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As I was driving in my car this morning, I was listening to my favorite morning show; none other than Z100.3. As Elviz, Carolina and the rest of the gang discussed one of their many daily morning topics, I became unusually enthralled with the topic of the moment: why American women prefer British/European men to our American guys. The guys on the show were asking women to call in and explain why they prefer the European blokes to the average Joe’s of the states.
The women’s responses were varied: some said they are more romantic, better looking, the obligatory “hot” accent and a few other examples. It got me thinking though; how different can they really be? I personally have never dated someone from a different country, being born and raised in the Tri-State area myself, but listening to these women go on and on about men they dated, fell in love with, married…made me wonder if there really was a substantial difference.
Most females in any country would agree that David Beckham – shirt or no shirt (preferably no shirt, am I right?) – has a sort of lust that seems to pour out of him with every move, breath or goal he kicks. I’ve also read countless interviews with Vicky Beckham stating her man - due to his British heritage - is well equipped in that area. Are British men known to be packin’ more than our American men?
Personally, Jude Law has always been a favorite of mine, but I never thought of how a non-celebrity Brit would be as a partner. Would they really be more romantic? Or are females just so tired of American men letting them down, they expect the Brit boys to be different? I’d never thought I’d say this, but Elvis Duran and the Z-morning show got my brain cranking way before it should’ve been this morning.
I’ve visited the streets that would be crowded with these so called “better catches”. Like SJP always said about squirrels in Sex and the City: “they’re just rats with a better outfit,” I think a Brit is just an American man with a better accent. I may be biased, but I’d take my American boyfriend, sexy and wonderful, sans that accent any day.
Do we romanticize them because we’ve never had them or because they truly are a better breed?
[Photo of Mr Hottie from www.david-beckham.ws]
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I don’t know about romantic, but…
My cousin just got engaged to a British friend of ours we’ve known for years. This guy, while possessing the standard nice-guy ability to wine and dine (and play guitar and sing), has a definite bad-boy streak: he did a transcontinental world tour, living a vagrant lifestyle, taking work where he could and moving on when he got tired of it. He’s into martial arts, racing cars (yes, he drove them), and making replica movie props out of real guns.
But he left all that behind when he came to Texas and met her.
So, yeah, he has a hot accent. He certainly has entirely different worldviews, but then he’s been to more countries than I can spell. And yeah, he’s ripped like Jesus from all those years of martial arts and manual labor. But what makes him awesome isn’t just that– he has the global perspectives, the intercultural experience, that almost no American guys have these days. Maybe he just grew up in a smaller country with closer neighbors, but when he came into town he made us all feel kind of backward and isolated.
So that’s why the British (and many other nationality) guys seem to get all the chicks. They grow up in a tradition of travel and trade, and we can smell the wider perspectives on ‘em.
amen
I’m an English guy for London, and can safely say that the Brits love you guys abroad too. I’m a sucker for a high, girly stereotypical American accent (sorry, not sure where - not a fan of a southern acccent though!) as well as the aussie accent. They both drive me wild. I’ve been lucky enough to hook up with a few Australians, as well as a girl from Trinidad who had the most seductive purr of a voice ever.
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I live on the continent, so I think I might be able to shed a light on the case from the other side. There ís a difference between Americans and Europeans. Americans are outgoing and friendly, make you feel good about yourself and are perfect to have a good time with, especially if you just met them. In Europe (or at least where I live) it would be a lot harder to have a good time with someone you don’t know that well, they wouldn’t really dare to open up unless they trust you…
I once met an American guy and we (well, he) started flirting a bit and the things he said completely swept me off my feet (not any of my boyfriends had ever said such things, I was completely startled), but when I told my friend (who lives in America), she replied: “oh, it’s just what Americans do, don’t attach too much value to it”. And she was right, lol. I can’t imagine any boy doing that over here though.
Better manners.
I was born in the US but lived for eight years in France. Anybody turned on? Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Being English and living here yet working for an American company gives me a strange and perhaps somewhat distorted view on this.
I am sure I am going to create havoc with my observations however… The American guys I meet and work with seem to view women as a somewhat inferior species, they are great to have around but at the end of the day they are still women and “we men” rule the home.
My observations of women across the US differs depending on the area.
Down in the Southern states of South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina etc the women love the idea of a classic English gentleman who knows all about good food and wine as well and culture and treats a lady with respect but as an equal. The problem is most of them seem to then get bored of it really quickly and want a real man in a 4×4 and cowboy boots.
In San Fransisco they love the accent, love the fact we are generally well travelled (at least those who visit the US frequently anyway) and can maintain good levels of conversation and yet be romantic and funny. The effect of being English seems to stay.
On the East coast up in NY they like the voice etc but can’t wait for the less pushy style of the English and unless we adapt and are really direct get no-where.
Personally there is nothing better than going into a club in South Carolina (Charlotte or Columbia for example) and opening my mouth, it is scary to realise the reaction my voice and manner has on the ladies.
I often get comments that the English are better dressed, I dont think we are better dressed as an American is more likely to be wearing a sports Jacket type outfit than English men do but we do have a different style and perhaps more individualisim.
Now to wait for the fallout…
Elise: Does this man have a brother also willing to come to Texas?
The short answer (because my mind is too tired to form the long one) comes down to a)the stereotype of the “proper” Englishman and b)the exotic factor. By far, they aren’t as seemingly exotic as…say…a man from Spain or Italy, but there’s always something interesting about a man from another country with a foreign accent.
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