The French also are considered more sexy and bizarre. These ideas are embedded into French culture. Considering France’s history from Louis the XV to the twentieth century with surrealism and the proliferation of prostitutes, cabaret, and pornography, an inclination towards sexiness and the bizarre makes sense. On the other hand, the Americans are shown to have more ads for makeup and hair care products. These results have many potential implications. First, the product categories align with the literature that Americans prefer makeup to skin care products. They use makeup to cover up flaws and treat it as a commodity. More ads that display hair care products may indicate that Americans value great hair and are easily persuadable to try new
The French also are considered more sexy and bizarre. These ideas are embedded into French culture. Considering France’s history from Louis the XV to the twentieth century with surrealism and the proliferation of prostitutes, cabaret, and pornography, an inclination towards sexiness and the bizarre makes sense. On the other hand, the Americans are shown to have more ads for makeup and hair care products. These results have many potential implications. First, the product categories align with the literature that Americans prefer makeup to skin care products. They use makeup to cover up flaws and treat it as a commodity. More ads that display hair care products may indicate that Americans value great hair and are easily persuadable to try new