Your Weekly GOOP: GO Compare/Contrast

well. she’s not back yet. there was no goop in my spam inbox this week. and she didn’t send a letter this week either. so, i have prepared a compare/contrast full of Gwyneth’s quotes from her “GO” section.

GWYN: Barcelona is a city full of wonder and beauty. I first went when I was 19 years old, with some train money and a backpack and not much else.

BGH: Las Vegas is a city full of wonder and beauty. I first went when I was 19 years old, with some sorority sisters and a backpack of slutty tank tops.

GWYN: When I was ten years old, my father and I took a trip to Paris, leaving my younger brother and mother in London where she was filming a movie.

BGH: When I was ten years old, my father and I took a trip to Washington DC, where my younger sister and mother also went because we went places as a family. And she was a principal and not the mom in Meet The Parents.

GWYN: As much as I am a product of many places, I am a New York girl through and through. I did most of my growing up in this glorious city and it is a part of who I am. I was an uptown kid and a downtown grownup and this duality helps define me.

BGH: As much as I am a product of many places, I am a midwestern girl through and through. I did most of my growing up in this glorious region and it is part of who I am. We don’t have uptowns and downtown in the midwest. It’s just Chicago and then towns.

GWYN: Los Angeles, where I was born and partially raised, will always hold a special place in my heart. Not the L.A. of Hollywood, but the old-school seventies beach vibe which still lingers in corners.

BGH: Wisconsin, where I was born and actually raised, will always hold a special place in my heart. Not the farm-y Wisconsin, but the old school polish gangbuster vibe which still lingers in packing districts and  pierogi shops.