Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> > >> I'll probably regret asking :-), but here goes..... >> >> How come Italians have problems in the beginning with sex? In any >> case, once they do 'acquire the taste', they seem to have no more >> trouble with it than the rest of us. Italians don't seem to be on the >> verge of extinction. >> >> * Henning J. Wulff > >Henning, > >I am not sure that I understand your question/comment. >As for extinction, Italy has the lowest birth rate in Western Europe. Its >population is in negative growth. >Were it not for mass migrations from E. Europe, Italians might indeed become >an endangered species. > >The reason, however, has to do with economics rather than sexual >dysfunction. >It seems that Italians have chosen to have only one child per family on >average in order to enjoy whatever else life has to offer. >But I am sure that they keep in good practice on a regular basis. > >Joe No serious question was intended. :-) I think most developed countries have negative growth if immigration is discounted, including Canada. We generally keep in practice as well, but we usually proceed without any period of 'acquiring a taste'. :-) - -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html