Sex in the City (Of Sin)

I spent last weekend in a city with drive-through liquor stores, daiquiris for breakfast, and beer consumption that exceeded that of water. New Orleans: NO open

container laws, NO restrictions, and NO shame. I can't imagine another city where "let

me see your boobs" is as common of a greeting as hello, or fully-grown men and women

scream and clamor over one another for cheap plastic beads. It's ironic, as "adult" as

many Mardi Gras activities are, everyone seems to revert back to child like behaviors.

Which, I must say, is most of the appeal.

Being in such an intoxicated and carefree city, I couldn't help but wonder what thoughts people were having about sex. So I grabbed a handful of napkins and asked 15 people "If you could say one thing about sex to 5,000 college kids in Boston, what would it be?"

Here are their responses, in honor of Mardi Gras.

"IF you smoke after sex, you are going too fast. I'm not an especially liberal kid, but don't get me wrong, I like to spoon."

-- Ted, 25, Seattle



"Mardi Gras in New Orleans is the craziest time in the world. But it's even crazier not to use a condom."

-- Byron, New Orleans, 25



"DO it outside in the freezing cold with lots of metal and some leather."

-- Brian, 24, Delaware



"Don't be afraid. But don't take it lightly. Don't make it everything."

-- Alison, 37, New Orleans



"Sex is like a jigsaw puzzle... sometimes the pieces don't fit."

-- AJ, 21, Virginia



"We are brought up to think it's all about the guy. But it's not that way at all"

-- Sarah, 36, New York



"Pull out."

-- Peter, 22, Savannah



"Sex is life. Life is love. Why not love?"

-- Joe, 20, Miami



"It keeps the world going, so why not? P.S. use a condom"

-- Alex, 20, Miami



"#1, get in touch with your body. If your body tells you to masturbate five times a day, masturbate five times a day. #2, absolutely don't hold back anything you want to do. Get everything out before you settle down. I don't believe in monogamy. It goes against everything in human nature."

-- Jake, 30, New York



"The best sex I've ever had is right before penetration. A lot of younger men don't understand the importance of foreplay."

-- Ali, 36, New Orleans



"This is the city of sin, but we want you back, use a condom"

-- Greg, 25, New Orleans



"Run with that Anaconda. If the 'conda is a swingin' ya best come a runnin'"

-- BD, 23, Tennessee



"If you want great sex, go to UMass Amherst."

-- Lee, 24, South Hampton



"Always bring a condom, even if you are a virgin, you will have sex at Mardi Gras."

-- Jenny, 19, Westin



Whenever you strike up conversation with a drunken person you don't know, you always run the risk of meeting a complete and total idiot. Many of the people I spoke with had enough experience and maturity to say something thought-provoking about sex, and I'm happy their voices are being heard. As for the quotes that are completely ridiculous, I hope they reaffirm the practice of NEVER going home with someone you have just met at a bar. I know that if I ever hooked up with "Anaconda boy," I'd never be able to forgive myself. Happy Mardi Gras!