North County and Good Looking Adults

[Happs]

To spare being portrayed as shallow, I’d like to preface my remarks by mentioning that I don’t judge people solely on looks and that their personalities and character and values are ultimately more important than looks.

What is it about North County (the coastal cities in particular) that explains its high concentration of good looking adults of all ages and races? Is it the beach atmosphere combined with an emphasis on outdoor activity and healthy eating? Even Carmel Valley, Poway and other inland areas have adults that look more healthy and pretty/handsome than those in Silicon Valley, which has an ideal climate. Adults in the suburbs of Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Philadelphia and other landlocked cities just don’t seem as attractive physically, nor do they look as vibrant.

[UCGal]

social pressure combined with plastic surgery and spa treatments (for both men and women).

[spdrun]

None of the cities you mention has a climate that is conducive to being outdoors most of the year. Phoenix and Vegas actually have a dry heat and sunlight that accelerates skin aging.

[The-Shoveler]

Long de-stressing walks on the beach,
SD has an ideal climate for long walks on the beach.
And nice beaches to take those walks.

[poorgradstudent]

In San Diego county you can be active outside almost every day out of the year. I grew up in Minnesota which is the polar opposite; between cold winters, hot humid summers and periodic rainstorms, “nice” days were few and far between. There’s a real tendency in the upper midwest to stay inside and eat during the cold winter months, packing on pounds. So physical activity definitely helps.

Having contstant beach access probably provides a bit of incentive to maintain more of a “beach body”.

[Coronita]

There are always exceptions to the rule dude….
I’m living proof of it….

[mike92104]

Money

[NotCranky]

I am impressed watching how fast the shine fades from people. Most my kids parents are younger, so I was meeting them and seeing them taking kids to kindergarten when they were 30-35ish. They looked so great.
7 years has knocked quite a bit off. Not saying people turned ugly like Dorian Grey. A lot of people are holding it together , but peaking in poise and beauty at 30 and showing signs of having been on the downward slide for several years at 40 is scary.

It does happen faster with poor people in general but these aren’t poor people and it’s getting them.

Some pretty drastic cases even when there is no weight gain.

[scaredyclassic]

In Temecula we look like hell.

[CA renter]

[quote=mike92104]Money[/quote]

^^^This.^^^

People in coastal communities are generally going to be wealthier. IMO, it’s a combination of having enough money to afford spa treatments, plastic surgery, personal trainers, good clothing (and those folks who help rich people find the right clothes…the word escapes me at the moment). A lot of the women I know around here (coastal North County) spend an inordinate amount of time and money on their appearance. I was one of only a few moms in my kid’s kindergarten class who didn’t have some kind of work done. Most of them went to the gym on a regular basis. Most had their hair and nails professionally done, too. You have to have quite a bit of time and money to be able to do all of this, and “average” people tend to have little of either time or money.

It’s also probably because money attracts beauty. The wealthiest people, especially men, can attract the most beautiful women. They will tend to have more beautiful children, too. And since looks, for both men and women, have an effect on how much money one makes, that’s probably a factor for both sexes, as well.

As for Silicon Valley, while there is a lot of money up there, I think that the hippie/feminist culture, along with the nerd culture (since so much of that money is in tech), might lend itself to the slightly less beautiful appearances of the people up there. Just a guess.

[CA renter]

[quote=Blogstar]I am impressed watching how fast the shine fades from people. Most my kids parents are younger, so I was meeting them and seeing them taking kids to kindergarten when they were 30-35ish. They looked so great.
7 years has knocked quite a bit off. Not saying people turned ugly like Dorian Grey. A lot of people are holding it together , but peaking in poise and beauty at 30 and showing signs of having been on the downward slide for several years at 40 is scary.

It does happen faster with poor people in general but these aren’t poor people and it’s getting them.

Some pretty drastic cases even when there is no weight gain.[/quote]

Nothing kills beauty like changing hormones. Yes, it can affect women in their late 30s and early 40s. Lucky us. 🙁

[moneymaker]

My first thought was the same as mike92104, but then after thinking about it for a while, I know plenty of beautiful people that are poor and quite a few rich people that are overweight/ugly. So it’s probably more genetic/discipline attributes, not to say that money doesn’t attract beautiful people, just that it doesn’t make one beautiful. P.S.- Scaredy I think Temecula has lots of beautiful people too!

[NotCranky]

[quote=CA renter][quote=Blogstar]I am impressed watching how fast the shine fades from people. Most my kids parents are younger, so I was meeting them and seeing them taking kids to kindergarten when they were 30-35ish. They looked so great.
7 years has knocked quite a bit off. Not saying people turned ugly like Dorian Grey. A lot of people are holding it together , but peaking in poise and beauty at 30 and showing signs of having been on the downward slide for several years at 40 is scary.

It does happen faster with poor people in general but these aren’t poor people and it’s getting them.

Some pretty drastic cases even when there is no weight gain.[/quote]

Hormones are the downfall of men as well . For blue collar working men it can shorten their ability to make a living. I think that should wipe out any stay at
Nothing kills beauty like changing hormones. Yes, it can affect women in their late 30s and early 40s. Lucky us. :([/quote]

Hormones are the downfall of men as well. For blue collar working men it can shorten their ability to make a living. If they have a sahm wife she should pay him for that.

[FlyerInHi]

I find the most beautiful people in America are in NYC. I’m the type who likes to people watch (like the Italians and the French do).

It takes practice to separate objective beauty from artifices such as nice clothes or accessories.

Generally, people look for cleanliness, grooming, attire, comportment, status… While those attributes play into desirability, they do no indicate real beauty of physical traits.

We generally tend to have an aversion to objectively define beauty lest we be judged, so everyone is “beautiful.”

We also conflate “inner beauty” with “outer beauty”, but the 2 are not the same.

Lots of people are beautiful, but they don’t know it, and they don’t take steps to feature and enhance their beauty.

To me, (outer) beauty has to do with symmetry and finesse of traits, proportions of body parts, skin texture and tone….

[FlyerInHi]

Happs, I think that by your standards, you would find lots of beautiful people in the ski resorts also. More sporty and vibrant.

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