Why are US meal portions so big??

Um, yes it has, particularly since WW2, when rich Americans flashed their chocolate and silk stockings at British girls while Britsih boys were dying in trenches in Europe.

When I moved here in the 80s, it was Ronald Reagan making us look stupid. Just google Ronald Reagan Spitting image puppet for an example. Then we had George Warmonger Bush and that moron Sarah Palin to make US expat lives a real hell, but the current load of brain dead poisonous bile is spilling out of Fox News. The fact that anyone defends that PoS just add fuel to the fire.

My grandfather died working to liberate France, his father's home country, from the Nazis while flying out of the U.K.



















I think that line of B.S. about American servicemen has been played long enough. Besides, it's not like the British have much room to talk on issues like this, particularly when it comes to colonization.

But that's an entirely different issue, and an entirely different way to fan the xenophobic flames.

ETA: These threads are always lightening rods for these types of xenophobic attitudes, and it's one of many reasons that I have continued to respond. The true colors of some have started to come out.

I was unaware of the WWII reference. I assumed she was talking about before the US sent in troops. Though there were many Americans who chose to fight for the British before the US entered the war. I don't know, but maybe that should count for something?

And who cares what "rich Americans" were doing? What perecentage of the population does this even account for?

Both of my grandfathers fought in that war. Luckily, both came home. My father's father was on his way to Japan when they dropped the bombs. I probably would never have been born if that hadn't happened.

But, yes, let's use a 70-year-old horrible event to judge everyone.

Yep. People look for excuses to hate, and they will always find one.

You especially!

Well for what it's worth the OP of the original thread never "bashed" anyone, merely pondered about her impression of enormous portion sizes when she travelled the US, and the subsequent food waste that this results in. A view which was echoed by plenty of others on the thread.

She was subsequently called a xenophobe and racist by people who were seemingly taking this observation terribly personal and seeing it as an onslaught of all things American.

Thank you size 10! For goodness sake what on earth are you all getting so worked up about. I love the USA, I love your beautiful countryside, I love your diversity, I love your wildlife, I love your people. Everyone I met whilst travelling was courteous, kind and nice, not like some of the people that have beaten me up about one remark that wasn't directed at anyone, only directed at a plate of food. Now for goodness sake, give it a rest!

I clearly know I don't need to be white knighted when I'm asking a ******* question.

He stated why he keeps posting in the thread. You posted what you did as a question. Do you not see how that reads as a sarcastic accusation?

If I'm wrong and your intention was something else, feel free to explain. But so far you've only convinced me that was, in fact, what you meant.

I'm sorry, I think you're laboring under the belief that I'm asking you something, or that I'm hoping to get some sort of input or insight from you. I appreciate your attempts to add to my body of knowledge by attempting to address a question which is not yours, but at this time, I have no questions, queries, or inquiries that are appropriate to you.

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Dude. Seriously?

That.
That is your answer?

I mean ****, I can't go anywhere with that. The reality is, by playing with the xenos, you make yourself as filthy as them at best, and at worst... it's like arguing with an Obama voter.

However, that being your answer... lol. Carry on, guess it doesn't matter.

Nice way to twist the situation. I don't hate you. I don't even know you. The only thing I know about you is that you've started a thread to complain amount American portions and how wasteful we are as a country after visiting us for a short time. It's certainly within your rights to complain, as I'm within mine. I've given you every opportunity to debate the point, and intelligently defend your position, but all you have done is continue to claim innocence while posting hearts under those that agree with your original position. No worries. The world is full of people like you.

You're just a xenophobe! We all know it.

A white knight and a scholar. I am amazed.

Being genuinely confused as to why you would accuse someone who clearly is not xenophobic of being so and then questioning that on an open, public message board is not "white-kinighting."

I honestly was (and am) confused by your attitude.

I can understand that you are confused.

That tends to happen when other people don't know how to communicate using words and they post on message boards.

Or when some forget how to read without a preconceived bias.

I'm not stressed out about it. I just don't understand the logic of bickering and name calling.