We all have different beauty standards and what may be not so pretty to you may be so beautiful for someone else. This is where the adage “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” comes in.
A culture driven beauty standard may be weird for some but then who can contest one’s standards? One of the popular ones is the skin colour preference of Asians and Caucasians. Asians prefers being fair, while those in the West often go to great lengths to become tanned. But these are just one of those simple things that you may already come across but have you gone deeper into other beauty ideals from countries and regions all over the world? Nope? Then let’s take a tour…
#1 Long Necks
Women who have got long necks, lithe bodies and sharp collarbones can become models, but the Pa Dong tribe from the Thai/Burmese border view it differently and their necks can go longer than the span of your hands. That’s because a series of brass rings are worn around the neck starting at age six and will only be removed at the woman’s marriage ceremonies.