Russians are popular in China and Indians are attractive in Eastern Europe

Travellers have taken to social media to share baffling phenomenon

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They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it seems that often it is even more powerful if that beholder is from a different country.

Much like how people with straight hair want curly hair or those with pale skin indulge in fake tanning, men and women often find that they are significantly more attractive when visiting another country.

Travellers have taken to social media to share their tales of this confusing yet pleasant phenomenon.

Women different skin colours and hair types have been sharing how they are found to be much more attractive when travelling in foreign countries (picture posed by models)

Men from Asian countries who claim they are considered distinctly average at home say they have become studs in Western countries while Eastern European ladies of a similar ilk said they have attracted huge amounts of attention in places like China.

Tourists have now been sharing the details of these eye-opening visits on Quora.

In a forum post, they detailed just how much more attractive they were considered in a country other than their own, and why.

For some, it was that their dark skin seemed exotic to locals, in other cases it was the colour of their hair or slim build.

To find out where you need to holiday next for a bit of an ego boost, read on.

Tourists in foreign countries often discover they are considered unusual and attractive when they holiday (picture posed by models)

An American woman in Scandinavia

Marie Horace from South Florida said: 'I am mostly of Latin Afro Caribbean descent and it's quite diverse where I live, so I am considered pretty average looking.

'Most guys go for full-figured women like the Kardashians but I am what most people here would label as "skinny" and I got teased at school quite a bit actually because of it.

'Imagine my surprise when at University I went on a trip to Scandinavia, and got reactions there from men I never in a million years thought possible - I was called beautiful more times than I could count and I've seen Swedish women, they are gorgeous!'

An Indonesian woman in Europe

LLolyta from Indonesian said: 'In my home country, I am not considered as beautiful but when I went to Europe last summer I got a lot of attention, especially from Western guys.

One women revealed that her tanned skin tone wasn't attractive in her home country, but was perceived as very beautiful when abroad (picture posed by model)

In Indonesia, having a tanned skin tone is not considered beautiful - fair or light skinned with long straight hair are the basics "rules" of being attractive.

A Russian woman in China

Katherine Mesh, from Siberia in Russia said: 'One of the best countries to feel more attractive is indeed China.

'I am from Siberia, where there are more beautiful and uptight ladies than anywhere else.

'But in China, even after workout or with no make-up at all you are still beautiful and exotic to Chinese people.'

An Asian-American in Singapore

Wansai Ounkeo from the US, said: 'In America, my dating life was pretty barren - I was this 5'7", introverted Asian guy, with what my brother considered to be "bland Asian physical characteristics that make you forgettable".

'After landing in Singapore, my dating life basically exploded and just kept exploding.

'I even had strangers follow me and proposition me for various sexual activities.'

A Nepalese woman in Eastern Europe

Pooja Gautam from Nepal said: 'In Nepal, I used to be considered average looking and girls with lighter skin always got way more attention than myself.

'Here in Poland though, it’s not very common to see darker foreigners and I have received unusually high levels of attention from the locals.

'Tanning salons are a big thing in Polish cities and some Poles find it hard to believe when I tell them that many Nepalese people carry umbrellas on hot, sunny days to prevent their skin from turning darker.

The women of Siberia, left, have very pale skin which is often seen as exotic when they visit China, right

An Indian woman in Africa

Sonali Gupta from India said: 'I am a typical Indian girl and I certainly don't fit in the category of beautiful.

'I recently went on a trip to South Africa and was pleasantly surprised to receive so many compliments on my looks.

'It felt really nice to be called beautiful and receive comments on my smile, as well as hair.'

An Eastern European woman in the UK

Alzbeta Ze from the Czech Republic said: 'I have never been considered particularly beautiful - the beauty standard in the Czech Republic is tanned women with slim bodies but proper boobs and hips, long hair, clear skin and symmetrical faces.

'I'm not fat but I have quite a lot of curves and my skin is really, really pale.