10 Strange Beauty Standards Around the World
Japanese girls like to have buck teeth, Myanmar girls consider the longer the neck the more beautiful, and African women must have a round body as the "gold standard" for unique beauty.
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Crooked teeth (Japan):Unlike the West, Japanese people consider “yaeba” – buck teeth – to be a beauty standard for both sexes. Therefore, the demand for cosmetic dentistry among young Japanese people is very high. |
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Bark skin (West Africa, New Guinea):Residents of some countries in the “black continent” often decorate their bodies with many artistically shaped keloid scars. These marks symbolize maturity in men, as well as creating charm and freedom for women. |
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Heart-shaped face (Korea):To achieve the standard of beauty with a heart-shaped face, M-shaped forehead and V-line chin, many young women in the land of kimchi do not hesitate to undergo many complicated and painful cosmetic surgeries. |
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Round body (Mauritania):The more fat women in this Muslim country in West Africa have, the more attractive they are to men. To ensure their daughters have the “standard” body, parents here send them to “fattening camps”. Because of this tradition, women in Mauritania often suffer from stomach aches. |
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Nasal Bandage (Iran):A high nose with a straight bridge is something that Iranian youth always desire. This feature not only symbolizes beauty but also affirms a person’s position in society. Therefore, those who do not have money for a nose job often bandage it to pretend that they have just had a “renovation” of their beauty. |
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High forehead (Fula tribe):The “gold standard” for beauty for African women here is a high, wide forehead. Therefore, they often shave off all the hair above their foreheads. There is also much evidence that medieval European noblewomen also beautified themselves in a similar way. |
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Pale skin (China, Thailand):Young women in these two Asian countries find it strange that Western women often dye their skin white. They believe that the lighter the skin, the more beautiful it is, so they limit their exposure to sunlight and do not hesitate to use cosmetics that contain skin bleaching ingredients. |
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Long Neck (Myanmar):The Kayan people living in Pan Pet village, Kayah state, eastern Myanmar, have a beauty custom of stretching their necks with copper rings. Every day, they wear very heavy rings to have the standard long and slender neck. That is why they are also called “giraffe” women. According to legend, the Kayan people believe that the copper rings will protect them from tiger attacks. |
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Wearing lip plate (Ethiopia):This is one of the primitive customs of the Mursi tribe in Africa. The larger the diameter of the disc, the higher the social status of the girl, which means the larger the dowry when she marries. The Mursi believe that the disc will prevent evil spirits from entering the body through the mouth. |
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| Connected eyebrows (Tajikistan):People in many parts of the Central Asian country believe that having two eyebrows that meet is a sign of a lucky life. Without this supposedly feminine feature, young women here rely on makeup. |
According to Zing
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