Why is it embarrassing to buy condoms

You are having to admit you are planning to have sex or want to have it. Talking about using condoms is also something people struggle with, again regardless of age, according to the FPA Family Planning Association. Health professions say the obvious way to overcome this is better sex education in schools. While some schools are doing a good job, others aren't, and this means young people are often getting their information in the playground or on the internet.

Hodson says condoms are just part of what young people need to be taught. All of that needs to be taken into account. He says other countries, like Holland, are able to talk to young people about sex in a natural way, "without sniggering like the British often do".

Katherine, 17, from Essex, says teenagers do talk about condoms, but nearly always in a joking way. We're given a lot of free condoms at safe sex talks. It saves embarrassment and money. It shows people of all ages need just as much support as teenagers when it comes to sexual health, says Dr Audrey Simpson of the FPA. They've had to find the confidence themselves to talk about condoms and learn the hard way.

In the first experiment, some customers were greeted by an employee while they were shopping for clothes. In the second one, some customers were greeted by an employee when they were shopping for condoms, an item they considered embarrassing.

Firstly, this study confirmed earlier findings that customers entering a store where an employee was present reported higher levels of pleasurable feelings and satisfaction. In fact, people who were greeted by an employee upon store entry were so satisfied, they were more likely to revisit the store than those who entered it with no employee in sight.

However, this was not the case when buying condoms. There are only two things in life that are certain — death and embarrassment when it comes to buying condoms. With million condoms sold each year in the U. Why are we so embarrassed to buy condoms? The campaign was popular because relationships between men and women in Thailand are more egalitarian than most in the developing world.

Most Thais are Buddhists, and Buddhist scripture preaches: "Many children make you poor. Mechai also founded a restaurant chain called Cabbages and Condoms , which reflects his philosophy that contraception and condoms should be as accessible as cabbage.

The slogan of the restaurant is "our food is guaranteed not to cause pregnancy". Condoms and sex toys are part of the decor — hanging from ceilings, embedded in tables, fixed to lamps or imitating table flowers. Condoms, rather than mints or fortune cookies, are given to customers with their bills. Mechai was affectionately nicknamed "Mr Condom". The problem with condoms is that both men and women often don't like to use them.

This condom should significantly preserve or enhance pleasure in order to improve uptake and regular use.