We ain't so bad!

[xoggoth]

Highest obesity rates are in small places like Samoa and Tonga where weight has traditionally been seen as a symbol of wealth. Used to be same in UK a few hundred years ago, fat=posh, now its the other way round fat=chav.

Funny how things change, I expect in a few hundred years time it will be posh people wandering around with their bums hanging out, rings in their noses and covered in ugly tattoos.

[BrilloPad]

I wonder what would happen if you divided the UK into Scotland and the rest.

[Zero Liability]

The USA leads the world in this field, and it's important that they have accurate statistics about the competition if they are to maintain their preeminence.

Well they are the heavyweight champions, you could probably circle the earth several hundred times over if you compressed them into blobs and stretched them around it. If you were inclined to do such a thing.

[NickFitz]

PS Why is the CIA compiling lists about fat people?

The USA leads the world in this field, and it's important that they have accurate statistics about the competition if they are to maintain their preeminence.

[TykeMerc]

Somerset, the home of the "High Six".

Oh also the home of total fiction

[Zero Liability]

Going to an area with a high welfare dependence made the scales fall from my eyes.

It does, doesn't it? And it is supposed to make you more sympathetic to the plight of the "poor". Sure, it does in some cases, where there's genuine need, but in general I just find myself looking over my shoulder more when in such areas, which I try avoid as a rule. Sadly many of these types tend to flock in the city centre. :/

[DodgyAgent]

Of course, I live in a middle class South Somerset country village and work with people I am related to



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FTFY

[xoggoth]

Of course, I live in a middle class South Somerset country village

Aha!! A vital clue in my scheme to track you down and stalk you GG!

[Gittins Gal]

As I look around me, I don't really notice any difference in obesity levels - people look pretty much the same as they always have.

Of course, I live in a middle class South Somerset country village and work with professional people.

Going to an area with a high welfare dependence made the scales fall from my eyes. Not so long ago I visited Dudley where the town's population appeared to be collectively waddling about with the aid of zimmer frames.

Mind you, it's probably those hot pork rolls that they all seem to live on up there...

[Zero Liability]

I shudder to think what worse places are like. Norway was pretty high on the obesity rankings not too long ago, I assume it still is.

[SpontaneousOrder]

PS Why is the CIA compiling lists about fat people?

Because the terrorists hate us for our fatness.

[xoggoth]

Always hearing about the UK's drinking and obesity problems but there are much worse according to these links:

The 30 drunkest countries in the world
24. United Kingdom: Individuals in this country consume an average of 10.26 liters of pure alcohol (from beer, wine and spirits) a year, according to WHO’s most recent data.

The 30 drunkest countries in the world - uk.weather.com

50 fattest countries in the world
No. 43: United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, 26.9 percent of all residents are obese, according to the CIA World Factbook database.

50 fattest countries in the world - uk.weather.com

So carry on boozing/stuffing your faces. It's all fine!

PS Why is the CIA compiling lists about fat people?