To me it's interesting that the Americans did not in fact edit sex out of any of the writings. In the case of the wife in the bed, it seems like the American e

To me it's interesting that the Americans did not in fact edit sex out of any of the writings. In the case of the wife in the bed, it seems like the American editor was trying to punch it up and bring into focus what they believed was more salient. Mistakenly maybe, but no sex was edited out. In the case of the balcony scene, it's hard to guess what the editor was trying to accomplish. Maybe enhance the realism? It's a well known fact that most women do not orgasm via penetrative sex alone. But this is rarely shown in media, written or otherwise. I don't really see the need for the edit, or how the edit is characteristically American, because unrealistic depictions of female orgasm are by far the norm in American media. But perhaps the editor is trying to improve the situation? Maybe the author means the Americans are making their writing less sex-y?