(American actor and cultural icon James Dean had bad boy image which attracted many women.)
(Reuters) - Guys, want to look sexy and get the girl? Don't smile too much. Look brooding or show a bit of shame instead. Women, ignore that advice.
Women find happy men less sexually attractive than those with expressions that show pride or hint that they have done wrong and know it, according to Canadian researchers.
The study published online Tuesday in the American Psychological Association journal Emotion showed pictures of the opposite sex to both men and women. Participants were then asked for their initial reactions on sexual attractiveness based the expressions they saw.
"Men who smile were considered fairly unattractive by women," said Jessica Tracy, a University of British Columbia psychology professor who directed the study.
"So to the extent that men think that smiling is a good thing to do if they want to be found sexually attractive our findings suggest that's not the case," Tracy said.
The men's reaction was just the opposite. "Women who smile are absolutely very attractive. That was by far the most attractive expression women showed," Tracy said in an interview.
The researchers admit they are not sure why men and women reacted differently to smiles. In a man, a big smile may make him appear too feminine or more desperate for sex.
The study also adds fuel to the notion that women are attracted to bad boys. "Women are attracted to guys like James Dean, Edward the vampire. The guys who are flawed, but who know it and are tortured by it," Tracy said.
A slightly downcast expression of shame is an appeasement gesture that hints at a need for sympathy.
Men also found sexual attractiveness in women whose expressions and body language hinted at shame.
The researchers stressed they looked only at initial reactions of sexual attractiveness, and were not recommending men adopt a no-smile policy for a long-term relationship.
"When people want a long-term relationship they take much more into account than sexual attractiveness. How nice a person is, is a big thing," Tracy said.
"So we're not saying, don't be a nice guy," she said.
Who do you like better?
Yeah @@ so am I! I feel an attracted to bad boys. What about you? This article is interesting. If you are men, you are going to have blind date soon, don't smiling. contray to men' reaction, If you are women, you have a smile on your face. If you do, you will be successful!
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For hard-drinking Koreans, few combinations of alcohol have as strong a hold on their hearts as the popular local version of a boilermaker.
Somaek, the mix of Korea’s national alcohol soju - a distilled vodka-like liquor - with beer, is a popular tipple for many who find straight soju too strong, but aren’t that keen on beer by itself.
As a result, one lively debate when Koreans gather to drink is the best ratio of the concoction. For some, pouring soju and beer is a chance to brag about their mixology skills and prime somaek combinations.
Others line up glasses and concentrate on mixing with all the intensity of a laboratory scientist.
But now, a new glass measuring cup takes the mystery out of making the concoction, allowing partiers to mix according to their favorite taste every time.
“One day, my daughter brought a beaker from her school. I started using it to not forget the golden ratio,” said Woo Sang-taek, the designer and seller of the cup, which has markings for mixing and cartoon faces for each different combination.
The 39-year-old Woo, who says he loves somaek more than any other drink, decided to share his idea about the cup, and since late last year has sold thousands online.
The cup provides guides for all possible permutations, from the one-to-nine soju-to-beer mix described as “gentle and smooth” up to “blackout” - a five-to-five mix.
The golden ratio, according to Woo, is three-to-seven, which combines the alcohol from soju and carbonated fizz of beer.
The cup, which went on sale in December - just in time for raucous year-end drinking parties - has drawn a mixed response.
“As soon as I saw it online, I felt like going out to drink somaek right away. It is so tempting.” said Kim Myung-jin, a 26-year-old graduate student.
But others said the logical, metric approach could take all the fun out of drinking.
“If we use the measuring cup, there’s no human interaction and no fun stories about all the strange combinations people make,” said a 37-year-old office worker Kim Tae-hyun.
But Woo said that the cup, which only costs 3,000 won ($2.80), actually makes drinking more fun by providing guides to different somaek combinations. “Everyone using this cup says it is so cool. It is out of stock now,” he added.
French police form lines to allow vans with Korean pop stars on board to get through hordes of fans upon the performers’ arrival at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, on June 6, to hold two concerts starting June 10. Over 1,500 European fans flocked to the airport to greet the stars.
PARIS - The Korean Wave has stretched beyond Asia and reached the heart of Europe
On Wednesday evening, members of three popular Korean pop groups landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris for a concert and were met by over 1,500 teenage fans from France, England, Italy and Sweden. The teens surged to get a look at 10 singers as they came through customs, and French police had to escort the performers safely to a van outside.
The performers were from the groups TVXQ, SHINee and f(x), and many fans wept upon seeing them. “I can’t believe I saw the faces of SHINee members with my own two eyes,” said a teenage girl wiping tears away.
To maintain order, over 50 local police officers were deployed. Fans started gathering at the airport at 2 p.m., hours ahead of the stars’ arrival at 7:30 p.m. “Hundreds of fans flocking to the airport is a common scene upon the arrival of a celebrity,” said an airport policeman. “But I’ve never seen such a large number of fans turning up at Charles de Gaulle.”
Most of the fans were female, and they arrived at the airport carrying posters of the performers with messages written in Hangul, and even Korean flags. Some fans camped out in a corner of the airport arrival hall and sang favorite songs by the groups, such as SHINee’s “Ring Ding Dong” and Girls’ Generation’s “Gee,” and mimicked their dance moves.
Most of the fans at the airport were reported to be members of Korean Connection, which is a club for K-pop aficionados. A 14-year-old fan said, “The thought of meeting the singers kept me up all night.” A 65-year-old fan said proudly, “I only watch Korean dramas and listen to Korean music at home.”
This story concerns K-pop idol popular with Europe fans.
members of three popular Korean pop groups(TVXQ, SHINee and f(x)) landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris for a concert and were met by over 1,500 teenage fans from France, England, Italy and Sweden.
Also, many fans wept upon seeing them. and most of the fans at the airport were reported to be members of Korean Connection, which is a club for K-pop aficionados.
