Sunday, January 29, 2017

East v. West, Tinder Edition

75% of guys in Utah on tinder have a combination of these pictures:

-1 headshot (selfie or semi-professional picture taken by a friend with a camera)
-1 picture of himself holding a fish
-1 picture of himself standing on the top of a mountain (either looking at the camera with back to the precipice, or looking out wistfully over nature)
-1 picture of himself rock climbing/skiing/wakeboarding/motorcycling, etc. where his face is not visible
-1 group shot of a wedding or ultimate frisbee team
-1 picture with a dog or wild animal
-1 picture of himself with one or more babies or small children, usually accompanied by a caption such as "not my kid" or "favorite uncle"

75% of guys in D.C. on tinder have a combination of these pictures:

-1 headshot (selfie or semi-professional picture taken by a friend with a camera)
-1 picture of himself flanked by 2 intimidatingly pretty girls (in one variation, the girls are his mom and sister)
-1 group shot at the beach
-1 group shot of groomsmen at a wedding
-1 group shot of dudes at a bar/party
-1 group shot of dudes wearing tuxedos for an unidentified occasion
-1 picture with a dog or wild animal
-1 picture of himself with one baby or small child, usually accompanied by a caption such as "not my kid"