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Is this your own personal experience?

Also: define "attractive".

> Is this your own personal experience?

I haven't paid much attention to it personally.

Sorry, by "attractive" I meant "physically attractive".

It's strange - I've lived in several (Western) countries but have to witness this seemingly pervasive behaviour that men are driven mostly by physical attractiveness.

Anecdata I know but I've seen lots of good looking girls get minimum attention because of their shyness or insecurity. I've seen the opposite of this tons of times.

It appears you misunderstood me. I'm not trying to say that there is some objective standard of beauty that all men agree with - there certainly are variations in personal preferences and tastes. Just like in women.

The point is, if a man finds a girl physically attractive, it doesn't matter to him whether she's a waitress or a CEO. On the other hand, women are more likely to find the CEO more attractive than a waiter.

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