Unge amerikanere på Europa-ferie har på grunn av en rekke europeiske lands motstand mot krigen i Irak fått sine sjanser til å hoppe i høyet med unge europeere drastisk redusert. The Onion melder denne uken at i stedet for utsikter til interkontinental sengekos må amerikanske turister nå regne med kritikk og harde debatter hvis de tar turen over dammen:

The report, released Monday by the Center For U.S.-International Casual Relations, was based on interviews with approximately 1,400 American students returning from abroad. According to study director Gilbert Hapbrook, sexual contact between American students and foreigners has declined steadily since January 2001.

«Unpopular military actions and dismissal of international organizations have galvanized world hostility toward the U.S.,» Hapbrook said. «Instead of being inundated with questions about Hollywood and requests to help hot young foreigners practice their English, Americans are being openly scorned in European pubs and cafes. Data taken from a poll of students in December 2004 showed that only a dismal 11 percent had achieved sexual congress with a non-American.»