WhystayintheUnitedStates

A blog about why I should stay in the United States when I could be anywhere else in the world.

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I Like the Way I Look. You?

Do you think you’re good looking? If you’re comfortable with how you look – which is a good way to be – you’re not going to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on cosmetic enhancements or plastic surgery. But before you come down harshly (and I admit I used to) on those that do spend a lot of time and money on looking better.. wait – we do live in a very superficial world (it’s not just the U.S.). If you’re better looking, you apparently have a better shot at a job, an easier time making friends, and the shocker — you get more love from your parents. Sad, but apparently true. No wonder then that Slate tells usĀ  But a Boob Job is an Investment.

Here’s the New York Times article that Slate links to… about research showing that parents are nicer to the nicer-looking kids.

Still doesn’t explain why Cameron Diaz changed the way she looked..