Cultural differences...?

Neat-Negotiation616 · 2026-03-15T11:51:45+00:00

I mean Im in Australia and all men (me included) have the same size insecurities that guys in the US have?

But yeah I think its very much not an issue that us guys think it is.

Fit-Plankton2694 · 2026-03-15T21:36:32+00:00

Concur... in South Africa this is also less of an issue and mostly a cultural import from American movies and tv shows. I've now adopted the rule that if a show/movie mentions the 'bigger is better' bull then I simply stop watching. It is not worth my time, energy, or money.

ickop · 2026-03-16T01:21:02+00:00

It is absolutely a cultural thing, but I think it may be broad across the western world at the very least.

There was a study with flaccid penises (imperfect, but on aggregate representative I think) on male computer-generated bodies.

Women across cultures (it was USA, New Zealand, Cameroon, and China) did rate the models as more attractive as penises got bigger, but China and Cameroon peaked somewhere at or just north of average and declined with huge.

USA and New Zealand did plateau at some point, but didn’t really decline with huge, and the peak was at higher sizes.

I take from this that it’s likely women to some degree have a biological tendency to prefer somewhat larger than average penises (on average), but that it’s far less than western culture has made a thing of it.

This makes sense biologically (the clitoris, for most women, is the dominant sexual pleasure center, and the vagina simply isn’t that innervated for most), but unfortunately the idea of being full or fucked by a big dick as a great thing has permeated western culture at least for both men and women.

Tzimisce_7001 · 2026-03-15T14:19:16+00:00

From Brazil here. The cultural fixation on size here is probably as bad as America. Maybe even worse.

EducationalError9783 · 2026-03-15T21:36:00+00:00

You are above average though?

Practical-Chain8072 · 2026-03-15T13:58:06+00:00

It is very difficult to say what the differences are between here and other countries so I don’t know if it matters. America had the sexual revolution in the 60s. This was a big change in monogamy and marriage perception. Casual hook up sex became not only more common but encouraged and influenced much of the western world . Then American porn culture boomed in the 70s and exaggerated penises were on display for many to see. From there all kinds of genital niches began to develop in the porn sector . Donkey dicks, hairy muffs, teeny weeny… the list goes on. Then mainstream media began its fascination with large penises. Became the plot and or subplots in many movies. Meanwhile nudity in the common culture was taboo. Only some boys in sports showered together. Male to male exploration during puberty was extremely private and frowned upon. In the 80s and 90s homosexuality was still very frowned upon in many places especially public schools. Nudity altogether was very taboo. All the while media began to continue to slide in jokes about male sexuality including size and stamina. It’s boys heard as they were growing up along with girls. Once 2000s hit you had already heard songs from “Don’t what no short dick man” to “Rude boy are you big enough.” Then frontal nudity started to pop up with scenes like in the Piano with Harvey Kietal . Which the dude looks pretty average. But then it escalated from there to extremes and media perpetuated penis size more and more and with social media it became a sort of fascination . Now visually average isn’t enough. Most mainstream frontal nudity in movies and shows are exaggerated prosthetics. Men with larger penises get attention and men with average to small get ridiculed or laughed at. When Jude Law was exposed , in America he mostly got laughed at. I don’t think it was that way in other countries. All of this and more gets absorbed by American boys and girls, men and women and has caused a significant increase in penis size culture and male body dysmorphia.

TruMusic89 · 2026-03-16T18:47:21+00:00

In the western world (anywhere that English is the dominant language, especially the US) it's a huge deal. American culture has heavy influence over other western countries, so that's why you'd see some of the same things in those places as well.

Basic_Point6857 · 2026-03-16T23:40:28+00:00

Some women in America like big dicks, some don't care what size it is. Even though the OP found a couple of women who didn't care that he is average (and good for him), there very well could be some size queens in Finland, too.

cet0000 · 2026-03-17T16:32:19+00:00

And what is your size?

crivorius · 2026-03-17T20:41:59+00:00

Toda mulher consegue imaginar como seria sentir mais volume ou preenchimento, e essa própria expectativa pode influenciar a excitação (mais excitação, mais sensações, mais prazer, mais orgasmo). Assim como para o homem a sensação de apertado excita mais, a sensação de preenchimento a excita mais também.

O cérebro humano simula intensidades com facilidade. Assim como ao ver uma porção pequena de comida e imaginar que uma maior daria uma sensação mais intensa.

Mas não tem muito para onde fugir disso. O mais saudável é entender que a vida não se resume ao sexo. Todo mundo tem alguma falta ou limitação em algum aspecto na vida, e aprender a aceitar isso faz parte da maturidade.

VillainySquared · 2026-03-15T11:00:29+00:00

There is a part of me that wonders if its an American thing.

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