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.
That post is the reason why I just bookmarked this entire thread.
‘But there must be something remarkable about us English people. I’m sure there is........’
Is it that we pioneered the concept of personal freedom in 1215 and then built the society, government and system of law that the US is based on? Developed the greatest language in the world and then from a small island conquered a full quarter of the worlds surface and a full third of her population, thus spreading that language and making it the language of the world? ;-)
I prefer the exotic women myself: If their brown I’m down!
Don’t sweat it. Seriously. It’s been my experience that the men who bash women, particularly American women, are the ones who simply cannot attract anyone with a mind of their own. So, they lash out at us American gals, and beg, buy, or bribe their way into a “relationship” with a foreigner. Most of us who have a firm grasp on reality, emotional intelligence, and the concept of what is a healthy, stable realtionship know that these guys aren’t the norm and don’t represent many men on FreeRepublic.
That said, yes, there are plenty of female bashing threads here - especially compared to male bashing threads (I can’t recall seeing any of late and if there was one, rest assured, the men came in, took it over, and probably posted bikini model photos) and it’s disappointing to say the least. You just have to laugh at these guys and move on. Huh, I think that’s how these guys got so bitter and jaded in the first place: smart American women laughed at them and moved on...
Now, I have to go make dinner for my family. I’m a stay-at-home mom who: likes wearing (and looks pretty darn good in) skirts, isn’t afraid to fix my hair and face for my husband, and yet, hasn’t run off with the mailman, spent all my husband’s hard-earned money, or gained 50 pounds from laying on the couch eating bon-bons all day. ;)
There are good, decent girls in every country. Unfortunately, they are harder to find in the U.S. and the U.K.
Most of the time, you can tell by the headers in their emails that they send to you. There’s telltale signs that it is being sent by a program that hides the source.
Applies to men too.
Shakira is freakin HOT!
More for me! XD
Thanks, Constantine! On behalf of American women, (smooch!)
‘The old definition of Hell: where the politicians are French, the police are German, and the cooks are English’
Whereas American cuisine has given us? Errr. . . . . .
The corndog? Cheezwiz? Cool-aid? :)
I guess if they’ve got this much antagonism toward women, they’d better find one who doesn’t speak English!
I’m so glad you and the mamzelle posted about these women hating threads.
In fact, I had a post all composed about the pathetic souls who dared to lambaste American women and their need to find a woman from another country. My first thought....WHAT LOSERS THEY MUST BE!
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?
hence the ANYONE’s age...
(ps. Frank Sinatra is right)
...or before I had two daughters!
Then we have Xena after her third pregnancy, with a couple of rug rats biting at her toes, History is not one on one battles it is organized units against organized units.
That's funny on so many levels!
Mostly, it's funny because it's so easy to recognize the horse!
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