Looks matter, and exceptionally good looking people can use that.
But there are many very successful people who do not generally have "good looks."
What matters more is how one presents themselves. A good hair style ("good" depends entirely on the type of hair, ALL kinds of hair will have a good style, some will be harder to attain than others), clean and good-smelling skin, clean and well-chosen clothes, etc.
People who obviously do not take care of themselves, who have hair that is not taken care of, who are dirty or smelling, who wear clothes that are unkempt, will not be treated as well as people who obviously take care of themselves. This may or may not be fair, but it happens.
Therefore, I would say that "presentation" matters more than "looks" even though looks do matter.
A great looking person who presents poorly is likely to get a worse reception than an ugly person who presents well.
well I'm just hoping that as an ugly person who presents poorly, the two negatives cancel each other out :)
A great looking person competing with an ugly person, and both of them present equally well, will have an advantage. That means, that the ugly person has to work harder to get ahead. Luckily, that is entirely possible to do. There's a couple of old quotes about this:
A woman has to work twice as hard as a man to be considered half as good. Luckily, this is not hard.
Haha ... life would be so much easier with two negatives cancel each other out. It happens in the world of math -1 x -1 = 1, though. Let me know if you find it in another world or universe. ;-)
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I agree that personal hygiene is a very attractive quality.
you are absolutely right,,, I am this kind of person that does not care about apparences at all,,, and once I go to any nice coffeeshop or good Restaurant I receive a little harsh treatment,, I know It is because of the way I appear,,, lately I get used to it.
but when I finish and give a nice tip to the waiter or waitress,, guess what,, they remember me because I am different, this is the first thing,,, and nobody expected to get a tip from somebody who looks like me.
when I come back to the same place another time,, maybe a week or two weeks later,, I notice that the treatment gets better than the first time,, I even feel that I am the best treated client in the place..
this is really what happens to me all the time I promise... and I really liked it this way..
anyway everyone is a human being and we have equal rights as per GOD and as per Governments as well.
Cheers
I personally agree more with this. Whatever my "base" looks are, I get treated better when I clean up than when I venture out in an overlarge T shirt and flip flops. If you've ever seen photos that compare the way celebs look when they're all made up for cameras and when they're caught unawares, you'll see that most people can get prettied up quite a bit.
I absolutely agree. The way you look won't help you (or it will help you only in certain situations) unless you have other qualities and how you "present" yourself is really important.