British versus Polish women - Most beautiful?

This is going to be a bit of a contentious post, and probably it’s going to seem a little unpatriotic, but often when I do a conversation class at Uni about ‘beauty’, I often get asked about the standard of beauty in women between Britain and Poland. Interestingly, this question doesn’t normally get fired at me from the boys but usually the girls....

So what’s my opinion regarding British versus Polish women? Well, hands down – The average Polish woman is more beautiful than the average British girl. Sorry but it has to be said. Whilst I’m not going to say that all British women are munters – far from it – When English girls are at their best, English girls can be the best in the world (ThinkAudrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor or for more modern tastes, Elizabeth Hurley), however when we talk about the general standard of beauty, Polish girls win it.

Polska kobieta...

It was one of the first things I noticed in Poland, my head was constantly turning as gorgeous girl after gorgeous girl passed me in the street. I’m really sorry if this offends anybody, but I’m going to say it anyway, a lot of it is to do with the size of Polish women, they are simply in better shape. I also think that Polish women are less susceptible to unquestioningly surrendering to the rules of fashion that particular season and wearing what makes them look good, not what magazines say they should wear.

From my conversation classes at Uni, a few theories emerged to as of why Polish women look better – it’s not just me who has observed this trend, nearly everyone in my classes, male or female, agree that Polish women look better than most.

1.       1. The gender ratio in Poland has a higher level of females than in the U.K. – This means that for every man in Poland there are more women competing for him. Maybe there is a subliminal message in Polish society saying if you want to find a man, you’ll need to fight for him thus putting more pressure on looking good.

2.       2. Polish diet – Polish diet is arguably as fatty as that of a British diet but what I, and others, have noticed is that Polish diet is generally lower in quantity than in the U.K. For me I can observe this almost everywhere; chocolate bars are smaller, crisp packets are smaller and food portions in general are smaller. Often an acceptable meal in Poland would be a hearty soup and some bread – in the U.K. this would be nothing more than a starter....

3.       3. Money – When we talk about money, this means that in a month, the average Polish girl has less disposable income spare to spend on calorific vodka drinks or fast food/ convenience food. Simply put, you need to be rich to eat a British/ U.S. diet, and money for most in Poland is still a scarcity.

I suspect it’s probably a combination of all of the above. But regardless, it’s definitely true. And of course, there are other interesting positives which can be added to our stereotype of the average Polish woman such as University graduate or experience in foreign languages but that will be the content of another conversation class and another blog post!

Na zdrowie Polskie kobiety!