To think the average Londoner is better looking?

I met a young lady from Wales who thought we looked shabby as hell, and couldn't believe the lack of effort we put into dressing for an outing 😊.

In my experience this is a ‘thing’ - city people are better looking and dressed than those in rural towns.

You can be “expensively dressed” by shopping in charity shops too ☺️

Definitely slimmer though, probably lots of walking, more money for gym, better educated on nutrition etc.

yep. I do think where I am (posh North Yorks) has v good looking people. Who actually say hello! I love going on a walk round these parts as I meet so many lovely people and always manage a nice chat with one or two. That would be seen as weird in London

All 8+ million Londoners? 🤣

average wealth, average age, the fact that it’s self selecting who is in central London (non residential areas.)

no single answer but when I’m in central London I’m not seeing the average Londoner basically because there’s multiple “centres” within London unlike smaller cities which have a city centre and no other place to congregate so to speak

Call us ugly if you want but northerners are sooo much more friendly than Londoners. I hate London. Everyone is so rude. If you dare to talk to a stranger they look at you like you've just curled one out on the pavement in front of them.

In the same way that Parisians / New Yorkers would compare to the rest of France / USA.

I don’t know why people act like London is some rich fancy part of the world. Last few times I’ve been there I thought it looked like an absolute shit hole

I’ve noticed this whenever I’ve been to London. Everyone has a bit more of a ‘glow’ and even if not stereotypically attractive they look put together and cool. I saw a woman the other day near Chancery Lane station who was so beautiful she looked like she almost wasn’t real I had to stop myself staring as she almost looked like one of those AI pictures 😂

I'm guessing you don't live up North were young people seem to be allergic to a coat.

If you walk round central London through the day you see wealthy tourists.
if you walk round my local town through the day you see the locals who don’t work so possibly hard up and the addicts collecting their meth prescription and others with time on their hands and charity shop shoppers (as that is the majority of shops) so not the same demographic.

Are they just wearing less clothes, because the tube is so unbearably hot? Whereas, in my town, people are walking round in hats, scarves and winter puffer jackets?

I live in sw london and always find my deprived hometown shocking when i see how fat people are. And how much cheap sports wear there is. It's such a bubble, but it's money and generally living an "easier" life

People flock to London from all over the world to chase their dreams, it’s where all
the action is happening. Same as new york. More models, actors, rich people.
it’s not about youth, the good looking people are always good looking.
more pressure to be slim and dress well.
It’s more the norm to be like that so you have to compete.

YANBU - we are all indeed very lovely looking!

I think people in London look classier. When I’ve been in Manchester and Newcastle there’s too much fake tan, fake eyelashes, huge eyebrows, fake nails, thick makeup and labels galore … it’s just too much and far too try hard and chavvy.

Get on a bus out to Tower Hamlets or Lewisham, the kind of areas where ordinary Londoners live, and you'll see more people like those from your home town.

This. The "London" that most people see when they come here is a snapshot mainly peopled by tourists and not representative of actual London.

London is incredibly diverse and includes populations ranging from the top 1% in terms of wealth to third world levels of poverty. The PP is correct that if you walk through Tower Hamlets or Lewisham you will see a very different side to the very well heeled people you would see strolling around Chelsea. There is poverty in some parts of London which exceeds most parts of the UK and nothing glamorous about it.

I will say I do think London has less of the "gammon" factor that you see in a lot of English towns though: very overweight, pasty people who don't do any exercise or get enough sun, usually wearing nasty sportswear, with bad haircuts. Mainly because there is a much larger proportion of non white people and the gammon types usually don't like living in London (probably because they don't like the non white people).

Ha yes, it’s weird isn’t it? My ex is Norwegian, as is one of my oldest friends (no prizes for guessing who introduced me to the ex) so I spend a fair bit of time in Norway and Denmark. The natives always assume I’m local as I’m tall and blonde. I kind of like fitting in. Although my Norwegian/Danish isn’t great. I can say a few things very convincingly but any follow-up questions give the game away. It’s better if I keep my mouth shut ha.

I live in inner London and people around where I live are definitely slimmer (and fairly fitness obsessed) and dress differently to “the provinces” Of course much of it is down to practicality. When I visit family “up North”, I always start off sneering a little at all the anoraks and boots being worn around me. Then as I step out of my car wearing my cashmere overcoat (assuming I’ve actually remembered my coat, duh?) and handmade shoes, into the rain and mud, I realise who the idiot is. That will be me!

They are also generally kinder and more tolerant than those in other parts of the country which comes out in their faces - a smile makes everone look more attractive than a frown.

Only if they come from South London.

North Londoners are pig ugly.

HTH

@80smonster oh it definitely isn't a look for me - but I do rather admire the effort made.

I agree broadly with the OP - but can you please tell me which part of London have the most attractive peeps

• I’ll be there (like a shot) -

I agree, was thinking this when I was there last week

You clearly haven’t been to South Norwood 😂😂😂 (where I live) I do know what you mean though. Central London is full of cool professional looking people. I make an effort when I go into central to work, less so if I’m WFH. The further out you get, the more gross and scruffy people are