{"id":41756,"date":"2013-07-27T00:09:39","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T07:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=41756"},"modified":"2013-07-27T00:09:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-27T07:09:39","slug":"honesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/41756","title":{"rendered":"Is it true blondes …"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When it comes to honesty, how do you fare? And yes, it seems to matter the color of your hair. How do I know this?<\/p>\n

Well, ask yourself this question. Would you leave your fare<\/em> if someone left a bottle of tea for purchase\u2014seemingly unattended?<\/p>\n

Honest Tea set out to answer just that question.<\/p>\n

What they found was well\u2014honestly surprisingly!<\/p>\n

Honest Tea is an organic tea company that has blossomed, since its inception in 1998 with a staff of three, into one of, if not the<\/strong>, largest certified organic and fair trade tea companies on the market.<\/p>\n

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So if you are having a case of Mean World Syndrome, read on, and feel heartened.<\/p>\n

Honest Tea stands were set up in\u00a061 locations in each state across the country, with a clear drop box for cash, and a sign indicating a thirsty passerby may pay $1 for a bottle.<\/p>\n

The catch?<\/p>\n

A station “attendant” was waiting in the wings marking down who paid\u2014and who didn’t! They took notes on gender, facial hair, hair color, and if they had on glasses, or hats …<\/p>\n

Like a streetside game of Guess Who.<\/p>\n

The resulting upright citizens (or those who walked briskly away with their nabbed tea) panned out like this:<\/p>\n

– The longer your hair, the more honest you are (I’m all over that result plus get this: nationwide blondes were more honest than any other hair color. They were 100% honest in Illinois and Indiana. Honest!!!!)<\/p>\n

– People in groups tended to tender their monies less maniacally. (Perhaps peer pressure makes one more honest?)<\/p>\n

– Men vs. Women? Sorry guys, but women were honest 95% of the time, while men rang in at 91%.<\/p>\n

– Alabama and Hawaii were the two most honest states, scoring a perfect 100%!<\/p>\n

Here are more fun facts from the (informal) study:<\/p>\n

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