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UK Women 'Least Likely To Care What Men Think'
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 8-1-2007 | Lesley Thomas

Posted on 08/01/2007 12:43:07 PM PDT by blam

UK women 'least likely to care what men think'

By Lesley Thomas
Last Updated: 9:27am BST 01/08/2007

Russian women are more worried about a man's seal of approval

Frank Sinatra advised in the song Wives and Lovers: "Don't send him off, with your hair still in curlers. You may not see him again."

However, it seems that British women couldn't care less after a survey showed they are the least likely to put effort into their appearance for the sake of men.

They have the lowest levels of concern in the world for what husbands, boyfriends and other male observers might think, with only 51 per cent caring whether men liked their appearance, the study said.

Japanese women were second bottom with 53 per cent followed by Americans at 56 per cent.

Indian, Spanish and Korean women were far more worried about having a man's seal of approval, but it was Russia which topped the poll of 10,000 women, with 77 per cent saying that they cared what their men thought.

Janet Saunders, of Clinique, the cosmetics company which commissioned the study, said: "British women like to feel confident and beautiful for their own pleasure and take pride in their outward appearance." Susan Quilliam, a relationship psychologist said: "It's a delicate balance. It's a positive thing in an equal relationship to reference the other person's tastes and preferences sometimes."

The survey also showed, that Britons are among the keenest on cosmetic surgery. Thirty five per cent of British women said they have gone, or are willing to go, under the knife for beauty.

Only Korean women were more likely to consider surgical enhancement, while just three per cent of Indian women condone it.

The survey also asked which of the 12 countries polled had the most beautiful women. Although most found their country's own women the best looking, Britons rated Italian and Indian women more beautiful than themselves.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: appearance; men; uk; womanhater; women
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To: Mamzelle

Yup, they should get themselves a nice Muslim woman who can’t speak a lick of English. That can be part of our war on the “religion of peace”. Dump the weird losers on their women. Hee hee.


101 posted on 08/01/2007 2:27:23 PM PDT by coop71 (Being a redhead means never having to say you're sorry...)
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To: Mamzelle

Yup, they should get themselves a nice Muslim woman who can’t speak a lick of English. That can be part of our war on the “religion of peace”. Dump the weird losers on their women. Hee hee.


102 posted on 08/01/2007 2:27:25 PM PDT by coop71 (Being a redhead means never having to say you're sorry...)
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To: MondoQueen

Actually there’s something very wonderful about you English people. Of course I’m prejudiced, I’m married to a Brit. I find/found him to be much more appealing than any American I ever dated (and no it was not the accent either).


103 posted on 08/01/2007 2:28:45 PM PDT by MissEdie (Liberalscostlives)
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To: Fishtalk

Yes, I was relieved Mamzelle spoke up. It gets old. And I totally agree with your take on El Rushbo. Love him, professionally...pity him personally.


104 posted on 08/01/2007 2:28:50 PM PDT by coop71 (Being a redhead means never having to say you're sorry...)
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To: coop71

Wow. My first double post. Sorry!


105 posted on 08/01/2007 2:29:31 PM PDT by coop71 (Being a redhead means never having to say you're sorry...)
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To: HarmlessLovableFuzzball
A sense of fashion and graceful movement is seriously lacking.

Wow. That puts it perfectly. Ass cracks showing used to be an embarrassment even to plumbers but now its all the rage.

One of the main things that drew me to my wife was her sense of grace. Oh she may burp at home or whatever, she's not so delicate that she wilts in the sun, but she carried herself very graciously.

Its great to see beautiful women with class and style. It shows she respects herself but also that she respects other people.

106 posted on 08/01/2007 2:30:04 PM PDT by normy (Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.)
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To: coop71

I know two men who’ve gone the imported bride route, and in both cases it ended in disaster, although I’m not sure whether it was more a disaster for the men or the women. But I can say that one of the men was a bona fide loser and the other was - at best - a “character.”


107 posted on 08/01/2007 2:30:13 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle ("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
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To: Fishtalk
I know a guy who finally bought a Filipino bride--they're doing pretty well. He is weird to the max with all kinds of OCD problems, and extremely funny-looking--(well, ugly is closer to the mark, is afraid of both dentists and conventional hygiene), but he brings in a good income.

These mail-order brides will take any loser for the financials and the green card.

108 posted on 08/01/2007 2:30:46 PM PDT by Mamzelle (Down with Mel Martinez)
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To: britemp
Whereas American cuisine has given us? Errr. . . . . .

Well, start with Hummer americanus (aka Maine Lobster), wild rice, corn (maize to you), tobacco (pace Kipling).

I'm much an Anglophile (and appreciative of my own forebears contributions as sureties at Runnymeade in 1215), but the truth is traditional English cuisine is not much. Oh, some of the cheeses are superb, and there's wonderful fresh fish (trout, and Scottish salmon), but boiled beef, fish and chips, and steak and kidney pie do not a healthy cuisine make.

Of course, the upper classes never at traditional English food, being much influenced by France in matters of taste (and often speaking only French) from time of William the Bastard and his crew took charge of things.

109 posted on 08/01/2007 2:31:03 PM PDT by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Arabiam Esse Delendam -- Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit)
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To: Fishtalk

Here is the romantics question you have to ask yourself...

forget the where she is,

Would a real man travel to the ends of the Earth to find the woman who will be the love of his life? THE special someone who will be his life’s desire?

The obvious answer is yes.

The person who thinks all women are the same and interchangable will say just find a “same as the rest” women close at hand.

Why should anyone limit themselves to a 50 mile radius of old? Men have the whole planet to find that one woman. (same for you ladies, if you are fed up with girlymen emasculated by feminism)

Not to say anybody will not find something close at hand, just saying the whole planet is now open for the quest.


110 posted on 08/01/2007 2:31:29 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: agere_contra
I've never had it with American women.

Your better off. If you ever get married, chances are THEY will want a divorce after a few years, take all of your sh!t, take your house, your kids and everything you own. And then demand money from you for damn near the rest of your life.

Buyer beware.

111 posted on 08/01/2007 2:34:52 PM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: CatoRenasci; britemp
You left out scones with jam and clotted cream, puddings, and the delightfully civilized tradition of late-afternoon tea--something I always wished would catch on in the US. But I hear it's even going out of vogue in the UK.
112 posted on 08/01/2007 2:35:27 PM PDT by Mamzelle (Down with Mel Martinez)
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To: normy
"Ass cracks showing used to be an embarrassment even to plumbers . . . "

If they were that embarrassed, they wouldn't have let it happen.

But I do know the magic formula for finding a beautiful women, if not attracting her: walk into an elevator and fart; when the door opens, a beautiful woman will walk in.
113 posted on 08/01/2007 2:35:46 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle ("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
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To: britemp

Chili-cheeseburgers, hotdogs (with chili), french fries, ice cream.......


114 posted on 08/01/2007 2:35:53 PM PDT by MissEdie (Liberalscostlives)
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To: Froufrou

This thread has great potential.


115 posted on 08/01/2007 2:37:26 PM PDT by JamesP81 (Keep your friends close; keep your enemies at optimal engagement range)
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To: Nea Wood

;)


116 posted on 08/01/2007 2:38:58 PM PDT by Constantine XIII
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To: Xenalyte

With her size, they may well be tucked under her arms. Think ‘water wings’.


117 posted on 08/01/2007 2:39:08 PM PDT by T.Smith
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To: Steve_Seattle
If they were that embarrassed, they wouldn't have let it happen.

well at least they always seem trying to pull up their pants. Its hard when your fat and crouching all day.

But I do know the magic formula for finding a beautiful women, if not attracting her: walk into an elevator and fart; when the door opens, a beautiful woman will walk in.

LOL. Better hope someone is exiting so you can point to them as they leave while holding your nose.

118 posted on 08/01/2007 2:40:44 PM PDT by normy (Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.)
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To: britemp

Pizzas, Chimichangas, BBQ, anything to do with Lobsters.

We’re doing awright!


119 posted on 08/01/2007 2:41:06 PM PDT by Constantine XIII
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To: Fishtalk
Rush Limbaugh, the best at what he does but hardly any world wide expert on love, encourages men to be mean because, hey...if a woman is complaining about leering, boorish, insulting men....she’s gotta be ugly as hell, right?

I listen to Rush daily and have never heard him say that; your post is more telling of yourself. He is extremely happy not to be married though(since he's been through three).
120 posted on 08/01/2007 2:42:30 PM PDT by Vision ("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
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