Big feet preference in rural Indonesia defies one-size-fits-all theory of attractiveness
Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
People in most cultures view women with small feet as attractive and a sign of a potential mate's youth and fertility. But a new research study shows that the Karo Batak living in rural villages in Indonesia deem women with big feet as more appealing, suggesting that culture – not just genetics – plays a role in deciding what makes a mate attractive.