I like handsome men, so I will pick the handsome one.
But he is really uncleanly.... - I would have to endure that...
I think an unattractive guy who is very cleanly is better.
No matter how handsome he is, if he smells bad then.... - NO NO WAY!
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And today I'm gonna go and ask Japanese people on the streets of Tokyo for you. This time
We're gonna ask Japanese girls if they prefer a pretty boy
Who doesn't really take care of his personal hygiene
or a guy that's not so pretty but who has great personal hygiene
Because "Seiketsukan" seems to be a very important word to the Japanese girls here in Japan
Let's find out why.
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There's a super handsome guy... but...
he has bad personal hygiene.
Or an unattractive guy... but he has great personal hygiene.
Which one do you think is more desirable?
The one with the personal hygiene.
But he is not very handsome.
I definitely prefer a boy with personal hygiene.
Personal hygiene is very important. He doesn't have to be handsome.
I might pick the handsome guy with bad hygiene.
Ugly can not be fixed but hygiene can be fixed.
You just have to make sure he takes baths regularly.
But ugly can only be fixed with surgery.
- You got a point there. - I will make him work on his hygiene.
What is the thing that repels you the most, on uncleanly boys?
The smell, the beard, what is it?
With me it's the beard. Beards are so dirty.
I hate greasy hair.
I want a handsome boyfriend. Handsome boys are best. - Me too.
No particular reason. I just like it when boys look good.
But he has bad personal hygiene. - I would have to endure that...
What do you do when he is smelly, especially in summer. - What do I do?
Then we would have to take the initiative. - We would!
I would use anti smell spray on him.
I like handsome boys too.
So if you have the handsome boy, how will you deal with his hygiene issues?
First of all, I would take him to have regular baths.
If his hair was bushy, I would cut it.
I would try and help to make him look more hygienic.
But with the smell, if that cannot be changed, I would have to spray him.
Spray him? - Stock up on the cans.
Have always one in your hand bag. - Carry a can with me.
Once he smells I will just spray him.
What do you dislike the most about bad personal hygiene?
Sweaty smells. - Yeah probably sweat.
I also dislike it when their mouths smell bad.
Having those mouth fumes come out... when he speaks.
*breathy voice* DARLING
Yeah. In that case, I would give him something to eat.
I would prepare a gum!
But body odor is the real problem. - That's difficult.
Body odor might be worst.
I think a man with bad hygiene is desirable... but he is ugly so...
hmmmm.....
Well that's a difficult choice now.
I think it's more attractive for a man to have good hygiene.
But then you think of the face and are like hmmmmm....
But better than bad hygiene.
If he is unattractive AND has bad hygiene that's the worst.
If he is unattractive but has great hygiene standards that's more attractive.
He can have a great face, but if he is uncleanly, he will have a beard and such...
That uncleanliness will show in his outside appearance.
That's why I pick the cleanly one, even if he is not so attractive.
Unattractive guys with great personal hygiene can look a bit better anyways.
You can see they are really trying.
What is the worst about men that are uncleanly?
I don't like thick beards.
Hair and beard? - Yes, all long hairs.
Smells are my problem. I am very sensitive to smells.
No matter how pretty a man is, if he smells so bad that I want to gag
I will think "Who is that weird person? Does he not know how to take a bath?"
No matter how handsome a guy is, if he smells bad... - NO NO WAY!
I want to date a man who has great personal hygiene.
If I can change his attitude towards personal hygiene, I would pick the handsome guy.
Like shaving when I tell him to shave,
or buying new clothes when I tell him to get some.
If I ask him to be more cleanly and he does that, THEN I would pick the handsome guy.
You will have to work hard then.
It changes depending on how much effort the boy shows on his behalf.
If he tries to be cleanlier, you can work something out.
Yes.
If he cleans himself more, if it's bad hygiene that can be changed,
then I would think about it.
Uncleanly handsome fellow?
I will pick the handsome guy.
So handsome boy won. Why?
I am not that great with my own personal hygiene.
So we can both work at that together.
Those were all our questions. Thank you so much!
Thank you too.
Cleanly but ugly vs scruffy but handsome. You could see,
how much importance Japanese girls place on personal hygiene and cleanliness.
Maybe more so than in your country.
I know that for example in Germany, it's totally ok, if a guy is not shaved
or something like that or stuff like that
But it's really really in Japan it's NO-GO. So not being shaved you barely see
generally all the businessmen and also the students they are all cleanly shaved
then scruffy like greasy hair also you don't see that and
... First of all smell: BO is an absolute no-go specially in Tokyo.
Any kind of BO is a NO. And any kind of too strong deodorant as well...
It's a big No, so you have to really step on your shower game when you come to Japan
Especially in the hot summers, because it's boiling here and also the deodorant
that is generally sold here doesn't really work our foreign men
So what I can actually advise you guys is when you come to Japan
and you really want to date a girl
A: shower as much as you can and B bring a deodorant from your own country
that you know works with you and that doesn't smell too strongly
Strong smells in Japan are a No-Go. Imagine the reason for example
I've tried to explain what to my friends as well. If your are in a train
and you squished in with total total strangers
A if someone has BO there that's like killing you, you might actually get sick on that train
and B if if you have to strong a smell again you can definitely place who
the foreigner in the cart is. Like literally Japanese people just manage to just
smell clean of soap or of nothing at all. I don't know how they do it
So really you have to step up your hygiene game if you intent of dating a guy
and a girl in Japan because those rules apply to both.
Also with girls, mentioning that, girls the shaving game you have to step that up as well a lot as well
Thank legs and armpits and all that needs to be all cleanly shaven
No body hair guys. So I hope you enjoyed that video.
Hope you took something away with that and learned something
So yeah, cleanliness wins over handsomeness,
which I was really surprised. There we go
It can be as handsome as you like if you're smelly and scruffy they won't like you.
So step up your hygiene game. Hope you learned something.
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