" 30 and up crowd".

Guilty!

To me, sex is utterly private. Ya’ll notice, I rarely discuss it on here even.
So if I’m put in a situation where it’s all out there for the world to see, I’m gonna giggle or look away. Or both. I don’t think this has anything to do with my being repressed. I just don’t think my sex life is any of anyone’s business.

I also think it's bad manners to discuss in most social circumstances. Certainly not at the adult bookstore, no. But it's not something to bring up in casual conversation, generally.

Ya know, I really wish I wasn't making that shit up. But damned few people older than that milestone could behave themselves in the store. It certainly wasn't the 18 year olds snickering at dildos.

But if it's nothing to be ashamed of, nothing dirty, nothing bad -why gigle and blush? Why the apparent inability to just speak matter-of-factly about sex?

I'm a shy person. I giggle and blush all the time.

And I absolutely can speak matter of factly about sex. But I generally choose not to in most company.

But could you do it in an appropriate situation? Like when you're trying to pick out a brand of lube?

Honestly? I wouldn't ask a random sales person a question about lube. If I had questions about lube I'd research it online and/or talk to a trusted friend or two. When I've been in toy stores in the past and have been approached asking if I have any questions or whatever, I politely say no thanks and go about my browsing.
And if I'm with a friend and I see a bizarre-ly huge or otherwise out of the ordinary dildo, I'm gonna laugh.

But could you do it in an appropriate situation? Like when you're trying to pick out a brand of lube?

Well, I think that people that are of my mom and dad's generation (mom is 59 and dad is 63) were just raised not to talk about it. My mom said that no one gave her the "talk" and that no one told her about childbirth. You just didn't talk about those things. She said an aunt of hers had to have a hysterectomy for some reason and that no one would even say that word. They said she had "female problems".

I don't think, at least in that age group, that it is a maturity issue. I think it's more of a generational issue.

I also think that there are some people my age (who were raised by the generation I refer to above) that just aren't used to discussing sex openly and frankly the way you speak of.

I'm not a total prude but there have been some threads here that I just won't comment on because I'm not about to talk about my sex life in detail. I will joke around on sex threads, but you won't catch me telling the org about what position Ariel and I used last. It's just private to me.

I guess maybe the people that would come into your store are curious yet uncomfortable at the same time. Try not to judge. People are raised by all different types of parents and not everyone was raised to talk about sex openly.

Well, I think that people that are of my mom and dad's generation (mom is 59 and dad is 63) were just raised not to talk about it. My mom said that no one gave her the "talk" and that no one told her about childbirth. You just didn't talk about those things. She said an aunt of hers had to have a hysterectomy for some reason and that no one would even say that word. They said she had "female problems".

I don't think, at least in that age group, that it is a maturity issue. I think it's more of a generational issue.

I also think that there are some people my age (who were raised by the generation I refer to above) that just aren't used to discussing sex openly and frankly the way you speak of.

I'm not a total prude but there have been some threads here that I just won't comment on because I'm not about to talk about my sex life in detail. I will joke around on sex threads, but you won't catch me telling the org about what position Ariel and I used last. It's just private to me.

I guess maybe the people that would come into your store are curious yet uncomfortable at the same time. Try not to judge. People are raised by all different types of parents and not everyone was raised to talk about sex openly.

In Thailand, this is common place. Thai's have a very playful attitude about sex. It's nothing for a woman talented enough to take a dollar bill into her pussy and to give you 4 quarters in change back to call your private parts "a ding dong "

Besides their sex life, I am often amazed at what people feel comfortable enough to share with strangers on a public forum. From death in the family to relation trouble, I am shocked sometimes.

I am here to taunt and irritate Abierman

Farang.

Playful attitude about sex? I'd say in public Thais are pretty repressed and conservative. They don't tend to talk about sex openly with others (except young men with their close mates) and you don't see Thai couples kissing and hugging when outside of their home.

Um, if a Thai girl's saying 'ding dong' to you she isn't talking about your private parts, but rather, calling you crazy.

I was about to call him sex-tourist, but then I don't know anything about Thailand's gay-scene.....
You're right, I found the Thais very shy & humble when it comes to this subject.

I would love to hang out with Dan in Thailand and poke fun at his farang-ness.