How is it to walk on water? Oh.. wait you can't.
Then STFU until you can.
Who in the hell are you to judge anyone for any reason?
How is it to walk on water? Oh.. wait you can't.
Then STFU until you can.
Who in the hell are you to judge anyone for any reason?
Dont give me that. Shinerburke's rant went from September all the way until January. 5 friggin months and not a single reply was reaming him out for what he said. His thread was 10 times worse than mine. This thread was meant to be just an observation.
Edit: worse as in meaner.
moshquerade
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after coming back from taiwan every summer, i've come to the conclusion that we've pretty much done this to ourselves. it's not a mystery why we're the fattest nation in the world. i've heard excuses anywhere from different metabolism (asian vs caucasian/african) to our culture of almost forcing cholesterol/sugar-laden foods down our throats.
well, the argument about metabolism is malarky, IMHO. i've seen many a asian here (bay area) completely lose themselves within a few years of leaving asia. it's sad, really. then again, a good number are able to maintain their relatively skinny/trim (compared to the average american) bodies, despite being surrounded by all this artery-clogging goodness.
when i head to the clubs in taipei, i'd swear almost every girl was modeling if you put bags all over their heads (face notwithstanding). what do we have here? a week or two after coming back to the states, i stroll over to club Glo in san jose with one of my friends whom had come visiting from taiwan. afterwards, she told me she couldn't believe the clothes many overweight girls were daring enough to wear (edit: i guess it doesn't like chinese), despite clearly being very unsightly. well, i told her they were just there to have fun, as were we.
however, it nevertheless got me thinking more about how we as a country was able to let this happen. i suppose culture and the media are things to consider, but the general population seems to embrace it, what with all our burger joints and SUVs (more is better!). for those of you who've travelled to asia (sorry, it's the only place i can draw a comparison with), then you'd realize that chains such as McDonald's and KFC are now diminishing quickly in popularity, and SUVs are almost non-existent, despite GM and Chrysler's attempts to introduce them. they can resist, why can't we? just some food for thought. (pun intended)
well, the argument about metabolism is malarky, IMHO. i've seen many a asian here (bay area) completely lose themselves within a few years of leaving asia. it's sad, really. then again, a good number are able to maintain their relatively skinny/trim (compared to the average american) bodies, despite being surrounded by all this artery-clogging goodness.
when i head to the clubs in taipei, i'd swear almost every girl was modeling if you put bags all over their heads (face notwithstanding). what do we have here? a week or two after coming back to the states, i stroll over to club Glo in san jose with one of my friends whom had come visiting from taiwan. afterwards, she told me she couldn't believe the clothes many overweight girls were daring enough to wear (edit: i guess it doesn't like chinese), despite clearly being very unsightly. well, i told her they were just there to have fun, as were we.
however, it nevertheless got me thinking more about how we as a country was able to let this happen. i suppose culture and the media are things to consider, but the general population seems to embrace it, what with all our burger joints and SUVs (more is better!). for those of you who've travelled to asia (sorry, it's the only place i can draw a comparison with), then you'd realize that chains such as McDonald's and KFC are now diminishing quickly in popularity, and SUVs are almost non-existent, despite GM and Chrysler's attempts to introduce them. they can resist, why can't we? just some food for thought. (pun intended)
hzl eyed grl
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