FRENCH FIDELITY

Recently INSERM (a French research body) published a survey of 12,000 Frenchies investigating their sexual exploits. Participants ranged between 18 and 69 and were asked a series of questions. My personal favourite statistic was that only 3% of French women an 4% of French men were unfaithful to their partner of more than 1 year (co-habitating). 3 - 4%!!! You have got to be kidding me! In this, the country that invented mistresses and infidelity!

So today I took it upon myself to do my own survey of French vs. Internationals (mainly Germans) on
a) whether they thought the INSERM statistic was true
b) what % they thought was the real statistic (if it differed from the INSERM one).

Well, as I thought the results were not surprising from the foreigners. They all thought (sample size of 4 - good statistics I know) that the INSERM results was a pack of lies and that the average cheating % was approximate 20%.

In contrast, the Frenchies (sample size 2) thought that the INSERM result was totally correct and that French people in dedicated relationships don't sleep around. However, after a few beers, another opinion (sample size 2) revealed itself - basically agreeing with the foreigners.

I have to say I was very disappointed in these so-called "real" statistics, because when I arrived in France I thought that all French people slept around, any guy who was anyone had a mistress, and that seduction was the name of the game (even if you were married). But alas, according to the (totally honest - of course) Frenchies, they are a pack of faithful, relationship loving Frogs.