Don’t worry, we’re not one of them.
Go to an Irish gym often enough these days and you’ll come across people who spend their entire time in front of the mirror not actually doing any exercise.
Despite that and despite all of us knowing someone who likes to spend more time looking at themselves that can be considered healthy, Ireland has not made the list of the ten vainest countries in the world.
Market research company GfK surveyed 27,000 people in 22 countries in an attempt to determine which one was the most vain, taking into account the amount of time people spent bathing, doing their hair and make-up and getting dressed on a weekly basis.
Italians, Argentinians & Americans spend most time on personal #grooming. [Global Study] https://t.co/DJvyPsPMMz pic.twitter.com/nJqnmi9Rem
— GfK – An NIQ Company (@GfK) February 15, 2016
It may or may not come as a surprise that those handsome devils in Italy came out on top, with Italian women spending 6.2 hours a week on how they look and Italian men spending five hours doing likewise.
Argentina was next followed by the USA, while there are six European countries in the rest of the top ten, with French people ranking best of the rest in fourth and the United Kingdom (where men spend 3.7 hours a week on grooming and women 5.4 hours a week) coming in in tenth place.
Top ten vainest countries in the world
1) Italy
2) Argentina
3) USA
4) France
5) Czech Republic
6) Germany
7) Spain
8) Hong Kong
9) Poland
10) United Kingdom
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