How friendly are European girls by nation, esp. in comparison with Aus, US, etc

[fp1978]

Originally Posted by Brit2009

I agree and I do think that parents who allow their children to become obese (when they don't have any existing conditions) are guilty of neglect. It is a form of harm - and a serious one at that. I;m the glad the government is starting to recognise this.

I have to agree with you on this. I always feel disgusted and angry when I am out somewhere and see a child, sometimes as young as 7 or 8, that is easily pushing 200 pounds. And right there with them are their parents, who are grossly overweight as well, buying them more sugary crap masquerading as food. Thanks to the laziness and ignorance of these "parents" these kids can look forward to a life of heart problems, diabetes, and high blood pressure. These kids don't know any better and it is supposed to be the job of parents to teach them. If you ask me, and I know that no one here did , this is a form of child abuse.

[destinedtodave]

Originally Posted by Scotslass

Why do Americans class Europe as one big country? I'll never understand the ignorance, you see we're all seprate countries with many different cultures i cant imagine folks in continental Europe downing a doner kebab, perhaps your slightly confused with Scotland or England but do not tar all with the same brush because you'll find that these countries are the polar opposite of each other.



Spain and Scotland are NOTHING alike. But im sure you would have known that right?

You will obviously get more obese people in western Europe because our diets and lifestyles are so different of that of continental Europe. Not one family member in Italy is fat that I know of. Nor in Spain.

Oh and I have been to Columbia, SC i've been to alot of the states and there are alot of obese people there is no doubt about that, more than here but they're not all fat.

I said Europe because it's just easier to type than a long list of countries. Obviously they are not the same but similarly the U.S. is not one homogeneous place either.

Have you never been to continental Europe or something? The Doner Kebab is actually available far beyond England's borders. I've had them in France, Belgium, Germany, and Austria. These countries are all Continental European according to the worldwide definition. Do Scots have another definition of Continental Europe?

Oh and thanks for the heads-up about Spain being different than Scotland. I had no idea. It's informative lessons like these that are the reason I post on City-data!

Of course the Mediterranean diet of places like Italy and Spain make them much healthier but since they are to be taken into account in the EU statistic on being overweight then that just means the other countries are even fatter to achieve the 1/3 average.


Yes there are lots of fatties here in Columbia where I go to school but I wouldn't say there are much more (at least percentage wise) than in many cities in England. Now as far as Scotland is concerned-I've only been to Edinburgh where I saw a similar amount of overweight people but of course not the majority.

So basically I should have just said North-Western Europe+German speaking countries and my point still stands.

[Scotslass]

Originally Posted by decafdave

I said Europe because it's just easier to type than a long list of countries. Obviously they are not the same but similarly the U.S. is not one homogeneous place either.

Well obviously.

Have you never been to continental Europe or something? The Doner Kebab is actually available far beyond England's borders. I've had them in France, Belgium, Germany, and Austria. These countries are all Continental European according to the worldwide definition. Do Scots have another definition of Continental Europe?

Yes I have many times, we have a villa in Spain and half of my family are Italian so i know exactly what im talking about and to be honest kebabs aren't top of the menu. I also have in laws in Mississippi so really I have pretty much a good understanding.

Oh and thanks for the heads-up about Spain being different than Scotland. I had no idea. It's informative lessons like these that are the reason I post on City-data!

When you said Europe as a whole I began to worry, thats all.

Of course the Mediterranean diet of places like Italy and Spain make them much healthier but since they are to be taken into account in the EU statistic on being overweight then that just means the other countries are even fatter to achieve the 1/3 average.

Yes I eat mainly a Mediterranean diet, its healthy and tasty. Which is more than i can say for others.

Yes there are lots of fatties here in Columbia where I go to school but I wouldn't say there are much more (at least percentage wise) than in many cities in England. Now as far as Scotland is concerned-I've only been to Edinburgh where I saw a similar amount of overweight people but of course not the majority.

Like i said i've been all over the southern US and not everyone was fat, same with Scotland, England etc etc

So basically I should have just said North-Western Europe+German speaking countries and my point still stands.

Your post just sounded like it was aimed at Europe as a whole if you mention the countries it would be easier to pin point.

And the sarcasm in your posts, well I shall not comment.

[Cornerguy1]

Take the obesity debates over to the health forum, please