Why is it called "Sweet Sixteen"?

Question

Is it because in the west, you've reached the age where it's ok to have sex? I thought sex would include the word 'salty' and not 'sweet' (excluding erotic foods ofcourse)

Sweet because of climaxing? I thought that would feel uncomfortable and at the same time good. How is that sweet?...

Ok if its about driving, then again how could it relate to 'sweet'? So really, why the 'sweet'? Enlighten me people.

Ok you might think my head is in the gutter but its the impression I get from western movies. That's the only thing i get to see and i know it's not applied to ALL or even most Amarican lifestyles. Sad thing is that we are being brainwashed by the "American life" or "American Dream" that's found and presented in movies. What's even sadder is that some of us are actually aware of it.

Answer 1

because that's when a girl starts getting really sweet gifts that make her go SWAAA EEEETTTTAAAA.

Then soon after, her cherry gets popped and the guy (or for some of you, the girl) says .....sweet...

Answer 2

You didn't state where you're from that you would be so influenced by American movies, but I think I know the answer to your question. After the second world war swing music evolved into rock and roll. Many of the artists and song writers of the day were young themselves, mostly in their teens. Americans often refer to something that is preferable, desired or admired as "sweet." It can be an exclamation, as in "man that car is sweet!" Or it's a "sweet" ride. In the 50's and 60's singer/song writers such as Neal Sedaka actuall sang about "Sweet Sixteen." In America for the baby boom generation the age of sixteen was sort of the year in which a teenager first began experiencing the onset of adulthood. We got our driver's licenses at sixteen. Many parents let their daughters start dating at sixteen. And a pretty, innocent young girl was definitely thought of as sweet. And young girls would often respond to some attentiveness from a young man by saying "that was sweet." I hope I haven't confused you even more. By the way, Hollywood no more reflects the realities of American life than Bollywood represents Indian reality.

Answer 3

You still see the world through pink glasses when you are 16. You think everything is made out of pink cotton candy but soon you will be disillusioned. The men will start wanting you, be careful, or you will discover the world is not as sweet as you imagined..something in that sense, it has to do with disillusionment, when the world stops tasting sweet.

Answer 4

It implies innocence, a sweet young girl who hasn't been out in the world yet, who lives at home and isn't in college yet, who hasn't got a boyfriend yet. Being sixteen is sweet because it is the dividing line for most when their adult life has not begun.

Answer 5

Lol. I've thought about that myself when i was 16 (makes me sound old ><) could it b possible that 16 is more of a crossing the boundaries to adult hood, away from childhood sort of thing? the time when ur still young and innocent. good times ^^

Answer 6

The whole phrase is "Sweet sixteen and never been kissed" means they at least do not have their mind in the gutter

Answer 7

This is in reference to the historical coming out or coming of age when women married younger. This is typically when a party was held to announce that this person was ready for marriage.

Answer 8

right this moment men will call some men handsome in the event that they greater wholesome societies definition of the proper male physique.yet you need to comprehend that men dont think of fellows are the greater proper looking than women via any stretch like women think of ladies idealize elegance. women normally say looking a member of a similar intercourse aesthetically friendly doesn’t lead them to gay, and that's real. as a rely of actuality, i've got faith absolutely everyone who hates his/her intercourse adequate to contemplate his/her gender’s physique intrinsically grotesque has subjects. yet, the archetypical woman doesn’t end there, she additionally says “women are greater beautiful than men” and this time issues are very different. whilst evaluating men to women, they're judging an emblem (“elegance”) interior of a dichotomous format; it has no longer something to do with looking one’s intercourse aesthetically friendly or no longer (a case we already uncovered), this time that's some “geared up in” (yet moderated via society) bigotry which will render one intercourse’s actual features greater beautiful than the different’s. this project needless to say is composed of sexual orientation via fact the gadgets would be evaluated in accordance with sexual attributes; and because the two sexes are no longer equivalent, the effect won't be able to be something yet a Boolean (the two male features render the male intercourse greater proper looking or lady features render women greater proper looking, somebody who says they're the two eye-catching is mendacity considering the fact that we start up up from the muse of pondering the two sexes visually different and somebody who says they're different is basically eluding the assessment on a similar time as affirming the obtrusive). maximum women are lesbian (they discover the female physique greater aesthetically friendly , they like to look at women, and so on.) leaning bisexuals (they look for companies, see intercourse as a job, and so on) via nature; i don't get why all and sundry is so reluctant to settle for this actuality. I mean, this is rarely a revelation.

Answer 9

from the term sweet 16 and never been kissed(sweet as in sweet personality.

Answer 10

SWEET sixteen is a saying for girls that are innocent. USUALLY referring to non sexual teens. THATS where sweet came from.