Nuclear test incites Korean Sex Rampage
Pastor Dale Morgan
Nuclear test incites Korean Sex Rampage*
Posted 10/26/2006 3:46 PM ET
SEOUL (AFP) — North Korea's nuclear test has boosted condom sales and
bookings at South Korean "love" hotels," a newspaper said Thursday.
Some experts told the Chuson newspaper the developments reflect
widespread jitters over the Oct. 9 test, with many people seeking solace
in sex.
Convenience stores reported that condom sales rose by up to 28% in the
week after the test, it said.
Family Mart, a leading chain of convenience stores, sold 1,930 condoms
every day compared to an daily average of 1,508 before Oct. 9, the
newspaper said.
Sales of instant noodles and fuel gas jumped 9.6% year-on-year during
the Oct. 9 to Oct. 15 period — a sign that people are stockpiling, it said.
Bookings at hotels have risen sharply, with pay-by-the-hour "love
motels" in some business districts enjoying an exceptional flood of
guests, according to an online hotel reservations site cited by the
newspaper.
"The desire to break away from normal life appeared to be increasing in
our society in reaction to widespread concerns about North Korea's
nuclear program," Dongkuk University professor Lee Yoon-Ho was quoted as
saying.
The test sparked international condemnation, strong UN sanctions against
the reclusive regime and hiked tensions on the Korean peninsula.