To think the average Londoner is better looking?

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I’m from a town near Manchester. Often go to towns nearby and into Manchester. There are all sorts of people of course.

I am currently in London and I can’t get out of my head that the average person here is much more attractive than the average person outside of London. I can’t place why. Is it that people here have more dosh for skincare?😂

I've given up on Lenor as it never leaves a nice smell (or any smell in fact) on my clothes.

I lost 3 stone in the first year I moved to London just from all the walking and not driving. My energy went up, bought better clothes, also dressed much ‘edgier’ as you can literally wear what you like/dye your hair how you like and no one even gives you a second glance.
Also I’ve lived literally everywhere in the UK and London is the friendliest place I’ve ever lived.

Those Londoners you're seeing might actually be commuters from the home counties and the suburbs

Ditto! I’ve been googling ‘northern women style’ since my weekend realisation as I feel like I now certainly look more Liverpool than London! But it’s hard to put your finger on the difference exactly as there are many young women in London with bouncy blow dries and ‘done’ brows, especially in the pretentious areas across the West.

The laid back edgy style to me is more East London and I’ve certainly never fitted in too well there.

Are you one of those “friendly” Londoners?

I don't agree, sorry. Only a small percentage of Brits have the sort of trend setting style that you refer to. The majority do not.
The other things that I have mentioned are factual eg weight and poverty. These things are well known to cause health problems and a decline in appearance.
London is much more multi cultural than many parts of the UK, hence my comment about mixed race.

I don’t think Londoners are in general more or less friendly than other parts of the country. How they behave on public transport isn’t a good indicator as I’ve been on plenty of trains and buses elsewhere and it’s no paragon of polite society. True in London you’ll get shoved if you stand in ticket gates, faffing to out your wallet away or in front of doors opening on the tube if people are getting off. Because there isn’t time to have a conversation about it. People aren’t used to the crowds so their faffing actually inconveniences and endangers others.

It’s hard to have a conversation in the tube as often loud and you may need to move down. And as for trying to stop us in the street to ask a question… we’ll pretty much assume you’re trying to sell something or we’re in a rush. I have and do help people and having lived in London for years am struck by how friendly people are generally when they’re not in a rush, like most places I think. But it’s a huge city and it’s easy to get overwhelmed by crowds so we have coping strategies - move out of the way, walk on left, walk quickly, be ready to pay/ tap Oyster card, just generally get on with it, lots of people right behind you.

I do notice that people are mostly slimmer and younger centrally. And even in my zone 4 area pretty well dressed and put together but certainly not overly smart. Well groomed rather than flashy.

i notice in other regions of the UK and Ireland where I’m from, a lot more obesity, more homogeneous dressing and sportswear as generalisation but regions vary and the clothing is often appropriate for the region - eg waterproofs in Yorkshire and what people are doing.

Not sure it is strictly true but if so due to having more cash?

I did see some very well put together women yesterday (I was on a coach coming back into London so through Sloane Square etc etc to Victoria. Of course they may not have been London Ladies or even English.....

No, there are just more people per square mile. So you will see more good looking people as a result.

So how do you know they aren't tourists from overseas or visitors form other areas or born and brought somwhere else and live their now? Do they wear badges 'London made me beautiful'?

My late wife was from London and was gorgeous, I'm neither. So from this small sample size I have to agree

This is lovely. I’m sorry for your loss