j a m e s f o r s y t h ✡ n e t

Wikipedia (i.e. anyone on the planet) provides a definition of metrosexual:

a portmanteau of metropolitan and heterosexual, is a neologism of the 2000s that refers to a heterosexual man (especially one living in a post-industrial, capitalist culture) that has a strong concern for his appearance or a lifestyle that displays attributes stereotypically associated with homosexual men.

I live in Melbourne, Australia, which is maybe post-industrial and capitalist.

My concern for my own appearance is moderate to low. I shave daily, but some of my tshirts are over a decade old.

I don’t have a lifestyle that is in any way stereotypical of homosexual men.

That basically rules me out of this trendy-sounding group.

I’d be curious to know whether 型男 is translatable as metrosexual.

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