LA has a reputation for being full of beautiful people, and that's true in part, but it's also a stereotype New Yorkers love to dish out. We Angelenos know it's not true and that underneath it all, we're just human. And that means we do some pretty disgusting things. Even the beautiful people. (Just like New Yorkers, by the way. And Chicagoans, too.)
1. Eating Danger Dogs. The food itself isn't inherently disgusting, but how (wasted and sloppily) and when (2am) we eat it is.
2. Topping our street tacos with salsa and other condiments that have been sitting outside for hours on the shelf of a truck just feet from a major LA street. Is that why they call them street tacos?
3. Picking our noses in the car because we think no one is watching...but everyone is. See also: clipping toenails and fingernails in the car.
4. Never cleaning our yoga mats.
5. Walking barefoot anywhere besides the beach—even in a beach parking lot.
6. Shameless self-promotion.
7. Drinking celery-kale-parsley-lemon juice, paying $10 for it, and actually(?) enjoying it.
8. Steeping our bodies in semi-chlorinated, oversized bathtubs located on hot rooftops with 86 other people, or, attending any pool party in Los Angeles. You know someone is peeing in there.
9. Willingly hiking Runyon Canyon when the air is heavy with the smell of dog poop, which is always. Even more disgusting: not picking up after your dog at Runyon Canyon.