You’re so Vain you Probably Think This Post is About You…

Ah, my glorious San Francisco. Home to the metrosexual, the homosexual, and even the heterosexual! But regardless of your orientation, it appears we all agree on one thing: the value of personal care. That’s right, San Francisco has moved up in the rankings for most vain city in America. Last year we came in at a respectable #3, but this year we manage to take the gold medal and can claim title to being the most vain city in America. I’ll congratulate you as soon as I make sure my hair looks okay.

We're So Vain!

Listening to the radio this morning, I was pleased to learn that according to a Daily Beast article about the Most Vain cities in America, San Francisco citizens spend an average of $111/month on personal care (product, makeup, spas, salons, for example), 50.3% of our residents are not overweight (hey America, we’re less fat than you! – I’ll make bumper stickers now), and 20% of us have a gym membership (are their double points available for belonging to more than one gym? – hypothetically speaking, of course). And all that sweating and primping makes us number one. Which is one step up from a Forbes poll in 2007 that placed us in the #2 spot, and two steps up from the #3 spot that we earned according to a WooMe poll from 2009.

Immediately behind San Francisco in the Daily Beast list were Boston, New York City, and Los Angeles. Coming in at the #20 position was Orlando, Florida. Quite frankly, I’m a little offended (okay, really offended) to even be on a list with Orlando, Florida. Don’t worry though, I’ve got a product to help keep my face from breaking out when I’m stressed. And if my products can’t calm the pores, I can still always go work out at the gym. Well, one of them.