Sunday, May 24, 2015

In Korea it means I am sexier than you are.

I’ll never forget my first adult visit to a jjimjjilbang (click here) — a communal bath house in Korea. A cornerstone of the culture, it’s where women go to mingle and relax. And, apparently, judge each other for not having pubic hair: When I strode in, fully groomed, everyone stared. (Just in case they needed some hints for where to focus, I had some pretty obvious tan lines in key places.)

I’ll especially never forget the way a girl gathered her abundant pubes into her underwear, and then strode past me with stone-cold confidence and a side-eye that said, “Jealous?"...


...In the U.S., the interest in a more natural down-there look may not have had a resurgence in popularity until recently. But, in Korea, pubic hair is seen as a sign of sexual health and fertility. Some have even taken it one step further — with bush grafting. Yup, women are getting hair transplanted from their heads onto their lady parts...

Here's the logistics. (click here) A narrow piece of scalp with hair "bulbs" (we're so picturing fairy lights) is transplanted into the public area. Surgeons then divide the hair follicles evenly throughout your nether regions leaving nothing but a lush new pubic do.
Apparently, East Asian women consider a more 'bewhiskered' lady garden a sign of fertility and sexual desirability but for around £1200 we don't think we could ever care for our lady hair quite that much.
Here's a thought, why don't we all stop bush grafting, waxing and shaving and learn to appreciate our lady parts however hairy they come?