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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I also think your perspective is likely skewed because by your own admission you had self image issues at the time, and were in your early 20s.

It's common for people to only "see" the people they compare themselves too. I had a friend in college who had this weird thing about how "everyone" was blonde, all the girls at school were blonde. But they weren't. Half or more than half of the women at our university had dark hair. It's just that my friend, who had dark hair, didn't see them. She only saw the blonde women because she was envious of them.

It's true there are more obese people in the US than in other countries, but if you look at statistics (1) that is changing -- obesity rates are rising in Europe, for instance, and (2) as others have pointed out, it really depends on where you are in the US and the demographics of the population. You can't really compare the US to the UK or France. Instead, try comparing it to all of Europe. Ever been to parts of southern and Eastern Europe? You will encounter more obesity (and more poverty and lower education levels) there.

I think you are falling prey to some biases in your observations.[/quote]

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