Thailand Wants to Know your Penis Size

There is nothing better than a feel good cultural penis story, is there? In an effort to promote safe sex and prohibit the transmission of Sexually related diseases Thailand is undertaking the mother of all surveys, the kingdoms first countrywide survey of penis size. Thailand never ceases to amaze me. Thais can be very reserved when it comes to sexual talk but when lives are at stake they will take on a countrywide campaign to get the word, and condoms, out. Since 2003 HIV infections have been on the rise in Thailand primarily in gay males and sex workers. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has cited statistics that show the level of infection in gay men that had gone for testing was at 17% in 2003 and that number had almost doubled by 2007 when it hit 32% of gay males tested. This has brought up very real fears that a second wave of HIV in Thailand could be imminent. This new campaign is aimed at getting the word out and cutting infection rates in half by 2011. Most all men from every walk of life loathe condoms mostly because they never seem to fit right and the big killer, they deaden the sensation we all love. This Thai safe sex survey has a very real purpose in that if they know the sizes they are dealing with they can make condoms that fit, will feel good and will be used. To that end size really does matter and under the Public Health Ministry’s “Condom for All” campaign soon every Thai male in the country will know his size, and with luck all the females will be talking about it. The Public Health Ministry plans on distributing the official penis measuring device soon. Pictured above, the device is basically a disposable paper measuring tape that will let the Thai guys know what size they are and what size they need. The measuring tapes will measure widths from 49 to 56 millimeters, considered to be “standard Thai sizes” There was no word on what smaller or larger men can do to take part. Hopefully the male bravado won’t take over and see males fudging the sizes upward to impress their partners. The measuring devices even come with instructions to “please measure while erect”…yeah, I think all males the world round understand the first unspoken rule of peni measurement. Lets just hope our Thai counterparts don’t follow the second unspoken rule which is to add at least 30% to whatever size you come up with and lie at all costs. Yes ladies it happens, and you buy into it, how else did you think the whole shrinkage arguement came about! The DDC plans to use this campaign to get people talking and hopefully understanding just how important safe sex can be. The DDC will also be making good fitting condoms available for free. Once the DDC pushes the campaign out nationwide they will be sending condoms to more than 7000 Tambon Administrations throughout the country for them to distribute while promoting safe sex. I think this is a great initiative by the Thai government and I have no doubt it will have everyone in Thailand talking. I sincerely hope the underlying message doesn’t get lost among the laughter that is sure to ensue, who doesn’t laugh at peni? Let’s hope once the laughter subsides the messages rings true and the HIV infection rates fall. I said Thailand never ceases to amaze me earlier because even though they are a reserved people they will take action even when a possibly uncomfortable subject is involved. When you take into consideration that this would never happen in America it takes on a new light. While free condoms and safe sex promotion does happen in America it will never happen on a national level at this magnitude because the religious right would have conniption fits if the federal government was seen to promote sex by giving away condoms, they still think abstinence is the answer! Source : http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/