[extropy-chat] Asian sex selection

[Kurt Schoedel]

According to current statistics there are 130 boys being born to 100 
girls in China and S. Korea. Its about 120/100 for India, but some 
parts of India have 160 boys to 100 girls. Japan has no gender 
imbalance and a slight majority of Japanese parents to be prefer having 
a girl to having a boy.

This may be a longterm problem. Mostly, it just means that men will 
marry later than they do now. In much of developed Asia (Japan, Taiwan, 
S. Korea and increasingly China) the average age of marriage is in the 
early 30's. Of all the people I know and have been around, noone get 
married in their 20's, except for ethnic Malay people (in S.E. Asia). 
The Chinese typically have one kid and the Koreans and Japanese usually 
don't have any (its too expensive and too much hassle) because they 
would rather save their money to retire early and have a good time.

There is also the phenomenon of the "lady-boy" (katoey), which is 
becoming more prevalent through out Asia. If the gender imbalance 
increases, expect to see many more lady-boys in Asia. Also, there are 
alot more gay men as well.

Asia is becoming an increasingly funky place.

Kurt Schoedel
MetaTechnica