The story is based in the US but it looks like author didn't research how schools over there actually works, what rural is, or the how the society over in the US interacts, the skin comment and how the school looks were a big away, skincare for man is not as important for men in the US so no one would be commenting on his skin lol, i bet there won't be many poc either. But I think this is funny, because there's people that have an idealized SK as well HAHAHHAH