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SHADES OF TRUTH

HOW HONEST IS HE?

Can you suss out a guy’ s truthfulness just by looking at him? Surprisingly, the answer might just depend on his hair color. Here’ s how likely he is to be trustworthy.
Redheads 97 %
Blonds 95 %
Gray-Haired Men 95 %
Black-Haired Men 94 %
Bald Men 93 %
Brown-Haired Dudes 92 %
CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT: JENNIFER LIVINGSTON / TRUNK ARCHIVE; MARKO METZINGER / STUDIO D; GETTY IMAGES.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN Red Cow
JACKSON, MS Rooster’ s
ST. LOUIS, MO Baileys’ Range
BUTTE, MT Sparky’ s Garage
LINCOLN, NE Honest Abe’ s Burgers and Freedom
LAS VEGAS, NV Gordon Ramsay BurGR
PORTSMOUTH, NH Lexie’ s Joint
JERSEY CITY, NJ Left Bank Burger Bar
ALBUQUERQUE, NM Bistronomy B2B
NEW YORK, NY Burger Joint
DURHAM, NC Bull City Burger and Brewery
BISMARCK, ND Reza’ s Pitch
CINCINNATI, OH Nation
STILLWATER, OK Eskimo Joe’ s
PORTLAND, OR TILT— Pearl District
PHILADELPHIA, PA Copabanana
PROVIDENCE, RI Harry’ s Bar and Burger
SULLIVAN’ S ISLAND, SC Poe’ s Tavern
SIOUX FALLS, SD Taphouse 41
NASHVILLE, TN Burger Up
The findings come from a study done by beverage brand Honest Tea. They set up tables of their teas and offered them for $ 1 on the honor system— then monitored thousands of transactions all over the country, tracking the men who paid and the ones who didn’ t, then divided the results by hair color. The good news is that most men aren’ t all that dishonest. And duh— his hair color probably isn’ t the most reliable indicator of his level of honesty. So what is? We asked a behavioral psychologist:“ Watch for physical signs, like avoiding eye contact, fidgeting, covering his mouth, or biting his lip,” which all suggest he could be hiding something, says psychologist Elizabeth Lombardo, PhD.“ Every man has his tells.”
DALLAS, TX Rodeo Goat
SALT LAKE CITY, UT Hires Big H
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT Al’ s French Frys
RICHMOND, VA Station 2
SEATTLE, WA Dick’ s Drive-In
MORGANTOWN, WV Tailpipes
MILWAUKEE, WI AJ Bombers
CHEYENNE, WY Two Doors Down
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