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Are the women really more attractive in Austin? One of the things mentioned in the article is that in SF, people are in shape. How are things in Austin?

pk2200 14y ago
I've lived for several years in Silicon Valley and Austin, and would have to agree that Austin has more attractive young women. The University of Texas probably has a lot do with it. It also helps that that Austin has 10-11 months of warm weather (January is our winter), so you're seeing more skin here, to put it bluntly. :) And yes, Austinites are healthy and in shape. Take any survey like this with a grain of salt, but Austin was recently rated the most health conscious city in America. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/08/most-health-conscious-us-cities-america_n_2233198.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/08/most-health-conscio...
- caniszczyk 14y ago
  Austin has more in shape and attractive people by FAR. I moved to SF a couple years ago and moved back... SF was like clowntown when it came to fitness... Austin is orders of magnitude better when it comes to the fitness scene. I mean shit, I'm running a 5km this Sunday in a gorilla suit... http://austingorillarun.com/ http://austingorillarun.com/
da02 14y ago
Maybe date in California and move to Austin? I also heard Austin is like a Californian oasis in TX (when it comes to politics/race/etc.) There is also visiting a different country if you want to find a spouse. The foreigner mystique (esp. if you are pale and Caucasian) is still somewhat alive... based on the vlogs/blogs I've read about: South Korea, Japan, China, etc. Foreigners who blog/vlog eventually talk about foreign guys who date outside of their league because of the foreigner mystique. "Why are so many beautiful women have ugly white boyfriends?" The paleness comes in handy because of some dumb stereotype: People who are pale work in offices, not in fields, and are wealthier.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  Oh, there's no doubt that there's a sizable portion of East Asian women who have a Caucasian fetish. While this is good for dating and hooking up (even the most clueless and ugly white guy will get so much action in Tokyo, Shanghai, or Seoul), I disagree that it's a good basis for a marriage, particularly a cross-cultural one. However, I'm not sure what this has to do with SF vs Austin, other than for the sizable Asian population in SF (in which regard Austin isn't "a Californian oasis in TX"). In that regard though, SF is a good place to be, as the Caucasian fetish is in full effect among Asian American women as well: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/29/us/20110130mixedrace.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/29/us/20110130mix...
oeufsaujambon 14y ago
I've lived in a Austin (5 years), NYC (6 years), and recently moved to SF. In my experience, Austin has many more attractive people, in general, than SF. NYC has more than both of them, but also 10 times the population, so there's that...

pk2200 14y ago

I've lived for several years in Silicon Valley and Austin, and would have to agree that Austin has more attractive young women. The University of Texas probably has a lot do with it. It also helps that that Austin has 10-11 months of warm weather (January is our winter), so you're seeing more skin here, to put it bluntly. :) And yes, Austinites are healthy and in shape. Take any survey like this with a grain of salt, but Austin was recently rated the most health conscious city in America. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/08/most-health-conscious-us-cities-america_n_2233198.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/08/most-health-conscio...

caniszczyk 14y ago
Austin has more in shape and attractive people by FAR. I moved to SF a couple years ago and moved back... SF was like clowntown when it came to fitness... Austin is orders of magnitude better when it comes to the fitness scene. I mean shit, I'm running a 5km this Sunday in a gorilla suit... http://austingorillarun.com/ http://austingorillarun.com/

da02 14y ago

Maybe date in California and move to Austin? I also heard Austin is like a Californian oasis in TX (when it comes to politics/race/etc.) There is also visiting a different country if you want to find a spouse. The foreigner mystique (esp. if you are pale and Caucasian) is still somewhat alive... based on the vlogs/blogs I've read about: South Korea, Japan, China, etc. Foreigners who blog/vlog eventually talk about foreign guys who date outside of their league because of the foreigner mystique. "Why are so many beautiful women have ugly white boyfriends?" The paleness comes in handy because of some dumb stereotype: People who are pale work in offices, not in fields, and are wealthier.

w1ntermute 14y ago
Oh, there's no doubt that there's a sizable portion of East Asian women who have a Caucasian fetish. While this is good for dating and hooking up (even the most clueless and ugly white guy will get so much action in Tokyo, Shanghai, or Seoul), I disagree that it's a good basis for a marriage, particularly a cross-cultural one. However, I'm not sure what this has to do with SF vs Austin, other than for the sizable Asian population in SF (in which regard Austin isn't "a Californian oasis in TX"). In that regard though, SF is a good place to be, as the Caucasian fetish is in full effect among Asian American women as well: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/29/us/20110130mixedrace.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/29/us/20110130mix...

oeufsaujambon 14y ago

I've lived in a Austin (5 years), NYC (6 years), and recently moved to SF. In my experience, Austin has many more attractive people, in general, than SF. NYC has more than both of them, but also 10 times the population, so there's that...