Nuclear test inflates condom sales as SKoreans find solace i

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Nuclear test inflates condom sales as SKoreans find solace in sex

Source; yahoo
Thu Oct 26, 7:08 AM ET



SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea's nuclear test has boosted condom sales and bookings at South Korean "love" hotels," a newspaper has said.

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Experts told the Chuson newspaper Thursday that the developments reflect widespread jitters over the October 9 test, with many people seeking solace in sex.

Convenience stores reported that condom sales rose by up to 28 percent in the week after the test, it said.

Family Mart, a leading chain of convenience stores, sold 1,930 condoms every day compared to an daily average of 1,508 before October 9, the newspaper said.

Bookings at pay-by-the-hour "love motels" have also risen sharply.

"The desire to break away from normal life appeared to be increasing in our society in reaction to widespread concerns about North Korea's nuclear program," Dongkuk University professor Lee Yoon-Ho was quoted as saying.

The test sparked international condemnation, strong UN sanctions against the reclusive regime and hiked tensions on the Korean peninsula.