Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site reed.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!reed!thoma From: thoma@reed.UUCP (Ann Muir Thomas) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: San Diego...e-mail blip Message-ID: <1791@reed.UUCP> Date: Sun, 11-Aug-85 00:09:49 EDT Article-I.D.: reed.1791 Posted: Sun Aug 11 00:09:49 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 00:39:57 EDT Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon Lines: 34 *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** OK... Someone sent me e-mail on San Diego and it keeps getting returned...I don't like to have to post this but it's the only way out. Ann ....The original article (from which my vitriolic ones about San Diego were born) was posted several weeks ago, and had something to do with there being a 61:39 male:female ratio among 25-34 year olds in San Diego. Sorry if I offended you. I was born and raised in San Diego, and really grew to hate most of the people I knew there over time. Until I went to Gompers Jr/sr High, I at least *felt* persecuted. And it is my (completely subjective) opinion that especially for young people, one doesn't stand much of a chance there unless one fits the physical norms. Being quite "cherubic" in appearance, I didn't. I could never get a job there, and in fact was told by one place that they wouldn't hire me because I ws "too ugly" to work at the counter. (and of course they wouldn't think of havin me work "behind the scenes" because that is what the _men_ (who certainly didn't have to be good-looking-- I knew most of them) did.) (I guess that should be "boys" -- most were in the 16-20 age group). Maybe being older would help... I'm only 21. Again, my apologies. Ann tektronix!reed!thoma