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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Went to Italy for the first time this past summer, and OMG. I feel like Americans just don't have any self-respect anymore to look at them compared to the way the Italians carried themselves. It made me sad. Everyone is in Goblin Mode. I understand that sometimes life gets in the way, but try to put myself together and make sure my children do the same. [/quote]

[b]Of course everyone in the US is in goblin mode.[/b] People in Italy get a months vacation every year, plus health care, plus don't have to be worried about going bankrupt if they rack up medical bills or child care bills.

Of course we don't have any self respect if we are willing to put up with this sort of treatment. [/quote]
I agree with this.  If you go over to any of the "how do you fit in your workout" posts on the Diet and Exercise forum, you will be exhausted from just reading about people's schedules.  Up at 4:30, workout for an hour, get kids ready for school, commute to work, work 9 hours, commute back home, get dinner ready and kids fed, take kids to practice, make sure homework is done, pack lunches for next day, do laundry/straighten up, collapse in bed at 9:30, and start it all over again the next day.  This... is unsustainable and people are TIRED.  Of course they look terrible and don't have the energy to do anything about it.  They are in survival mode.  Folks in Europe work 37 hour weeks, have tons of bank holiday, and take REAL vacations.  They have government-subsidized daycare and healthcare, free university, and pensions kick in at younger ages than in the US.  They SHOULD look better than us.[/quote]

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