Seven benefits of being melanin-light

1. You're less likely to be a sun worshipper, so more likely to avoid its ageing effects. Tanning addicts develop a nasty leathery look at a certain age.

2. You glow in the dark. No one will ever lose you in bed.

3. You probably see better in the dark too. The paler the eye the more you'll squint in bright light, but the flipside is seeing well in dim light.

4. You show arousal more vividly, spurring lovers to greater heights. Pale is more interesting.

5. You stand out in a crowd and get served faster at crowded shop counters.

6. Unwanted body hair is paler, so you can get away with less waxing/plucking/shaving.

7. Grey hair doesn't show as easily, and may never overwhelm you. My red-haired grandfathers went sandy, not grey.