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mritsyesterday at 3:01 PM3 repliesview on HN

The US has 200 million white people that live in a mostly warm and sunny climate. Women often tan before vacations or events so they look better in the pictures.


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janderson215yesterday at 11:20 PM

People also tan before going on sunny vacations to get a “base” and prevent extreme burns. See: flights back to the Midwest from Miami after Spring Break.

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viking123yesterday at 3:59 PM

I live in Asia and I think tanned white people do not look good at all most of the time, to me it just looks weird. I much prefer the pale look. People with naturally tan skin however I think look very good.

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Forgeties79yesterday at 3:28 PM

Men (7.4%) and women (11.5%) both do it, but yes women in the US in larger numbers. Worth mentioning it’s still a substantial % of men.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5664932/#:~:text=9....

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