Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site unc.unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!mcnc!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: San Diego Message-ID: <108@unc.unc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 22:51:32 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.108 Posted: Wed Aug 7 22:51:32 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 06:55:06 EDT References: <1772@reed.UUCP> Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Organization: CS Dept, U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill Lines: 35 In article <1772@reed.UUCP> thoma@reed.UUCP (Ann Muir Thomas) writes: >San Diego is NOT a good place for the less-than-average looking woman! >As a teenager I could never get a job there because I had acne, >was a little overweight, short, and wore glasses. That sounds pretty bizarre. I would not be surprised if that were the case for secretary/receptionist jobs, but usually even ugly people can get work at McDonalds. >I also became afraid to go out alone at any time of the day or night >because people would throw things at me from their cars and be generally >obnoxious to me, the men that is-- their female companions would just giggle >and say "look at that dog..." >Speaking of dogs, one time I was walking on the beach, and >these guys shoved a big dog at me and told me something along >the lines of it being a suitable mate for me... I told them >to fuck off, and ran for my life... In such situations, I believe violence is the best response. >I don't _need_ the kind of guy that causes the surplus! If San Diego has a shortage of women, it seems likely that men would be LESS choosey. I bet there is no surplus of San Diego "men" in the adolescent age groups. >There ARE exceptions to this; by "fleeing" to a high school >where almost everybody was very bright, but not good-looking, >I met some very neat people. How did you do that? Are the high schools in San Diego segregated along such lines? Frank Silbermann