Posts made by nordicblue

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1  Singapore  108
2  South Korea  106
3  Japan  105

No surprises so far

4  Italy  102
5  Iceland  101
5  Mongolia
6  Switzerland

7  Austria  100
7  China
7  Luxembourg
7  Netherlands
7  Norway
7  United Kingdom

8  Belgium  99
8  Canada
8  Estonia
8  Finland
8  Germany
8  New Zealand
8  Poland
8  Sweden

9  Andorra  98
9  Australia
9  Czech Republic
9  Denmark
9  France
9  Hungary
9  Latvia
9  Spain
9  United States

10  Belarus  97
10  Malta
10  Russia
10  Ukraine

11  Moldova  96
11  Slovakia
11  Slovenia
11  Uruguay

12  Israel  95
12  Portugal

13  Armenia  94
13  Georgia
13  Kazakhstan
13  Romania
13  Vietnam

14  Argentina  93
14  Bulgaria

15  Greece  92
15  Ireland
15  Malaysia

16  Brunei  91
16  Cambodia
16  Cyprus
16  Lithuania
16  Sierra Leone
16  Thailand

17  Albania  90
17  Bosnia and Herzegovina
17  Chile
17  Croatia
17  Kyrgyzstan
17  Turkey

18  Cook Islands  89
18  Costa Rica
18  Laos
18  Mauritius
18  Serbia
18  Suriname

19  Ecuador  88
19  Mexico
19  Samoa

20  Azerbaijan  87
20  Bolivia
20  Brazil
20  Guyana
20  Indonesia
20  Iraq
20  Myanmar
20  Tajikistan
20  Turkmenistan
20  Uzbekistan

21  Kuwait  86
21  Philippines
21  Seychelles
21  Tonga

22  Cuba  85
22  Eritrea
22  Fiji
22  Kiribati
22  Peru
22  Trinidad and Tobago
22  Yemen

and then some

In retrospect, the list is stating the obvious.

@yababylol:

@nordicblue:

He looks like a twink.

You say that like it's a bad thing, and that it's mutually exclusive with being a "heartthrob." 

because it is.

Maybe the few are carrying the weight for the rest.  They do have stringent obesity laws there, that may be the reason for them.

@Minerboh80:

Manly voice.
A fairly good body structure.
Short hair.
Good behaviour.
Eyes (not any particular colour, just general).

I can get behind that.

Suffice it to say that it did not make the top 10

Market performance based on country’s major stock index returns for 12 months through November 20.
Sources: Heritage Foundation; World Economic Forum; Transparency International; Freedom House; World Bank; Central Intelligence Agency; Property Rights Alliance.

1.  Ireland    $44,100 GDP/Capita    4.8 million
2.  New Zealand    $38,900 GDP/Capita    4.4 million
3.  Hong Kong    $36,600 GDP/Capita    7.2 million
4.  Denmark    $56,400 GDP/Capita    5.6 million
5.  Sweden    $57,700 GDP/Capita    9.1 million
7.  Singapore    $50,600 GDP/Capita    5.5 million
8.  Canada    $52,600 GDP/Capita    34.6 million
9.  Norway    $106,100 GDP/Capita    4.7 million
10.  Netherlands    $46,000 GDP/Capita    16.8 million

Scandinavia and northern Europe in the top 10, quelle surprise!!! 

11.  Australia    $69,300 GDP/Capita    22.3 million
12.  United Kingdom    $38,500 GDP/Capita    63.4 million
13.  Belgium    $46,400 GDP/Capita    10.4 million
14.  United States    $49,500 GDP/Capita    316.7 million
15.  Iceland    $43,300 GDP/Capita    0.3 million
16.  Switzerland    $79,100 GDP/Capita    8.0 million
17.  Slovenia    $22,900 GDP/Capita    2.0 million    I am very surprised it made the list.
18.  Taiwan    $20,300 GDP/Capita    23.3 million
19.  France    $39,600 GDP/Capita    66.0 million
20.  Portugal    $19,700 GDP/Capita  10.8 million    I am surprised they are not bankrupt like Spain.

21.  Luxembourg    $110,200 GDP/Capita    0.5 million    I am surprised they are not higher.
22.  Chile    $15,600 GDP/Capita    17.2 million    I am astonished they are here.
23.  Estonia    $17,300 GDP/Capita    1.3 million
24.  Germany    $41,900 GDP/Capita    81.1 million    It is probably only this low because it costs 50,000 euros to incorporate.
25.  Lithuania    $12,000 GDP/Capita    3.5 million
26.  Israel    $31,300 GDP/Capita    7.7 million
27.  Cyprus    $19,900 GDP/Capita    1.2 million    Can you say bankrupt offshore hot spot.
28.  Japan    $46,900 GDP/Capita    127.3 million
29.  Mauritius    $8,700 GDP/Capita    1.3 million  Hoarding all those offshore bank accounts for themselves and none for their citizens.
30.  Malta    $21,100 GDP/Capita    0.4 million

31.  United Arab Emirates    $65,600 GDP/Capita    5.5 million    When you spend this much upon your citizens, why bother working.
32.  Austria    $48,500 GDP/Capita    8.2 million
33.  Spain    $28,500 GDP/Capita    47.4 million    Insolvente, Insolvente, Insolvente!!!
34.  Malaysia    $10,200 GDP/Capita    29.5 million
35.  Latvia
36.  Macedonia
37.  Italy
38.  South Korea
39.  Poland
40.  Qatar
41.  South Africa
42.  Bulgaria
43.  Czech Republic
44.  Montenegro
45.  Croatia
46.  Greece    Bankrupt, no surprises there
47.  Hungary
48.  Slovakia
49.  Rwanda    This country is ranked higher than all of South America, Central America, all of Asia except Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.
50.  Georgia

52.  Uruguay
53.  Peru
55.  Costa Rica
61.  Panama
63.  Mexico
66.  Colombia
74.  Thailand
80.  Brazil    Wonder why!
90.  Philippines
92.  Paraguay
93.  Guatemala
104.  El Salvador
107.  Argentina
113.  Vietnam
121.  Nicaragua
128.  Honduras
129.  Bolivia
140.  Venezuela

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eihg45gjhg/argentina-4/
5th Argentina

68.3% inactive

8th United Kingdom

63.3% inactive

10th Malaysia

61.4% inactive

11th Japan

60.2% inactive

17th Italy

54.7% inactive

18th Ireland

53.2% inactive

thumbs down?  Would people prefer not to wash their hands?

Citing the thumbs down, is acne attractive?

my goodness, beauty must really be in the eye of the beholder

I think we shouldn't promote obesity (chubbiness) as it like promoting unhealthiness and lethargy.  People may be naturally heavy; however, no one is naturally obese (BMI >30.00). :crazy2:

Judging by the thumbs down, maybe people are against human rights. :cry2:

@Minerboh80:

@nordicblue:

@Minerboh80:

@harrisbren:

Not a size queen, as long as he knows how to top then I'm good to go.

PS: The question is quite superficial. Sure, physical appearance is important but I'd like to think that good looks is just added bonus to someone with a good heart.

Seconded, thirded and fourthed!

If only it were true, but alas, I don't mind if they're high-maintenance as long as they are a walking work of art.

I have met people that their outside was, as you stated it, a walking work of art but their insides were nothing more than a good spit of shit.
I believe that inner beauty can be reflected to the outside.

I believe we tell ourselves that but it is akin to the way we treat actors and actresses.  We like to point out their flaws to convince ourselves that they are like us but they are not.  Beautiful people just have it easier in life.
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9516.html

Most of us know there is a payoff to looking good, and in the quest for beauty we spend countless hours and billions of dollars on personal grooming, cosmetics, and plastic surgery. But how much better off are the better looking? Based on the evidence, quite a lot. The first book to seriously measure the advantages of beauty, Beauty Pays demonstrates how society favors the beautiful and how better-looking people experience startling but undeniable benefits in all aspects of life. Noted economist Daniel Hamermesh shows that the attractive are more likely to be employed, work more productively and profitably, receive more substantial pay, obtain loan approvals, negotiate loans with better terms, and have more handsome and highly educated spouses. Hamermesh explains why this happens and what it means for the beautiful–and the not-so-beautiful--among us.

Exploring whether a universal standard of beauty exists, Hamermesh illustrates how attractive workers make more money, how these amounts differ by gender, and how looks are valued differently based on profession. He considers whether extra pay for good-looking people represents discrimination, and, if so, who is discriminating. Hamermesh investigates the commodification of beauty in dating and how this influences the search for intelligent or high-earning mates, and even examines whether government programs should aid the ugly. He also discusses whether the economic benefits of beauty will persist into the foreseeable future and what the "looks-challenged" can do to overcome their disadvantage.

Reflecting on a sensitive issue that touches everyone, Beauty Pays proves that beauty's rewards are anything but superficial.

@Minerboh80:

Assholes.
Pretensious douchebags.

For some reason they turn me on.  It is probably because they are hot and they know it, that's why they act that way.  It is similar to how girls always like the bad boys.

Twinks
Body Type: Thin, smooth, often blond, usually with longish bangs and often with highlights.
Description: This young breed of gays is never over 30 and tends to be on the queeny side and hews closely to the conventional stereotypes of gay man. Wild, ornery, and still getting over their coming out issues, the twink is the gay gone wild, and is bait to older men who are into trying to suck off their youthful energy.
Subcategories: The Twunk, the Gay-sian, the A&F boy.
New York City Hang Out: Rush, Campus Thursdays at Splash
Diva of Choice: Lady Gaga
Preoccupations: Fashion, drama, partying, hooking up, college, coming out
Top or Bottom: Bottom
Celebrity Example: Zac Efron

Either it is genetics or it is the environment or it can be a mixture.  Regardless of the cause, if it is genetics–genes can be rewritten (pharmacogenetics), if it is environment--the environment can be removed.  Curing is the wrong word, but genes are responsible for many things.  We can't have our cake and eat it too.  It isn't that it is a problem to fix, but not all gay are happy being gay just as not all short people are happy being short.  It is just an attribute of many which people have.  People can genetically tailor their children and even themselves.  If you want blue eyes, no problem, wear contacts or have a laser iris surgery.  If you want to be taller, then there is also a surgery for that too.  Fat injection thyroplasty for deeper voices.  There's a change for anything you don't like.

Graphene has a high tensile strength without any elasticity.  It would make terrible body armor as it would shatter and not allow as much movement.

He looks like a twink.