Flirting may be a global phenomenon but what to praise in a woman will change from culture to culture according to a social networking site that studied such things. So how's the best way to woo a woman? Do you compliment her lips, or her eyes? In England it would be her legs or her thighs. But if she's American, praise her clothes.
A study conducted by badoo.com has found that the best line globally is "You have beautiful lips." Badoo.com claims it's "the Holy Grail of Flirting."
According to badoo.com's global study of pick-up lines, the words that will stand the best chance of success if you're not sure of the woman's nationality will be if you compliment her for having "beautiful lips." But if you know the woman is an American, you will have most success by telling her she dresses beautifully.
Badoo.com claims to be the world's largest "social dating" network, with 87 million registered users worldwide. It analyzed the response rates to the opening lines used in nearly 200,000 online flirtations in ten languages over one month.
The most commonly used line was "You have beautiful eyes," but the line that got the best response worldwide was "You have beautiful lips," However, other lines worked best in particular countries.
If a woman is American, Italian or French, you should tell her, "You dress beautifully". If she's Canadian or German, praise her skin. If she's British, praise her legs. If she's Spanish or South American, her hair; if Dutch or Portuguese, her ears! Hmm, maybe you should stick with lips for that one.
So, why do women respond best to someone praising their lips? Badoo says it's because it's bold, and not cautious. Jo Hemmings, a psychologist and dating coach says it's also because it's unusual and seems more personal.
Here are the best lines by location:
Worldwide "You have beautiful lips"
USA "You dress beautifully"
Canada "You have beautiful skin"
UK "You have beautiful legs"
Spain "You have beautiful hair"
France "You dress beautifully"
Italy "You dress beautifully"
Germany "You have beautiful skin"
Europe "You dress beautifully"
South America "You have beautiful hair"
Portugal "You have beautiful ears"
Sweden "You have a beautiful figure"
Netherlands "You have beautiful ears"
Russia "You have a beautiful nose"
Turkey "You have beautiful legs"
Poland "You have beautiful arms"
Whatever happened to "you have a great imagination?"
