As humans, we have the desire to be appreciated and admired by others. Merriam-Webster defines beauty as, “The quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit.” But the idea of beauty is not one cohesive style or belief. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Different countries and cultures have various beliefs about what is considered to be beautiful.. Both Americans and Koreans ' idea of beauty is generally similar for body type. In both countries, it is considered for a woman to be beautiful if she is tall and have a skinnier, low weight body. However this ideal body is incredibly difficult to achieve for a large percentage of the female population. It is also idealized to have a small, v-shaped face with large eyes and a small nose. The perfect body to men is described as being tall tan full muscle tone and visible abdominal muscles. …show more content…
In America, the idea of beauty is different for everyone. Various people of different shapes and appearances van. E considered beautiful by various people. This is an incredibly stark contrast from Korean beauty standards. In Korea, a beautiful person is required to have the attributes previously mentioned. If a person does not have these attributes, there is no chance for the person to be considered beautiful. America and Korea have incredibly similar beliefs on what is and what is not considered beautiful. Though the beliefs are similar, Korea is much more strict with it 's beliefs than America is. In the end, it doesn 't matter how different beauty standards are across the world. It is important to educate both men and women that they don 't need to have these specific qualities to be deemed attractive by the people around