Looking for attractive people? Don't go to... (Philadelphia)

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 10/22/07 | Reuters

[NormsRevenge]

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, a survey of visitors and residents showed on Friday.

The city of more than 1.5 million people was also found to be among the least stylish, least active, least friendly and least worldly, according to the "America's Favorite Cities" survey by Travel & Leisure magazine and CNN Headline News.

About 60,000 people responded to the online survey -- at www.travelandleisure.com -- which ranked 25 cities in categories including shopping, food, culture, and cityscape, said Amy Farley, senior editor at the magazine.

For unattractiveness, Philadelphia just beat out Washington DC and Dallas/Fort Worth for the bottom spot. Miami and San Diego are home to the most attractive people, the poll found.

But Farley pointed out the results don't mean people in Philadelphia are ugly or the city is a bad place to visit.

"We were asking people to vote on attractiveness, not unattractiveness. Travel & Leisure editors believe there are a lot of attractive people in Philadelphia," she said.

"The relative attractiveness of its residents is only a minuscule factor in evaluating a city's merit."

Philadelphians' self-esteem has been undermined by national surveys showing they are among the fattest people in the United States. The American Obesity Association ranked the city in the top 10 for overweight people every year between 2000 and 2005.

And sporting pride in a city known for the fierce loyalty of its fans has been hurt by not having had a national champion in any of its four main sports since the 76ers won the National Basketball Association title in 1983.

[NormsRevenge]

People train for a the Step Up to Fight Diabetes campaign at the famous Philadelphia Museum of Art in this undated file photo. Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, a survey of visitors and residents showed on Friday. The city of more than 1.5 million people was also found to be among the least stylish, least active, least friendly and least worldly, according to the "America's Favorite Cities" survey by Travel & Leisure magazine and CNN Headline News. REUTERS/PRNewsFoto/American Diabetes Association

[NormsRevenge]

I would have picked Hyannisport myself, but....

[Clemenza]

Detroit, Philadelphia, Central Pennsylvania, much of Wisconsin (hamburger heifers), Washington, Oregon, etc.

You meet a few attractive lawyer types in Center City, but the rest of Philly (North, West, and South) is filled with the fat and the toothless. Don't get my started on that ANNOYING Philly accent, especially when spoken by those folks from Northeast Philadelphia.

[Clemenza]

Miami and San Diego are home to the most attractive people, the poll found.

Lots of hotties in Miami, especially in Coral Gables.

San Diego is a bunch of sailors and retirees.

[xcamel]

BALONEY!!

Albany, NY is the ugliest under 1.5 million.

:-)

[samm1148]

Fatassed liberals—nuthin’ wrong with a good Philly Cheese steak but taking freedoms away from rural Pennsylvanians ain’t gonna make socialist sewer rats any thinner.

[NemoDog]

Been around the block, and Minnisota men get my vote for handsom!

[Tall_Texan]

I think they polled a bunch of New York Giants fan.

Philly
D.C.
Dallas

What do they have in common? NFC East.

[Colofornian]

Hmm...Philly is 80% Democrats...

[martin_fierro]

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[SoothingDave]

But how do you really feel?

I’m just glad my tax money goes to Philly so I don’t have to.

[Jeff Chandler]

Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States

Well, Phoenix is just going to have to try harder.

[GOP_Raider]

“Yo Adrian!”

[GOP_Raider]

Rush mentioned this article today, and I took the liberty of sending this insight onto him via the Rush 24/7 private email entry at my disposal. :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“...much of Wisconsin (hamburger heifers)...”

You are so busted!