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Are European women better groomed & better dressed than British women?

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Explodingatomickittens · 29/01/2023 09:37

Following two interesting threads & posters are saying that the Dutch & German woman are impeccably groomed & dressed. The "scruffy toff with I untidy hair covered in dov hair" is absolutely not a sign of wealth... It's interesting!

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skippy67 · 01/02/2023 17:25

Liorae · 29/01/2023 11:31

This is Mumsnet. Everyone is white and considers themselves to be middle class, or at least hopes to project that.

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Yes, it seems British =white...

BitOutOfPractice · 01/02/2023 17:50

skippy67 · 01/02/2023 17:20

I only ever see British men wear football shirts as a standard night-out outfit (common in London)

No it isn't.

I agree. Not where I live either. Or where I’m from. Unless it’s specifically to go and watch football. In which case I wear my team’s shirt as well. Shoot me.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 01/02/2023 18:20

toucaninjapan · 30/01/2023 04:24

Speaking of stereotypes, this is one of the examples of the way a 'typical British girl' looks like according to Japanese

I reckon I know what Convent school the designer had in mind for the one on the right....

InsomniacVampire · 01/02/2023 18:42

ChocAuVin · 29/01/2023 09:41

I was in Paris last week and really noticed the contrast. I think men and women on the continent take more care however there is less individuality—what I mean, is when a British person looks stylish it’s usually with more personal flair (at least in my experience/opinion).

I lived in Paris and other places in France for 5 years and this is definitely not the case... although if you only go through rich touristy areas it may seem so!

LolaMoon · 02/02/2023 16:29

Gwenhwyfar · 31/01/2023 21:18

"both men and women had very, very leathery skin from late 30s"

Spain is also sunny and you don't see this.

Um... yes you do- I noticed this in Spain too lol

BuddhaAtSea · 02/02/2023 16:53

It’s just a different way of living. UK has much more freedom to wear whatever the hell you want, even if it looks cheap and and doesn’t fit you properly, 9 out of 10 times nobody gives a damn. It’s normal.
You try and do the same in Italy and the looks you’ll get…

Gwenhwyfar · 02/02/2023 17:57

"Um... yes you do- I noticed this in Spain too lol"

From late 30s already??

Gwenhwyfar · 02/02/2023 17:59

"And yet....they still live in the UK!"

Well, freedom of movement has gone so...

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