Cultural Cuteness
Seems like an ordinary portrait photo? But by one look an Indonesian will realise that this girl is one too. Not by her look, but by her action. Indonesian will very often tilt their head down and shoot their eyesight up. It the the Indonesian meaning of cute!
Cuteness is a kind of attractive beauty commonly associated with youth, innocence and helplessness, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in Ethology, first introduced by Konrad Lorenz. This is usually characterized by (though not limited to) some combination of infant-like physical traits, especially small body size with a disproportionately big head, large eyes, a small nose, dimples, and round and softer body features. Infantile personality traits, such as playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity, innocence, affectionate behavior and a need to be nurtured are also generally considered cute.
(courtesy of wikipedia.com)
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