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I am talking about a 200 lb 5'9 American man and 160 lb 5'7 American woman.
Do average folks have it tough or do they have it made for them?
Yes, for sure. I fantasize more about neighborhood moms and coworkers than I do any movie stars or models. In fact, I often find 45 year old moms more physically attractive than their 22 year old daughters.
I'll take a really sweet gal with a pretty smile and an "average" body over an ice queen who looks like a Playboy centerfold any day of the week.
I think it depends on what you think is 'average'. I've had guys say they think Sports Illustrated models are average, or that models bodies are average.
I know plenty of guys who would call this 'obese' or at the very least, fat.
The example you gave made me change my yes to a maybe. 5'9" 200 pounds? Isn't that heavy/ overweight? And aren't most ladies shorter than 5'7"? I thought average height for a woman was 5'4" - 5'5"? Average people in general sure, but I think 200 pounds for a 5'9" man sounds too heavy.
The example you gave made me change my yes to a maybe. 5'9" 200 pounds? Isn't that heavy/ overweight? And aren't most ladies shorter than 5'7"? I thought average height for a woman was 5'4" - 5'5"? Average people in general sure, but I think 200 pounds for a 5'9" man sounds too heavy.
But heavy is what I see when I go outside to run errands. People that aren't chubby or worse are uncommon. I see more obese or overweight people than people at a healthy weight.
But heavy is what I see when I go outside to run errands. People that aren't chubby or worse are uncommon. I see more obese or overweight people than people at a healthy weight.
Edit: I do live in the south, though.
I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that you seem to have a rather huge disdain for overweight and obese people, judging by your posts here. Of course you're going to notice people you dislike moreso than the people you're fine with.
Yes, for sure. I fantasize more about neighborhood moms and coworkers than I do any movie stars or models. In fact, I often find 45 year old moms more physically attractive than their 22 year old daughters.
But heavy is what I see when I go outside to run errands. People that aren't chubby or worse are uncommon. I see more obese or overweight people than people at a healthy weight.
Edit: I do live in the south, though.
A damn shame too. The American idea of average is pretty screwed up.
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