Foreign guys’ allure, accents fascinate American girls

Sex in the Suburbs

Plastic cup. Not the most tantalizing words, to tell you the truth. But when Johan, the hot German, saunters over and asks "Doh yohhahv a plahsteek cop?" it’s like you’ve never heard that combination of words in your life. You’re so captivated, you just said yes four times and now he’s looking at you like you’re the foreigner.

What is it about foreign guys? We don’t really understand their expensive clothes, unshaven body parts, hookahs or their obsession with soccer. We cannot fathom how in the world they learned 17 languages in the time it took us to learn one. In fact, we can’t even figure out how to describe them in our own language. So, we borrow from the French and say foreign hotties have that certain "je ne sais quoi."

First of all, foreign guys aren’t your typical Abercrombie-model wannabes.

"[Foreign guys] stand out in a crowd," junior Christine McCann said. "They have this sense of mystery that you want to get to know."

So you strike up a conversation with a tall, gorgeous Moroccan Mr. Mystery at a party. Suddenly, you realize exactly what it is that draws you to foreign guys like a fly to a camel.

If some random American guy walked up to me and said "Excuse me, do you know where the automated teller machine is?" I would look at him like he had a large bottle of ketchup sticking out of his forehead. But if asked by a cute English guy, the question suddenly becomes endearingly hot.

It’s those darned accents.

"I love accents," McCann said with a laugh. "I could just listen to a guy with an accent talk forever and it doesn’t matter what it’s about."

We may giggle about it, but any Joe Schmoe who can fake a Scottish brogue has got us wrapped around his little finger. To add to their allure, many foreign guys seem to have figured out that conversation is sexy.

"American guys just really only talk to you about surface level issues," junior Jill Wallace said. "Foreign guys really tap into your intelligent side by asking interesting questions about politics, the economy and other things."

So it seems these foreign fellows are an Irish jig ahead of the pack. They’re the guys who open doors without a hidden agenda, and the first people you’d call if you were stranded on Interstate 81 because they always have on their high-tech phones. But really, foreign dudes are the ones that you just want to figure out.

"[Dating foreign guys] is like a cultural challenge," senior Lindsay Streeper said. "All the different things they celebrate and their ways of life [are so different], and if you were to date them, you could learn all about it."

By simply being from a country whose name sounds like a little-known brand of cough syrup, foreign fellas seem mysterious and fascinating.

I know "America" is easy to say, but it sort of makes me want to be a foreign exchange student.