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Oozing with machismo? Hongkongers rate city’s gents as the ‘manliest in Asia’ in new survey | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong may as well be the macho capital of Asia – or at least, the city’s residents believe so – according to a new online survey rating the sex appeal of men across Asia.
Pitted against India, Japan, mainland China and others, Hong Kong came out on top with a score of 6.13 out of 10 for manliness, based on the survey conducted by Hong Kong Baptist University and commissioned by lighter company Zippo.
More than 1,000 Hong Kong men and women aged 18 to 35 took part in the survey from June to July. The results, which plotted on a chart was shaped like a bell curve, were released on Tuesday.
The score accounted for male respondents’ high opinion of hunkiness in the city – however, the score dropped to 5.72 out of 10 if female responses only were counted.
Taiwanese men are considered the second most macho, followed by South Koreans. The Japanese came in fourth, followed by Singaporeans, mainland Chinese, Thais, Indians and Malaysians.
However, the results should be taken with a grain of salt as it does not take into account perspectives across the region.
Asked what they considered the top three “manliest” qualities, the respondents listed responsibility, considerateness and physicality.
Age matters, too. Some 70 per cent of interviewees agreed that men in the 30 to 39 age bracket were the manliest.
Still, when asked to rate celebrities, 53-year-old Andy Lau Tak-wah was named the manliest, with 17.4 per cent of votes, followed by Chow Yun-fat, 60, at 12.4 per cent. California-born Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu was third at 8 per cent.
In a survey section rating the manliest fictional characters, former boxing champion Ching Fai in Unbeatable (played by Nick Cheung Ka-fai), with his rippling muscles, garnered the most votes (29.1 per cent).
Chow Yun-fat’s character in God of Gamblers came in second with 25.7 per cent of votes, followed by Andy Lau in A Moment of Romance (14.3 per cent).
The poll also found that firefighters, pilots, doctors and lawyers were the manliest occupations. But the list snubbed gardeners and hairstylists, who were considered the least macho.
Hong Kong may as well be the macho capital of Asia – or at least, the city’s residents believe so – according to a new online survey rating the sex appeal of men across Asia.
Pitted against India, Japan, mainland China and others, Hong Kong came out on top with a score of 6.13 out of 10 for manliness, based on the survey conducted by Hong Kong Baptist University and commissioned by lighter company Zippo.
More than 1,000 Hong Kong men and women aged 18 to 35 took part in the survey from June to July. The results, which plotted on a chart was shaped like a bell curve, were released on Tuesday.
The score accounted for male respondents’ high opinion of hunkiness in the city – however, the score dropped to 5.72 out of 10 if female responses only were counted.
Taiwanese men are considered the second most macho, followed by South Koreans. The Japanese came in fourth, followed by Singaporeans, mainland Chinese, Thais, Indians and Malaysians.
However, the results should be taken with a grain of salt as it does not take into account perspectives across the region.
Asked what they considered the top three “manliest” qualities, the respondents listed responsibility, considerateness and physicality.
Age matters, too. Some 70 per cent of interviewees agreed that men in the 30 to 39 age bracket were the manliest.
Still, when asked to rate celebrities, 53-year-old Andy Lau Tak-wah was named the manliest, with 17.4 per cent of votes, followed by Chow Yun-fat, 60, at 12.4 per cent. California-born Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu was third at 8 per cent.
In a survey section rating the manliest fictional characters, former boxing champion Ching Fai in Unbeatable (played by Nick Cheung Ka-fai), with his rippling muscles, garnered the most votes (29.1 per cent).
Chow Yun-fat’s character in God of Gamblers came in second with 25.7 per cent of votes, followed by Andy Lau in A Moment of Romance (14.3 per cent).
The poll also found that firefighters, pilots, doctors and lawyers were the manliest occupations. But the list snubbed gardeners and hairstylists, who were considered the least macho.
