What is the beauty standard in your area?

I dunno that I'd go as far as very thin, unless you're talking about a certain subset of fairly hardcore climbers, but it's probably smaller than the average.

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Only visited Colorado once but I have always heard that extreme thinness is a huge part of the local beauty standard. Interesting that continues to this day. It was universal 20 years ago for sure but it seems almost counter cultural at this point, at least for a city with no fashion/modeling industry and that seems super focused on athleticism and outdoor activities.

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huazzy@reddit

The Colorado one is very strange to me as I saw that transformation with a cousin of mine who moved there.

Like she perpetually started wearing those hiking headbands.

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Heyya14@reddit

I can definitely second the Texas one lol

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ALoungerAtTheClubs@reddit

I think the most surreal part of visiting Colorado for me was seeing people dressed like they were about to go hiking any second - even they obviously weren't.

I suppose it's analogous to wearing beachy clothes in a coastal area, but that's much more familiar to me.

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natnat1919@reddit

California: thin, but fit, tan, minimal makeup (for women). Area that’s (I guess) considered a beach town, Southern California.

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smcl2k@reddit

You mean Orange County, right...? 😂

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tsukiii@reddit

I don’t know where they’re from, but it fits San Diego. Not much flashy makeup/hair/clothes, but you’ve gotta look like you work out.

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smcl2k@reddit

I don't think you can class 1 of the biggest cities in the country as a "beach town", though. Plus that very specific list of criteria doesn't really fit somewhere that's less than 50% white.

It might work for Coronado, but I feel like most of the women there are very flashy (and pretty old).

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natnat1919@reddit

My city is 47% white

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smcl2k@reddit

Sounds like you described a very specific beauty standard that likely doesn't apply to most of the population 🤷🏻‍♂️

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-Boston-Terrier-@reddit

Pretty much me.

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ExternalTelevision75@reddit

Having good hygiene is both regional and worldwide

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FemboyEngineer@reddit

Impossibly pretty Korean women

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Immediate-Doubt-4918@reddit

Semi-rural Kansas here…

Men: Tall, dad bod or super skinny with farmer strength, good jawline, light facial hair and mustache

Women: Fit, blonde, “trad” (🤮), light makeup

That’s just what I’ve noticed.

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sadthrow104@reddit

Such a a large country it’s hard to say. In my desert southwest city we have so many ‘internal’ immigrants (as well as our fair share of foreign immigrants) and transplants that it’s all over the place. A lot of the people are typical walking heart attacks you see in Walmart photos but also lots of very outdoorsy types. Really depends on the circle, class, part of town etc

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