How You Bite Into A Gingerbread Man Says A Lot About Your Personality (2024)

When presented with a warm, aromatic gingerbread man, do you first bite off the head or are you more likely to immediately chew off an arm?

It turns out how you attack the holiday favorite says a lot about you, according to a 2015 study commissioned by Dunkin'. For two years in a row, the chain asked people about their cookie consuming strategies and found that of the more than 500 respondents, the majority (64 percent) always dove in headfirst.

According to Neurological Director of Chicago's Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation Dr. Alan Hirsch, starting with the cranium is indicative of a headstrong personality. "If one chooses to bite the head first, it indicates an achievement-oriented individual, a natural leader, who won't take no for an answer," he said.

Hirsch also reported that the 20 percent of those polled who begin with the legs are sensitive. They're people who are "revel[ing] in the company of others."

As for those 16 percent who go straight for an arm? Well, it depends which hand they favor. "If the initial bite is the right hand, it reflects an individual who tends to be skeptical and pessimistic, while those who initially bite the left arm have a flair for creativity and are more extroverted," Hirsch explained.

SoOOOooo, what's your gingerbread game plan? Are you a sensitive left arm lover or a head-biter type? If you clicked in to this post, I suspect you're a head-first-kinda gal who's looking to be more of a left-hander in the new year, but you tell me. You tell me.