On the other hand, Americans have a much more flexible aesthetic concept. What they value is not the appearance of people, but their personality: cheerful, healthy, confident and energetic, which is the "beauty" in the eyes of Americans. For example, Angelina Jolie's facial features do not meet the traditional beauty standards, but she is bold and aggressive, and has a personality. Americans adore such characters. Another thing that cannot be ignored is that she is full and sexy. The "beauty" in the eyes of Americans can have no beautiful face, but must have fat breasts and buttocks.
The boldly exposed movie star Bailing has penetrated the American psychology. She broke the traditional image of oriental women in the eyes of Americans. Although many people also think that she is vulgar and even discredit the Chinese face, she has just broken her own sky in Hollywood, a white world. Ordinary American girls also like to wear tight-fitting low-rise jeans and tight-fitting jackets with large V-neck, deliberately highlighting gender characteristics.
Is there any vestige of feudal ideology in the "one white covering one hundred ugly" advocated by the Chinese? Women who stay at home and stay in purdah naturally have fair skin. However, whiteness does not necessarily reflect people's health level. "No blood color on the face" is even a sign of physical health. If you choose a spouse based on this standard, it is not consistent with human animal needs - the highest purpose of life is to spread your DNA, and the healthy spouse will naturally have healthy children. Skin health is enough to reflect a person's health level, and no matter how white the skin is, it can't explain a person's inner.
Some Chinese millionaires are seeking marriage, and the first condition for choosing a spouse is "fair skin", which turns the serious matter of choosing a lifelong partner into a farce. Interestingly, although some Americans discriminate against people with deep natural skin color, their dark skin symbolizes health and beauty in the eyes of Americans. Not only did Americans never have the habit of holding a parasol, but they also tried to find time to go to the beach to tan their skin, and even used ultraviolet rays and brown skin dye sprays. We Chinese people naturally felt incredible.
American women are blessed with plump breasts. Most Americans believe that a well-proportioned body is the most beautiful, but there are still many vain women who are not satisfied with their natural chest size and turn to plastic surgeons. Unfortunately, too plump plastic surgery also has disadvantages. First, it is easy to have back pain - can you hold two bowling balls every day without muscle strain? Second, the chest is prone to sag.
Americans love hips to the point of insanity, and even created a special word: booticious to describe the coveted hips. Chinese people also have the saying that "big hips are good for breeding", which is not lack of scientific basis. Americans believe that the hips should not only be large, but also round, warped, and not flat. This hip is suitable for men and women. According to a survey, 70% of women will pay attention to the buttocks of strange men. Hip muscle sag is a sign of aging and weakness, and the higher a person's sex hormone level, the more warped his buttocks. The buttocks of black women are the "leader" of all kinds.
Americans do not pay much attention to height. In beauty contests, it is often seen that beauty, which is only 1 meter 60 in height, wins the championship. Beauty should be all-around. Height is only a small part of it. After all, height is not a measure of a person's intelligence level. American law even stipulates that the requirements for height and appearance should not be indicated in the recruitment notice, otherwise it will be regarded as discrimination. However, the healthful United States is also the fattest country in the world. The recent scientific data showed that the North American continent was sinking towards the United States, and the Americans laughed at themselves because they were too fat. Nowadays, with high oil prices, Americans are still reluctant to give up big cars, and obesity is one of the decisive factors. The author wears large clothes in China, 4 in the United States, and the average size of American girls is 9. The difference is obvious.
Why are Americans so fat? Food is the cheapest consumer goods in the United States, which is rich in materials. The more caloric food is, the cheaper it is. Potato chips, coke fried chicken, various desserts, and chemically synthesized refined juice in fast food can all be classified as "junk food". Therefore, the poorer the people are, the fatter they eat. They have no time to exercise. Some homeless people are even too fat to walk, which is the opposite of China. Obesity brings endless health problems. Nutritionists have become one of the hottest industries in the United States. Americans who believe that drugs can cure everything have invented countless weight-loss drugs and devices.
A few Americans who have failed to lose weight many times have to be ruthless to have surgery and cut off half of their stomach. In the future, they can only eat less and eat more. TV tracking reported that an American woman weighing more than 600 pounds (equivalent to nearly 300 kilograms) was so fat that she was paralyzed in bed and was dying. She lost more than 200 pounds in half a year after undergoing gastrectomy. She really cut the meat to survive.
From the differences in aesthetic concepts between China and the United States, we can see the root of the differences in some social phenomena.
(Intern editor: Chen Hao)