a family gathering.
She rang me and said, "Do I need to book you in as Mr & Mrs?"
"I don't see why. Either of our name should be ok."
"Well I don't know dear, it's been years since I've done this."
Changes one's view of the old folk...
Posted by: chris | October 07, 2005 at 10:15 AM