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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

The World's 10 Best & Worst Lovers

International travel has always had an allure for the single gal. The thrill of losing yourself in a perfectly baked pain au chocolat... The indulgent kisses of an accented man... The fortuitous Eurail cabin-turned-soul mate. We've all had that fantasy, admit it: Ever since Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke meandered Viennese streets in Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise, you, too, have held out hope for your own slice of the intercontinental embrace.

The good news is that with airfare at an all time low, if you've got the money then now's the time to go. The other good news is that now you know where and with whom you are more likely to receive the most satisfying embrace. Thank the recession for the former, and a survey carried out by the global research site OnePoll.com for the latter.

Stay away from Northern Europe, ladies, if you want some satisfaction between a hostel's starchy sheets: German men have been voted the world's worst lovers—narrowly beating their British counterparts to the unwanted title. The reasons? German men have B.O. (sauerkraut?) and English men are just too lazy. How To Be Single (Around The World)

Other surprising results culled from the poll's respondents, which sampled women from 20 countries to rate nations on their ability in the bedroom and give reasons for their answers, include Swedish men as "too quick to the finish" and the Dutch as too dominating. Really? Who would have thought? Seriously, aren't those countries known for their progressive sexual appetites? Does He Finish Too Soon? It May Not Be His Fault.

"These results," said a spokesperson for OnePoll.com, "are an eye-opener for thousands of men around the world and female travelers might judge potential new lovers by looking at these results."

So where should you book your room? Well it's no surprise that those countries speaking the language of love also practice it well, too: Spain, Brazil, Italy and France claim the top four slots on the World's Best Lovers list. Surprisingly, Ireland rounds out the top 5. Hmmmm.... Perhaps it's the Guinness?

Below, the list of the world's 10 best and 10 worst lovers, according to the international poll:

World's Worst Lovers: World's Best Lovers:
1. Germany (too smelly) 1. Spain
2. England (too lazy) 2. Brazil
3. Sweden (too quick) 3. Italy
4. Holland (too dominating) 4. France
5. America (too rough) 5. Ireland
6. Greece (too lovey-dovey) 6. South Africa
7. Wales (too selfish) 7. Australia
8. Scotland (too loud) 8. New Zealand
9. Turkey (too sweaty) 9. Denmark
10. Russia (too hairy) 10. Canada

This LoveBuzzer can attest to the fact that Italians definitely earn their place above France. Why it's been called the "French Kiss" and not the "Italian Kiss" is something she'll never understand. Australians are pretty great, too. How To Kiss Well

Readers, do you agree? What's your experience? 

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Written by Claire Daniel for YourTango.com.

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  • Linda W's Avatar
    Posted by Linda W Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:34pm PDT

    Oh I don't know about this list. I love some of the men from Mexico!

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  • casy's Avatar
    Posted by casy Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:40pm PDT

    Nothing wrong with Lovey-Dovey. (Greece)

    German men...mmmm The 2 I was with was bossy and, controlling and rough....But that doesn't mean they all are...right?

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  • Helen's Avatar
    Posted by Helen Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:40pm PDT

    I notice 'international travel' = Western Hemisphere + Australia. Over half the world's population appears to have been excluded from the survey

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  • casy's Avatar
    Posted by casy Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:42pm PDT

    I agree with some of this list.............

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  • casy's Avatar
    Posted by casy Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:47pm PDT

    Typo....the two I new were .....

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  • Shoujo Robot's Avatar
    Posted by Shoujo Robot Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:06pm PDT

    Coming from the US to Scotland, I think American men, on average, ARE pretty sucky (either pushy or hardly have a clue), but the Scots are rather great. I did have a few nice experiences stateside, but I've had more fun here ;-)

    They definitely shouldn't be on the worst list. And what's so wrong with being a little loud? ;-)

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  • Angelez's Avatar
    Posted by Angelez Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:21pm PDT

    Mexican / Spanish men and women are great lovers

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  • Doktor Eevol's Avatar
    Posted by Doktor Eevol Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:38pm PDT

    ROFL My man is British first generation American, and awesome in bed. Just goes to show how you can't define someone else by their race or nationality.

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  • Em le Orange Cat's Avatar
    Posted by Em le Orange Cat Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:54pm PDT

    MY dutch guy isn't too dominating. He's a bit of a pushover, actually... I tease him about it all the time! xD

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  • cutie179's Avatar
    Posted by cutie179 Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:25pm PDT

    The Fijians... especially from Momi Bay

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