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{{quote|"''You know America was founded by prudes. Prudes who left Europe because they hated all the kinky, steamy European sex that was going on.''"|'''Cooper''', ''[[~~Euro Trip~~]]''}}

{{quote|"''You know America was founded by prudes. Prudes who left Europe because they hated all the kinky, steamy European sex that was going on.''"|'''Cooper''', ''[[Eurotrip]]''}}

In works produced outside Europe, Europeans are often depicted as more sexually free and straightforward than anything else on the planet. The sexually liberal European is typically contrasted with a more inhibited American, or with some other non-European character, who has trouble dealing with her libertine ways. Since this is usually [[Played for Laughs]], the European character tends to be female, as having a woman act this way is considered [[Double Standard|more outrageous]], and therefore more humorous. Men acting in a sexually straightforward manner is considered either [[All Men Are Perverts|normal]], or at least not particularly funny. A stereotypical example of this trope is the [[Norse By Norsewest|blonde Swedish nymphomaniac]] (who occasionally appears in works from Europe as well), though other European nationalities can also be used. The only exception seems to be Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland: British people are commonly portrayed as [[British Stuffiness|more repressed]] than Americans, while the Irish are considered too intensely Catholic for sex.

In works produced outside Europe, Europeans are often depicted as more sexually free and straightforward than anything else on the planet. The sexually liberal European is typically contrasted with a more inhibited American, or with some other non-European character, who has trouble dealing with her libertine ways. Since this is usually [[Played for Laughs]], the European character tends to be female, as having a woman act this way is considered [[Double Standard|more outrageous]], and therefore more humorous. Men acting in a sexually straightforward manner is considered either [[All Men Are Perverts|normal]], or at least not particularly funny. A stereotypical example of this trope is the [[Norse by Norsewest|blonde Swedish nymphomaniac]] (who occasionally appears in works from Europe as well), though other European nationalities can also be used. The only exception seems to be Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland: British people are commonly portrayed as [[British Stuffiness|more repressed]] than Americans, while the Irish are considered too intensely Catholic for sex.

As a narrative trope, [[Europeans Are Kinky]] has been around since the 1960s. Earlier examples are rare, at least in mainstream audio-visual media, since before that decade cinema (excluding porn) and TV didn't address sexuality with the level of candidness the trope requires. In the 1960s, the Swedish movies ''I Am Curious (Yellow)'' (1967) and ''Language of Love'' (1969) were among the first films with explicit sex scenes to get a wide international distribution, thus contributing to the stereotypical image of the "kinky Swede". Even earlier, the French film ''The Lovers'' (1958), which includes a short (and not particularly explicit) sex scene, was the subject of a famous American court case. A screening of this film in Ohio resulted in the theater manager being convicted for public depiction of obscene material. The manager appealed, and the Supreme Court eventually overruled the conviction, stating that the movie was not pornography, and therefore not obscene. Even though movies like these helped establish the image of the sexually straightforward European in the US, they are not examples of this trope as such. [[Europeans Are Kinky]] doesn't usually appear in works produced in Europe itself, as a vital part of the trope is that the European character is seen from an outside perspective as an exotic Other.

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== Comic Books ==

* In ''[[Justice League International]]'', Crimson Fox is always trying to seduce [[~~Captain Atom (Comic Book)|~~Captain Atom]]. He replies with the "American military are [[The Stoic|stoic]]" trope.

* In ''[[Justice League International]]'', Crimson Fox is always trying to seduce [[Captain Atom]]. He replies with the "American military are [[The Stoic|stoic]]" trope.

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* ''[[Cabaret]]''.

* There's a Swedish woman with no nudity taboo in ''Cashback''.

* Several characters in ''[[~~Euro Trip~~]]''.

* Several characters in ''[[Eurotrip]]''.

* This trope is at least as old as 1965, when it forms one of the themes of the Bob Hope movie, ''I'll Take Sweden''.

* Parodied in ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' with Areola, the foreign exchange student who is [[Ms. Fanservice|constantly nude]].

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** Ramathorn and his girlfriend are on about the same level as Germans. They're perfectly fine with having a foursome with carjackers.

* ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125111/ Naval Cadets]'' series played this both ways at once, when a French man had funny ideas about the Russian bath (see below). He learned what it really is about, but barely survived the experience full of steam and broom.

* Referenced in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (~~Film~~)|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''. After Tom Sawyer sees Mina Harker [[Our Vampires Are Different|bite a man's throat open]], he sardonically notes, "They told me European women had funny ways."

* Referenced in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''. After Tom Sawyer sees Mina Harker [[Our Vampires Are Different|bite a man's throat open]], he sardonically notes, "They told me European women had funny ways."

** Even though Mina is British and normally fits the aversion.

* ''[[Everything Is Illuminated]]'': One of the deleted scenes from the movie showcases Alex's sexual prowess.

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* ''The Divide'' by Nicholas Evans makes a passing reference to a "voluptuous Swede called Ulrika" who took her clothes off during a New-Agey dance class and literally gave a guy a heart attack.

* ''[[Confessions of Georgia Nicolson]]'' gives us Scandinavian Sven, a [[Rare Male Example]]. He and his girlfriend Rosie get the furthest through the snogging scale and his outrageous antics are often hilariously sexual, up to and including kissing strange men on the lips and dancing on tables in furry shorts. Since they started dating, Rosie now carries a false beard and a pipe around at all times. Actually, this is more a case of Mainland Europeans Are Outrageous, given that the series is set in Great Britain.

* The D'Angelines from ''[[~~Kushiels~~ Legacy]]'' are a [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] to the French. They're all [[The Beautiful Elite|incredibly beautiful]] and base their culture around [[Eternal Sexual Freedom]].

* The D'Angelines from ''[[Kushiel's Legacy]]'' are a [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] to the French. They're all [[The Beautiful Elite|incredibly beautiful]] and base their culture around [[Eternal Sexual Freedom]].

== Live Action TV ==

* ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ~~(TV)~~|Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' episode "Mac and Charlie Die" is heavy on this trope. Dennis finds a new roommate from Europe. The man quickly manages to fill the entire place with sexy kinky ladies willing to do anything. Though Dennis draws the line when his roommate tries to trick Dennis into having a tryst with his own father in a glory hole.

* ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia|Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' episode "Mac and Charlie Die" is heavy on this trope. Dennis finds a new roommate from Europe. The man quickly manages to fill the entire place with sexy kinky ladies willing to do anything. Though Dennis draws the line when his roommate tries to trick Dennis into having a tryst with his own father in a glory hole.

* Lampshaded in an episode of ''[[Son of the Beach]]'', where the word "European" is used as a stand in for "gay". [[It Makes Sense in Context]].

* In ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel Air]]'' Will and Carlton attempt to impress a pair of French girls. The episode was filled to the brim with jokes about how promiscuous and "easy" French women were.

* In ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' Will and Carlton attempt to impress a pair of French girls. The episode was filled to the brim with jokes about how promiscuous and "easy" French women were.

* ''[[Mad Men]]'': In "The Jet Set", Don Draper falls in with a bunch of Europeans while on a business trip to California. The most bizarre moment occurs when Don is lying in bed with his conquest of the week, only for her ''father'' to walk in and make suggestive comments about Don - to which the daughter responds "Papa, ne touchez pas."

* ''[[Party Down]]'': Ron is approached by a European porno producer.