STUDY: Women More Attracted To Men In Expensive Cars

A UK university's released a study proving what any car salesman's ever told us, women judge men primarily by wealth and status, digging guys in expensive cars more than those driving an econobox.

The survey, run by researchers at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff, claims it shows women rate a man higher if he is behind the wheels of a "fancy motor rather than in an old banger." The University team showed women pictures of the same man sitting in two cars — a $100,000 silver Bentley Continental and a battered Ford Fiesta.

The women, aged between 21 to 40, picked the man sitting in the Bentley ahead of the same man in the Ford.

The researchers say findings confirmed women judge a man by his wealth and status, but men tested in the same way are not impressed by whatever car a woman drives. But guys, don't go running off to throw a copy of this study into your significant others' face as the same researchers also determined men judge their choice purely on a woman's face and figure.
Dr Michael Dunn, who worked on the study, claims: "Females focus on questions of wealth and status because if the male possesses those, that male would be in a better condition to rear healthy offspring."

So in other words, do middle-aged men in expensive cars seem more attractive to women despite their grey hair and expanding waistline? Dr Dunn admits yes, but also that his research could be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He claims: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it." We always knew it.

[ Telegraph UK ]

Don't drag your other half shopping if he isn't interested.

rip Nokia 6500 slide

last week i was back in SG for awhile. on tuesday i was out and about looking for a camera bag, and the phone decided to die on me, rather dramatically.

first the screen went blank, then it displayed with 180degree rotation, and finally sputtered back into "life" in a puke like mix of bile green and blood red. i had no choice. i needed a new phone. went looking for a singtel shop, found a reseller in cityhall and eventually settled on the iphone. and then the salesperson tells me my plan isn't due for recontract. 15 days. but he was nice and helpful and said he'll ask singtel for a waiver. give him half an hour.

so i left my phone number with him and ran off to look at crumpler bags. oh such cute names they have. the 5 million dollar home, 6 million dollar home, and 7 million dollar home, different sizes for different needs. they're actually camera bags. settled on a 5 million dollar home camera bag. han made a rather logical statement that helped me seal the deal. a crumpler bag doesn't scream, "LOOK! I'M A CAMERA BAG! STEAL ME!".

got a call from the guy saying the waiver was approved. and so it was goodbye nokia, hello apple. got the 8gb one with the cheapest plan available. not going to be around SG enough to use that much. we'll wait till june for the wife to get her white one.

nice little clip on the mess we're in

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

homeward bound

why in the world do i have to go through passport control to get from one terminal to another? i'm not even interested in entering the country, i just want to get from terminal 2 to terminal 1, where there are more shops, and a vat refund counter that is manned.

the alternative is to walk. walk and go through 3 security checks to get to the transit area. with a laptop inside the bag and jackets, and possibly the need to take off my shoes, it's not an inviting prospect.

why the hell does star alliance have such expensive tickets, such that i can't earn more points on my star alliance FF, and use terminal 1, and i can actually enjoy the lounge facilities during a 5 hour transit.

rant over.

i'm going home. screw this place.