[quote=kcal09][quote=briansd1][quote=Stradivarius] She arranged sleepovers at our house for my sister and me, took us shopping, and taught us how to apply makeup. Looking pretty and having good social skills go a long way in any profession. Again, more opportunity for success.
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Your mom did a great job.
I wish more people had wardrobe skills. Unfortunately Americans have closets full of moo-moos and sweats. Being as rich as we are, and shopping as much as we do, Americans look incredibly unkept and ragged. It OK for men, but unkept women look very unattractive, IMO.[/quote]
I noticed this when I first came to CA. People walk around in flip-flops, shorts and T-shirts all year around.[/quote]
Totally!
And it becomes even more apparent on a trip to europe who the “dirty amerikans” are…
