# Are acrylic nails trashy?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-acrylic-nails-trashy/443747 "2008-04-03T01:29:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-acrylic-nails-trashy/443747/4 "2008-04-03T02:16:34Z")

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I don’t think acrylic nails alone can make you look trashy, though I do (probably unfairly) assume that if you can keep your nails looking that good, you’re not much good for anything other than conversation and looking pretty. All the girls I know who _do stuff_– sports, extracurriculars, housework, physical jobs, office work-- can’t maintain nice, long, manicured nails. They are incompatible with prolonged use of one’s hands.

I like the French manicure one, but I’d never get it for myself.

The last link takes me to Google’s front page.

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