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This whole thread cracks me up....
I would probably be considered a "Metro"...I use product in my hair, do go shopping quite a bit (I am a total shoe-whore) and care about what I look like....
BUT, it is not the top priority in my life....My "Metro-ness" is tempered by my passion for technology-therefore geekiness, I do work on cars (change my own brakes, oil and do regular maintenance on my car) and I do NOT have a cleanliness fetish...my apt is testament to that!
I do think that someone should be who they are, regardless of any 'label' that might be imposed upon them....
Caring about one's appearance is one thing....Obsessing about it is something completely different.
For example: I was at a Poker Tournament that a buddy from work was having...there was about 30 people there...a lot of people from work and their spouses mostly....I was wearing a pair of jeans (worn) and a untucked blue dress shirt....not 'metro' at all, but nice and comfy and causal....I ended up winning the tournament and was going downtown to see a show (I had prepared for this by bringing a second shirt to the tournament and left it in my car).....I brought it in, changed, put some 'product' in my hair and came out of the bathroom, ready to hit the club...LOL...I got a LOT of looks from wives of guys I work with, and ended up getting a few emails the next week 'suggesting' that I give their 'single' friends a call...ROFL
The point is, while I was playing in the tourney, I was casual and really didn't worry or bother about whether my shoes matched my outfit and all that....But did put a little effort into looking better when I was going out...
Different attitudes for different situations...
Be who you are, be true to yourself, care about what you want to care about, be good to others...
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