This is going to sound worse than I mean it to be, but I'm not familiar with NYC. Is Philly a "hipster" region? A full (groomed) beard in SanFran will be seen

This is going to sound worse than I mean it to be, but I'm not familiar with NYC. Is Philly a "hipster" region? A full (groomed) beard in SanFran will be seen completely differently than full (groomed) beard in Los Angeles. You'll fit right in with the SF hipsters but you'll be seen as a bum/idiot in LA. There is a drastic difference in perception against say.. the Dollar Beard Club [0] and "manly-men" beards. The difference in perception is a source of comedy [1]. The source of this perception difference is that people "allowed" to grow beards for work were/are typically blue-collar workers. Blue-collar work is associated with those of lesser intelligence (sorry to any hard working blue-collars out there....) while white-collar professions are seen as "more intelligent" and have typically required being clean shaven. As it follows, facial hair = blue collar worker = less intelligent. That's just how things are currently. Obviously this is changing, but more-so in "hipster" areas where people do white-collar work and grow their beards out. As the requirement/stigma against facial hair dies out. [0] https://www.dollarbeardclub.com/ https://www.dollarbeardclub.com/ [1] http://www.primalunleashed.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/10458871_10152170006550108_7588909318375872464_n.jpg http://www.primalunleashed.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/...