Singapore swing

Remember a few weeks ago, when I wrote the post about wife-swapping in China? Well, it seems that the whole continent of Asia is mired in the sexual seventies, if this article about swinging in Singapore is any indication:

Every two months, dozens of couples meet in a pub in Singapore, have drinks, mingle, and then decide whether they want to sleep with one another.

They then climb into their thirty-foot-long Cadillacs, which they drive home before frantically tearing off each other's double knit polyester outfits, platform shoes, and gold medallions before having sex on the shag carpeting. Okay, so I made that last part up.

In Sydney or Seattle nobody would bat an eyelid, but the couples are part of a thriving underground swinging scene that is an anomaly for a country where oral sex is illegal and Playboy magazine is banned.

There are at least 10 swingers clubs in Singapore, most of them private, some of them online. With more than 6,000 members, the Web-based United SG Swingers is one of the biggest.

"Most" of them are private? Does that mean that some of them are run by the government, or just that anybody can walk in off the street and trade in their missus?

For all their enthusiasm, few swingers tell family and friends about their lifestyle, although the practice is not illegal in Singapore.

Is that really very surprising? I mean, I don't tend to discuss my sexual proclivities with my family and friends, either. Besides, I don't think they'd really want to hear it.

Anyway, read the whole thing, especially if you're a pervert who wants details about the Singapore swinging scene. My favorite part is the way the article ends:

A 34-year-old Australian who attends swinging parties told Reuters that Singapore's scene is just evolving.

"It's very innocuous here, it's not like other countries," he said. "Compared to Australia and Europe, it's more discreet and less lively. Singaporeans are pretty reserved in a lot of ways."

Right. Because nothing says "prudish" like having sex with somebody else's spouse.