All things considered, I'd rather not be in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, and the city 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.
Philadelphia Mayor "Scrugs" Bottomly says that the survey is a bunch of hogwash and he wouldn't believe it for a minute. "We got a lot of fine lookin people in this city," he said!
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.
Now personally, I have never been to Philadelphia, although I do lump it in with all the other "rust belt" cities like Detroit, Cleveland, Dayton, Cincinatti, Buffalo etc. but this survey is sure good reason not to go there.
Think I'll stick with Toronto for a good visit!
Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God at www.God-101.com and the blog "Perspective" at http://God-101.blogspot.com
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.
Philadelphia Mayor "Scrugs" Bottomly says that the survey is a bunch of hogwash and he wouldn't believe it for a minute. "We got a lot of fine lookin people in this city," he said!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.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, 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.
"The relative attractiveness of its residents is only a minuscule factor in evaluating a city's merit."
Now personally, I have never been to Philadelphia, although I do lump it in with all the other "rust belt" cities like Detroit, Cleveland, Dayton, Cincinatti, Buffalo etc. but this survey is sure good reason not to go there.
Think I'll stick with Toronto for a good visit!
Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God at www.God-101.com and the blog "Perspective" at http://God-101.blogspot.com
Labels: humor, philadelphia, satire
posted by Allan W Janssen | 12:21 p.m.
2 Comments:
I'm relatively certain Americans are breathing a collective sigh of relief at the news you're keeping yourself in Canada.
And well they should!!!
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