by Toof Pic June 27, 2004
Get the I just have really high standards mug.The term Belgian Standards (often abbreviated as BS) originally referred to the relatively lower standards of attractiveness to which American expatriates held their compatriots while living abroad. The Belgian Standard has been colloquially dubbed "the expat's beer goggles" in reference to poor sexual decisions expatriates frequently make under its influence.
Another common reference to Belgian Standards is the Belgian Ultimatum, similar to the Desert Island Ultimatum in which one person asks another if they would sleep with a member of the opposite sex when stranded on a desert island with no other options. However, in the Belgian Ultimatum, the proposed scenario is generally used as a more subtle technique to suss out whom an individual would sleep with if they had to lower their standards substantially, but still retained a nominal modicum of selectivity.
An often-confused similar term, British Standards, denotes the opposite phenomenon, in which Americans living abroad begin to hold their American peers to higher standards based on the relatively higher attractiveness of the native inhabitants of the foreign country in which they live. In such cases, the so-called All-American moral values of the opposite sex simply do not cut it and fail to substantially improve the attractiveness of fellow expatriates.
Another common reference to Belgian Standards is the Belgian Ultimatum, similar to the Desert Island Ultimatum in which one person asks another if they would sleep with a member of the opposite sex when stranded on a desert island with no other options. However, in the Belgian Ultimatum, the proposed scenario is generally used as a more subtle technique to suss out whom an individual would sleep with if they had to lower their standards substantially, but still retained a nominal modicum of selectivity.
An often-confused similar term, British Standards, denotes the opposite phenomenon, in which Americans living abroad begin to hold their American peers to higher standards based on the relatively higher attractiveness of the native inhabitants of the foreign country in which they live. In such cases, the so-called All-American moral values of the opposite sex simply do not cut it and fail to substantially improve the attractiveness of fellow expatriates.
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by I_Am_Queen_Of_Definitions April 19, 2018
Get the high standards mug.When somebody rejects you because they don't think you are gorgeous enough to go out with them, they may say this.
Boy #1: Hey, do you want to go out sometime?
Boy #2: No thanks. I just have really high standards. You don't reach them, oops.
Boy #2: No thanks. I just have really high standards. You don't reach them, oops.
by mcnuggetdestroyer December 31, 2017
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by BlainerJ April 28, 2011
Get the Soda Standards mug.The temporary set of standards used for finding a evanescent mate during the summer season, when most respectable candidates have gone home or off vacationing. It is appropriate for Summer Standards to be lower than the standards of previous seasons, and no judgment for the reduction of moral and physical standards can be given during this time.
Summergirl #1: "Ew, you hooked up with BroMoseph during summer?! He has a neckbeard!".
Summergirl #2: "Girl, it's all good, my Summer Standards allow neckbeards as long as they aren't gingers".
Summergirl #2: "Girl, it's all good, my Summer Standards allow neckbeards as long as they aren't gingers".
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