Poker Tour: Jenny Woo learns Norwegians rank #1 for one night stands

It's tough being a girl all alone in a third world foreign country like Norway.  Just kidding about the "Third World".  Norway is anything but "Third World", in fact everything here is so damn expensive and my editor didn't give me his credit card so I'm sorta screwed outside of the pay advance.

The FHM/Purple Lounge Female Poker Tour has thus far gone off without a hitch and I'll have plenty of pics of the babes and tournament coming in the next few days.  You know how it is, slow loading photos by email + a few Cosmos = Jenny Woo's ADT in full gear.

I forget I'm not in the United States and some of my usual tendencies need adjusting here in Norway.

For instance, greetings are casual, with a firm handshake, direct eye contact, and a smile.  One guy I greeted with a kiss on the mouth nearly had a cardiac arrest, the poor thing.

I have to get used to calling people by their last name as that is the general custom in Norway.  So Jon Andersen would be referred to as "Andersen".  I'm like WTF?  Everyone is calling me "Woo"!  Older women like to be called "Fru" so when I introduce myself, they keep asking what my name is and I keep repeating "Woo" and they give me and those around them this stone glazed look like "What drugs is this girl taking?"  Not FRU - WOO!  Damnit.

Oh and my foul mouth is definitely a "No no" here. 

Dinners with me are always LOUD.  So I come to learn that table manners are more formal and - like in the U.S. - smoking is banned in restaurants here.  Grrrr

Sandwiches are eaten with utensils here.  WTF?  When someone is being toasted, raise your glass, look at the person, take a sip, look at the person again, and then return the glass to the table.  Woman must put down their glasses first after a toast.  Something Jenny did not do.  I just kept guzzling it down.

Now for my favorite tidbit about Norway!  Seven out of ten Norwegians have had a random sex partner and the country is a world leader in one-night stands.  That's right folks!

And like Jenny, practically half of these Norwegians ever feel satisfied with their sex lives.

What Norwegians are enthusiastic about is casual sex, with only Icelanders and Vietnamese more likely to collect one-night stands.  You learn something new here every day folks. 

One other quickie (no pun intended): Norwegians lust after movie stars George Clooney, Vin Diesel and Halle Berry, and think that doctors and nurses represent the sexiest professions.

These are the things they (Gambling911.com Management) didn't teach me when I was flown over to Norway this week!

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Jenny Woo, www.gambling911.com

Originally published August 26, 2006 11:44 am EDT